Lunar New Year Day Act
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Introduced 2025-01-28
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What it does
Lunar New Year Day Act This bill establishes Lunar New Year Day as a federal holiday.
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1Short title
This section would state that the Act may be cited as the "Lunar New Year Day Act."
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lunar New Year Day Act .
2Lunar New Year Day
This section would add "Lunar New Year Day" to the list of legal public holidays in section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, placing the new entry right after the item for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. This would make Lunar New Year Day a federal legal public holiday.
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2. Lunar New Year Day Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the following: Lunar New Year Day. .
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Where it is
Introduced · 2025-01-28
In the House.
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The numbers
2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
41
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (2025-01-28).