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H.R. 964: Rosa Parks Day Act
119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-04 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Official title
Rosa Parks Day Act
Plain summary
Rosa Parks Day Act This bill designates Rosa Parks Day as a federal holiday.
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Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · 71 cosponsors
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Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Al Green (D-TX), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), André Carson (D-IN), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Judy Chu (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA) and 11 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] reported raising $2.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr964.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr964 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills