SB 1426, the Easter Monday Act of 2025, would amend section 6103(a) of title 5 of the U.S. Code to add Easter Monday to the list of federal legal public holidays. The bill defines Easter Monday as the first Monday after Easter Sunday, using the astronomical definition of Easter tied to the spring equinox and full moon.
If enacted, the bill would make Easter Monday a federal holiday for purposes of the federal government, affecting the scheduling of federal offices, employees, and related administrative deadlines under title 5. The measure would not, by itself, automatically change state holiday laws or private-sector practices, but it could influence broader recognition of the day and how governments and employers treat the date.
Impact
The bill would amend federal holiday law in title 5, United States Code, by adding Easter Monday to the statutory list of legal public holidays. This would directly affect federal personnel and administrative operations, including paid federal holidays, office closures, and timing rules that depend on federal holiday status. It would also create a new reference point in federal law for agencies, courts, and other entities that rely on the federal holiday calendar.
Sentiment
The available record shows no committee transcript, vote tally, or recorded opposition, so there is no documented debate to measure sentiment from. Based on the bill’s introduction and referral only, the measure appears to be a straightforward proposal to create a new federal holiday, with no evidence in the provided materials of formal support or resistance.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. In general, bills adding federal holidays can raise questions about cost to the federal government, effects on business operations, and whether the holiday should be recognized nationally or left to states and employers, but none of those concerns are recorded here. The only identifiable policy issue in the text is the choice to define Easter Monday by reference to the date of Easter Sunday rather than by a fixed calendar date.