Rosa Parks Day Act

H.R. 964 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)

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72 members · Left 67 · Center 5 · Right 0 (Bill Ranking)

Sponsor	Rep. Sewell, Terri A. (D-AL) (Introduced 02/04/2025)
Sponsor Voting Record	Lean left · DW-NOMINATE -0.40 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking)
Support	LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 72 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once
Committees	House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Latest Action	02/04/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Roll Call Votes	There have been no roll call votes
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Summary (1)

Introduced in House (02/04/2025)

Rosa Parks Day Act

This bill designates Rosa Parks Day as a federal holiday.

Text (1)

Introduced in House (IH)

119 HR 964 IH: Rosa Parks Day Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 964

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2025 Ms. Sewell (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Figures, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Adams, Mr. Amo, Ms. Brown, Ms. Bynum, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Landsman, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Ross, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Brownley, and Ms. Omar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Rosa Parks Day Act.

2.Rosa Parks Day as a legal public holidaySection 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Thanksgiving Day the following: Rosa Parks Day..

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All Actions (3)

Date	Chamber	All Actions
02/04/2025	Library of Congress	Introduced in House
02/04/2025	Library of Congress	Introduced in House
02/04/2025	House floor actions	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Titles (3)

Title Type	Title
Display Title	Rosa Parks Day Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced	Rosa Parks Day Act
Official Title as Introduced	To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.

Amendments (0)

There are no amendments to this bill.

Cosponsors (71)

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-0]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-0]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Bynum, Janelle [D-OR-5]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]* — 02/04/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]* — 02/04/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]* — 02/04/2025 — Center (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]* — 02/04/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]* — 02/04/2025 — Center (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]* — 02/04/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]* — 02/04/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]* — 02/04/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]* — 02/04/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]* — 02/04/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]* — 02/04/2025 — Center (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]* — 02/04/2025 — Center (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]* — 02/04/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]* — 02/04/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]* — 02/04/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] — 02/05/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] — 02/05/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] — 02/06/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] — 02/07/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] — 02/10/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] — 02/12/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] — 12/02/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] — 12/03/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] — 12/03/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] — 12/03/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] — 12/03/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] — 12/03/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] — 12/03/2025 — Left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] — 12/10/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] — 03/27/2026 — Center (Sponsor Ranking)

* = Original cosponsor

Committees (1)

Committee	Activity
House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee	02/04/2025 Referred To

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Subjects (4)

Policy Area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

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