H.R. 2169

Summary

H.R. 2169, the Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 18, 2025 by Rep. Tom Barrett (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Mar 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 2169 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 2169 IH: Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-18
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2169  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 18, 2025   Mr. Barrett  (for himself and  Mr. Meeks ) 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 provide that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day shall be observed separately from Inauguration Day, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act  .
2.
Separate dates for celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day
Section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
(d)
Notwithstanding subsection (a), if by operation of subsection (c) Inauguration Day will be observed on the legal public holiday for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., then the date for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. under such subsection (a) shall be the Tuesday following the third Monday in January.
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day shall be observed separately from Inauguration Day, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Tom Barrett (R) sponsors H.R. 2169, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Tom Barrett

Rep. · R–MI-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 18, 2025

Gregory Meeks

Rep. · D–NY-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 18, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 2169 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Mar 18, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2169 has taken 2 actions since Mar 18, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2169 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2169 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act — Display Title
• Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day shall be observed separately from Inauguration Day, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2169 under Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2169’s is Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

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