Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
This bill amends 5 U.S.C. §6103 to add “Rosa Parks Day” to the statutory list of Federal legal public holidays. It inserts the new holiday item after Thanksgiving Day in the enumerated list of Federal holidays.
Progressives emphasize civil-rights symbolism and education benefits.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly attempts a narrow statutory change—to add 'Rosa Parks Day' to the list of Federal legal public holidays via amendment of 5 U.S.C. 6103(a)—and does so with a clear insertion point in the statute but without several practical details.
This bill amends 5 U.S.C. §6103 to add “Rosa Parks Day” to the statutory list of Federal legal public holidays.
It inserts the new holiday item after Thanksgiving Day in the enumerated list of Federal holidays.
The text provided does not specify a calendar date, observance rules, or implementation details.
Simple, symbolic proposal has plausible path to enactment, but fiscal objections and Senate procedure create real uncertainty.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly attempts a narrow statutory change—to add 'Rosa Parks Day' to the list of Federal legal public holidays via amendment of 5 U.S.C. 6103(a)—and does so with a clear insertion point in the statute but without several practical details.
Progressives emphasize civil-rights symbolism and education benefits.
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Progressives emphasize civil-rights symbolism and education benefits.
Likely strongly supportive: views a federal Rosa Parks Day as an important symbolic recognition of civil rights leadership and Black history.
Sees federal recognition as a corrective to historical omission and a platform for education about racial justice.
Generally favorable if implemented clearly and fiscally responsibly.
Views the holiday as a broadly acceptable, low-conflict recognition but wants clarity on date, workforce effects, and cost estimates before full endorsement.
Skeptical overall: sees the bill as unnecessary federal expansion and prefers state or local commemoration.
Concerns center on added federal costs and precedent for more federal holidays.
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Simple, symbolic proposal has plausible path to enactment, but fiscal objections and Senate procedure create real uncertainty.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize civil-rights symbolism and education benefits.
Simple, symbolic proposal has plausible path to enactment, but fiscal objections and Senate procedure create real uncertainty.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly attempts a narrow statutory change—to add 'Rosa Parks Day' to the list of Federal legal public holidays via amendment of 5 U.S.C. 6103(a)—and does so with a c…
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