Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act
H.R. 2169119th Congress

Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Tom Barrett (R-MI-7)5 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act.

Section 2. Separate dates for celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day

Section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if by operation of subsection (c) Inauguration Day will be observed on the legal public holiday for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., then the date for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. under such subsection (a) shall be the Tuesday following the third Monday in January.

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