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The bill officially adds Patriot Day as a federal holiday to standardize recognition across the government, at the cost of one day of reduced federal workforce availability and potential short-term service delays.
Federal employees will have Patriot Day added to the statutory list of federal holidays, creating a uniform, government-wide recognition of the day.
Federal employees may be unavailable for work on Patriot Day, which could temporarily reduce federal service availability or delay agency actions for that day.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds Patriot Day to the statutory list of federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. § 6103(a), placing it immediately after Labor Day.
Adds a new named federal holiday, Patriot Day, to the statutory list of federal holidays by amending the federal holiday list in 5 U.S.C. § 6103(a) and placing it immediately after Labor Day. It also provides a short title for the Act. Because the change inserts Patriot Day into the official list of federal holidays, federal employees and many federal operations will recognize the day as a holiday under federal law; the text does not specify an effective date, new funding, or changes to tax or program law.
Introduced February 4, 2025 by Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Last progress February 4, 2025