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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 2169 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Martin Luther King, |
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| 6 | 6 | | Jr. Day shall be observed separately from Inauguration Day, and for |
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| 7 | 7 | | other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | MARCH18, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. B |
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| 11 | 11 | | ARRETT(for himself and Mr. MEEKS) introduced the following bill; |
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| 12 | 12 | | which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL |
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| 14 | 14 | | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Martin |
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| 15 | 15 | | Luther King, Jr. Day shall be observed separately from |
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| 16 | 16 | | Inauguration Day, and for other purposes. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Proper Celebration of 4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act’’. 5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | •HR 2169 IH |
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| 25 | 25 | | SEC. 2. SEPARATE DATES FOR CELEBRATION OF MARTIN 1 |
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| 26 | 26 | | LUTHER KING, JR. DAY AND INAUGURATION 2 |
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| 27 | 27 | | DAY. 3 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, is 4 |
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| 29 | 29 | | amended— 5 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-6 |
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| 31 | 31 | | section (e); and 7 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-8 |
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| 33 | 33 | | lowing: 9 |
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| 34 | 34 | | ‘‘(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if by operation 10 |
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| 35 | 35 | | of subsection (c) Inauguration Day will be observed on the 11 |
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| 36 | 36 | | legal public holiday for the Birthday of Martin Luther 12 |
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| 37 | 37 | | King, Jr., then the date for the Birthday of Martin Luther 13 |
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| 38 | 38 | | King, Jr. under such subsection (a) shall be the Tuesday 14 |
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| 39 | 39 | | following the third Monday in January.’’. 15 |
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