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H.R. 964

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 964, the Rosa Parks Day Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2025 by Rep. Terri Sewell (D) with 71 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Feb 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 964 has 71 co-sponsors.

hb964/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 964 IH: Rosa Parks Day Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-04
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 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.
 .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-02-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Feb 4, 2025

hb964/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/04/2025)

Rosa Parks Day Act

This bill designates Rosa Parks Day as a federal holiday.

Sponsors

Rep. Terri Sewell (D) sponsors H.R. 964, and 71 members have co-sponsored it, 56 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 964 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Feb 4, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 964 has taken 2 actions since Feb 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 964 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 964 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Rosa Parks Day Act — Display Title
  • Rosa Parks Day Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 964 under Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 964’s is Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

hr964/policy-areas.txt
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 964 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Commemorative events and holidays to U.S. history.

hr964/subjects.txt
Commemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 964, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SEWELL:H.R. 964.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill would desginate Rosa Parks Day as a FederalHoliday.[Page H461]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com