Indigenous Peoples' Day Act

Bill: 118-s-2970
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-09-28
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

General Native American affairs matters

Racial and ethnic relations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Indigenous Peoples' Day Act</strong></p> <p>This bill designates Indigenous Peoples' Day as a legal public holiday in lieu of Columbus Day.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2970 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 28 (legislative day, September 22), 2023 Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Luján , Mr. Padilla , Ms. Smith , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Warren , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Hickenlooper , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Sanders , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a legal public holiday, to replace the term Columbus Day with the term Indigenous Peoples’ Day , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indigenous Peoples' Day Act . 2. Indigenous Peoples’ day as a legal public holiday Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to Columbus Day and inserting the following: Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the second Monday in October. . 3. Term Columbus Day replaced Any reference to Columbus Day in any law, rule, regulation, or other official paper in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to Indigenous Peoples’ Day .