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S. 2919 117th Congress Senate

Indigenous Peoples' Day Act

Official title: A bill to designate Indigenous Peoples' Day as a legal public holiday and replace the term "Columbus Day" with the term "Indigenous Peoples' Day", and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 30, 2021 Introduced by: Martin Heinrich Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidaysGeneral Native American affairs mattersRacial and ethnic relations
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Sep 30, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 30, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Indigenous Peoples' Day Act

This bill designates Indigenous Peoples' Day as a legal public holiday in lieu of Columbus Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5473 Identical bill Indigenous Peoples’ Day Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 7, 2021
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Oct 7, 2021
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2919: Indigenous Peoples' Day Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2919/
MLA
"S. 2919: Indigenous Peoples' Day Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2919/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2919, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2919/.
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[S. 2919: Indigenous Peoples' Day Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2919/)
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