Rosa Parks Day Act

Bill: 119-hr-964
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2025-02-04
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Congressional tributes

Racial and ethnic relations

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Rosa Parks Day Act</b></p> <p>This bill designates Rosa Parks Day as a federal holiday.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 964 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2025 Ms. Sewell (for herself, Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Figures , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mrs. McBath , Ms. Strickland , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Ms. Adams , Mr. Amo , Ms. Brown , Ms. Bynum , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Foushee , Mr. Green of Texas , Mr. Horsford , Mr. Ivey , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Ms. McClellan , Mrs. McIver , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Norton , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mrs. Sykes , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Veasey , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Ansari , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Landsman , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Neal , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Quigley , Ms. Ross , Ms. Sherrill , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Salinas , Ms. Brownley , and Ms. Omar ) 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 establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rosa Parks Day Act . 2. Rosa Parks Day as a legal public holiday Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Thanksgiving Day the following: Rosa Parks Day. .