HR 896 · 97th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that legal public holidays established in the future occur on a Saturday or Sunday.

Introduced 1981-01-19· Sponsored by Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.(1981-02-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires that any legal public holiday established after enactment of this Act be treated as occurring on a Saturday or Sunday.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (17)

2 Democrats15 Republicans
Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6]NJ
Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3]KS
Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2]VA
Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-7]FL
Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16]PA
Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4]MD
Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]MN
Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4]OH
Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-34]CA
Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2]NE
Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3]TX
Rep. Johnston, Eugene (Gene) [R-NC-6]NC
Rep. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10]IL
Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4]AZ
Rep. Jeffries, Jim [R-KS-2]KS