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The bill gives federal workers an extra paid holiday and modest morale benefits at the cost of small additional taxpayer expense and the annual loss/delay of some federal services.
Federal civilian employees would receive an additional paid federal holiday (Easter Monday), giving those workers one more day off with pay.
Federal employees could see improved morale and work–life balance from the added holiday.
Government services could be interrupted or delayed on that weekday each year, inconveniencing people who need federal services (e.g., permit processing, benefits), especially taxpayers and middle‑class families.
Taxpayers could face modest short-term additional costs from paying federal employees for one more holiday.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds Easter Monday to the statutory list of federal legal public holidays for federal employees.
Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Easter Monday as a legal public holiday.
Introduced April 17, 2025 by Riley M. Moore · Last progress April 17, 2025
Adds Easter Monday to the list of legal public holidays for federal employees by amending the federal holiday statute. It only changes the list of federal legal public holidays and does not create new programs, appropriate funds, or set implementation deadlines. The change inserts "Easter Monday" into the statutory list immediately after Washington’s Birthday; no effective date, funding, or other implementation details are specified in the text.