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HR 681 113th Congress House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year.

Introduced: October 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidaysPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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Feb 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 13, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E137-138)
Feb 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 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).

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 24, 2013
PITTS, JOSEPH
· Feb 25, 2013
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 25, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 681: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-681/
MLA
"H.R. 681: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-681/.
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H.R. 681, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-681/.
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[H.R. 681: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-681/)
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