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The bill formalizes a Rosa Parks national observance and gives federal workers an extra paid holiday, trading a modest increase in federal payroll costs and short-term service disruptions for symbolic recognition and additional time off.
Federal employees receive an additional paid federal holiday (Rosa Parks Day), increasing paid time off for the federal workforce.
All Americans gain a national observance recognizing Rosa Parks, which can raise public awareness and education about civil‑rights history.
Taxpayers incur modest added costs from paying wages (or overtime) for the new federal holiday when operations continue, increasing federal payroll expenses.
Federal agencies may need to adjust schedules and customer-service hours, causing short-term disruption for federal employees and people who rely on federal services.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds Rosa Parks Day to the statutory list of federal legal public holidays under chapter 61 of title 5, placed after Thanksgiving Day.
Adds Rosa Parks Day to the list of federal legal public holidays in title 5, placing it immediately after Thanksgiving Day. The bill also sets a short title for the Act. As a legal public holiday under chapter 61 of title 5, most federal agencies would observe the day (typically as a paid day off for employees excepted by law), but the measure does not create new programs, change tax law, or appropriate funds.
Introduced February 4, 2025 by Terri Sewell · Last progress February 4, 2025