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  2. Federal holidays in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Federal holidays are designated by the United States Congress in Title V of the United States Code (5 U.S.C. § 6103). [2] Congress only has authority to create holidays for federal institutions (including federally-owned properties), employees, and the District of Columbia.

  3. Public holidays in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A jack-o'-lantern, one of the symbols of Halloween. There are no national holidays on which the law requires all businesses to close. Federal holidays are only established for certain federally chartered and regulated businesses, government contractors, and the city of Washington, DC.

  4. List of observances in the United States by presidential ...

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    Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code, in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.

  5. Full list of US 2024 federal holiday dates

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    The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate. ... President Gerald Ford signed a law officially making 11 November Veterans Day, and ...

  6. Full list of US 2024 federal holiday dates

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    From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15

  7. US federal holidays 2023: Full list and calendar dates

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    First introduced by Congress in 1885 when it was decided that federal employees should have certain days off from work, the list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that ...

  8. Uniform Monday Holiday Act - Wikipedia

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    An 1890s poster showing Washington's Birthday as February 22, the date on which it always fell before being changed by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act.. The Uniform Monday Holiday Act (Pub. L. 90–363, 82 Stat. 250, enacted June 28, 1968) is an Act of Congress that permanently moved two federal holidays in the United States to a Monday, being – Washington's Birthday and Memorial Day – and ...

  9. Holidays, long weekends and every date you need to know for 2024

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    When are the federal holidays in 2024? Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Jan. 15, Monday. Presidents' Day — Feb. 19, Monday. Memorial Day — May 27, Monday. Juneteenth — June 19, Wednesday.