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H.R. 8724 116th Congress House

First Responders Day Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish First Responders Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 2, 2020 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidaysFirst responders and emergency personnel
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Nov 2, 2020
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 Latest action November 2, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

First Responders Day Act

This bill establishes First Responders Day as a federal holiday.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Republican 1
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Nov 2, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8724: First Responders Day Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8724/
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"H.R. 8724: First Responders Day Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8724/.
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H.R. 8724, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8724/.
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