Easter Monday Act of 2025
This bill, the Easter Monday Act of 2025, would add Easter Monday as a legal public holiday in federal law. Specifically, it amends the federal holidays list in Title 5 of the U.S. Code to designate Easter Monday—defined as the first Monday after Easter Sunday (the day after the commonly used Easter date, determined as the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox)—as a federal public holiday. The change places Easter Monday in the sequence of federally recognized holidays near Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day). The bill’s text indicates only the designation of the holiday; it does not spell out pay or other specific benefits, but federal holidays typically affect government operations and employee time off. In plain terms, if enacted, federal offices and many federal workers would observe Easter Monday as a holiday, potentially affecting federal schedules and services on that day each year.
Key Points
- 1Establishes Easter Monday as a legal public holiday under 5 U.S.C. 6103(a).
- 2Inserts Easter Monday into the list of federal holidays after the entry for Washington’s Birthday.
- 3Defines Easter Monday by the date rule: the first Monday after Easter Sunday, with Easter Sunday calculated as the first Sunday after the full Moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox.
- 4Uses the standard movable-date approach for Easter-related holidays (date changes each year).
- 5The bill was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Schmitt and referred to the Judiciary Committee; as of introduction, it would apply to the federal government unless further legislation changes this scope.