Easter Monday Act of 2025
H.R. 2951, the Easter Monday Act of 2025, would add Easter Monday to the list of federal legal public holidays by amending title 5, U.S. Code. Specifically, it would insert “Easter Monday” after Washington’s Birthday in section 6103(a), which enumerates the days that federal employees are entitled to observe as holidays. In practical terms, if enacted, federal agencies would observe Easter Monday as a paid holiday for federal workers, and operations would be adjusted accordingly. Because Easter Monday is a movable date (the day after Easter Sunday, which changes each year), the holiday could shift year to year. The bill is narrowly drafted: it designates the holiday but does not specify payoff details, scheduling rules beyond the existing framework for observing holidays, or how it would interact with private-sector observance. It was introduced in the 119th Congress (April 17, 2025) and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; the sponsor is listed as Mr. Moore of West Virginia (for himself and Mr. McDowell), with no further status changes noted in the provided text.
Key Points
- 1Designates Easter Monday as a legal public holiday for federal employees by amending 5 U.S.C. 6103(a), inserting the new holiday after Washington’s Birthday.
- 2Easter Monday is a movable date (the day after Easter Sunday), so the exact date will change each year.
- 3Observance would be governed by existing federal holiday rules (e.g., agencies close or provide paid leave for employees on the holiday; weekend observance patterns would apply as currently established in law).
- 4The bill does not specify funding, payroll details, or exemptions for particular agencies; it relies on the existing public holiday framework to determine who gets the day off and how operations are affected.
- 5The bill is in the introduction stage in the 119th Congress, sponsored by Mr. Moore (WV) and Mr. McDowell, and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.