Bill Details
HR.794 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-01-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced Date
2025-01-28
Policy Area
Arts, Culture, Religion
Committees
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
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- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-California-44]
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-California-6]
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-California-24]
- Rep. Carson, André [D-Indiana-7]
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-California-28]
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-Virginia-11]
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-California-10]
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-Washington-1]
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-Michigan-6]
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-Texas-7]
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-North Carolina-4]
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-California-8]
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-New York-10]
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-California-34]
- Rep. Green, Al [D-Texas-9]
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-Arizona-7]
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-Georgia-4]
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-California-37]
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-California-17]
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-Illinois-8]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would make Lunar New Year Day an official federal holiday. It changes federal law so the holiday is added to the list of days that federal employees receive as paid holidays, giving Lunar New Year the same status as other major federal holidays.
- It amends the section of federal law that lists official federal holidays.
- Lunar New Year Day would be added after Martin Luther King Jr. Day in that list.
- The bill also includes a short title for the measure: the “Lunar New Year Day Act.”
Official Summaries
Lunar New Year Day Act
This bill establishes Lunar New Year Day as a federal holiday.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 794 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 794
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Lunar New Year Day
as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2025
Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Bera, Mr. Carbajal, Mr.
Carson, Ms. Chu, Mr. Connolly, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. DelBene, Mrs.
Dingell, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Goldman of New
York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of
Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Lieu,
Ms. Matsui, Mr. Min, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Ross, Ms.
Sanchez, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Takano, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda,
Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Tran, Ms.
Velazquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Lunar New Year Day
as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lunar New Year Day Act''.
SEC. 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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