H.R. 7663

Summary

H.R. 7663, the Restoring Washington's Birthday Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Feb 24, 2026 by Rep. Andrew Ogles (R). It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Feb 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 7663 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7663 IH: Restoring Washington's Birthday Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-24
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7663  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 24, 2026   Mr. Ogles  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to change the date designated for Washington’s Birthday and designate Lincoln’s Birthday as a legal public holiday.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Restoring Washington's Birthday Act of 2026  .
2.
Changes to legal public holidays
Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by inserting after the item relating to the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the following:
Lincoln’s Birthday.
 ; and
(2)
in the item relating to Washington’s Birthday, by striking  the third Monday in February  and inserting  February 22 .

Tracker

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To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to change the date designated for Washington's Birthday and designate Lincoln's Birthday as a legal public holiday.

Sponsors

Rep. Andrew Ogles (R) sponsors H.R. 7663 alone.

Andrew Ogles

Rep. · R–TN-5 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7663 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Feb 24, 2026 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7663 has taken 2 actions since Feb 24, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7663 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7663 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Restoring Washington's Birthday Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Restoring Washington's Birthday Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to change the date designated for Washington's Birthday and designate Lincoln's Birthday as a legal public holiday. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7663 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7663’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7663, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OGLES:H.R. 7663.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII[Page H2297]

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