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Legislation was recently reintroduced to create a new federal holiday known as “Rosa Parks Day” to honor Rosa Parks. Establishing a new federal holiday would give federal employees another day off of work with pay. The Rosa Parks Day Act would designate December 1st as a federal holiday to commemorate the arrest of Rosa Parks. It was Members of the Congressional Black Caucus marked the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest by urging Congress to support a bill that would declare December 1, “Rosa Parks Day,” a federal The Rosa Parks Day Act, a bill that would make Dec. 1, the date Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give her bus seat to a white man, a federal holiday, has obtained the backing of the Rosa Parks Day is a holiday in honor of the civil rights leader Rosa Parks, celebrated in the U.S. states of Missouri and Massachusetts on her birthday, February 4, in Michigan and California on the first Monday after her birthday, and in Ohio, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon and several cities and counties on the day she was arrested, December 1. As the U.S. Representative for Montgomery, I’m committed to ensuring the memory of Rosa Parks’ brave sacrifice is never forgotten by designating December 1st as a federal holiday in her honor.” “On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks changed the course of history when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama A new bill would create Rosa Parks Day as an official federal holiday. If enacted, the holiday would fall on December 1, mere days after Thanksgiving — in some years supplanting the seven days between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as the shortest distance between federal holidays. Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN), along with Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), have introduced the Rosa Parks Day Act. The bill would create the federal holiday called Rosa Parks Day. It would be scheduled for December 1st, based on a press release from the sponsors, as that was the date of her On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a public bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and galvanizing the Civil Rights Movement. There is currently no federal holiday honoring a woman or a Black woman. Bill text is available here. If passed, the bill would honor civil rights leader Rosa Parks by designating a new federal holiday. In December 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man and was charged with violating Montgomery’s segregation law. Currently, the United States lacks a federal holiday dedicated explicitly to honoring a woman or a Black woman. The Rosa Parks Day Act seeks to rectify this by amending Section 6103(a) of Title 5, United States Code, to include “Rosa Parks Day” as a legal public holiday, placing it alongside other significant national observances. History of Rosa Parks Day. Rosa Parks Day celebrates the achievements of the fierce African-American activist known as “The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” The day is celebrated on December 1 but is also observed on February 4 in some regions. Jan 12, 2023. H.R. 308 (118th). To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress. A new bill would create Rosa Parks Day as an official federal holiday. If enacted, the holiday would fall on December 1, mere days after Thanksgiving — in some years supplanting the seven days between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as the shortest distance between federal holidays. Currently, the United States lacks a federal holiday dedicated explicitly to honoring a woman or a Black woman. The Rosa Parks Day Act seeks to rectify this by amending Section 6103(a) of Title 5, United States Code, to include “Rosa Parks Day” as a legal public holiday, placing it alongside other significant national observances. Now is the time to pass this legislation and to declare December 1 as a federal holiday and as Rosa Parks Day." On this day in 1955, #RosaParks sat so this nation could stand up for its highest Current Pending Proposals for New Federal Holidays Rosa Parks Day. Several Congressional representatives are proposing a new federal holiday that would be labeled “Rosa Parks Day.” The bill has three cosponsors, all Democrats. It is waiting on a potential vote in the House Oversight and Reform Committee. WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Reps. Steven Horsford (NV-04), Terri Sewell (AL-07), and Joyce Beatty (OH-03) led 30 of their House colleagues in introducing H.R. 308, the Rosa Parks Day Act, to designate December 1st as a federal holiday honoring Rosa Parks. On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. Rep. Join me as I introduce the Rosa Parks Day Act in the House of Representatives. Our bill would officially designate December 1st as a federal holiday commemor Currently, only four states honor Rosa Parks Day as a state holiday, as noted by Gov Track Insider. California and Missouri honor it on Parks’ birthday, Feb. 4, while Ohio and Oregon celebrate Upcoming holidays in the United States. Holidays in the United States 2025. Holidays in the United States 2026. Rosa Parks Day is an American observance to honor civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who was known for refusing to give up her seat on a bus.
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