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S 2052 112th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the legal public holiday for the birthday of George Washington take place on February 22, rather than on the third Monday in February.

Introduced: January 31, 2012 Introduced by: Warner, Mark R. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidaysPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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Jan 31, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 31, 2012
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 Latest action January 31, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Changes the date of the observance of the birthday of President George Washington to February 22 of each year (currently, the third Monday in February).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2268 Related bill To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the…
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2052: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the legal public holiday for the birthday of George Washington take place on February 22, rather than on the third Monday in February.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2052/
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"S. 2052: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the legal public holiday for the birthday of George Washington take place on February 22, rather than on the third Monday in February.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2052/.
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S. 2052, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2052/.
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[S. 2052: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the legal public holiday for the birthday of George Washington take place on February 22, rather than on the third Monday in February.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2052/)
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