Indigenous Peoples’ Day Act
Latest action · Sep 30, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Indigenous Peoples' Day Act
This bill designates Indigenous Peoples' Day as a legal public holiday in lieu of Columbus Day.
Cosponsors 84
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2021 to Nov 16, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 16, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 172, October 1, 2021, page H5593.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2919 | Indigenous Peoples' Day Act | Identical bill | Sep 30, 2021 |
| HR 5822 | Indigenous Peoples’ Day Act | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 28, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2021Introduced in House
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