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S 2353 105th Congress Senate

A bill to redesignate the legal public holiday of "Washington's Birthday" as "Presidents' Day" in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt and in recognition of the…

Official title: A bill to redesignate the legal public holiday of "Washington's Birthday" as "Presidents' Day" in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to redesignate the legal public holiday of "Washington's Birthday" as "Presidents' Day" in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt and in recognition of the importance of the institution of the Presidency and the contributions that Presidents have made to the development of our Nation and the principles of freedom and democracy.

Introduced: October 14, 1998 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Oct 13, 1998
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property.
Jul 24, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 24, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 13, 1998

Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should issue a proclamation declaring the week that begins on the Sunday before Presidents' Day of each year, as United States Presidential History Week.

Redesignates the legal public holiday of Washington's Birthday as Presidents' Day in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt and in recognition of the importance of the institution of the Presidency and the contributions that Presidents have made to our nation's development and the principles of freedom and democracy.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 14, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2353: A bill to redesignate the legal public holiday of "Washington's Birthday" as "Presidents' Day" in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt and in recognition of the importance of the institution of the Presidency and the contributions that Presidents have made to the development of our Nation and the principles of freedom and democracy.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2353/
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"S. 2353: A bill to redesignate the legal public holiday of "Washington's Birthday" as "Presidents' Day" in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt and in recognition of the importance of the institution of the Presidency and the contributions that Presidents have made to the development of our Nation and the principles of freedom and democracy.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2353/.
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S. 2353, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2353/.
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[S. 2353: A bill to redesignate the legal public holiday of "Washington's Birthday" as "Presidents' Day" in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt and in recognition of the importance of the institution of the Presidency and the contributions that Presidents have made to the development of our Nation and the principles of freedom and democracy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2353/)
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