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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
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.
Here are the dates of 2025 federal holidays, according to the Office of Personnel Management: Wednesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day. Monday, Jan. 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Monday, February 17, the U.S. honors Presidents’ Day. Every year, on the third Monday in February, American citizens recognize each U.S. president in tandem with George Washington’s ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. Holidays in the United States of America For other uses, see Public holidays in the United States (disambiguation). Public holidays in the United States Public • Paid • Federal • Observance • School • Hallmark Observed by Federal government State governments Local governments ...
While this is a federal holiday, only federal employees in the Washington, DC area are entitled to a day off. Only Washington, DC observes this day besides the federal government. [10] February 15–21 (3rd Monday) Washington's Birthday: 52% [11] 34–35%: Washington's Birthday was first declared a federal holiday by an 1879 act of Congress.
Bank holidays. 2025. New Year’s Day. Jan. 1. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Jan. 20. Presidents’ Day. Feb. 17. Memorial Day. May 26. Juneteenth National ...
In 1987, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was added as a federal holiday for the third Monday in January, and in that year the Texas Legislature made it an optional state holiday, and in 1991 they made MLK Day an official state holiday. In some years (1987, 1998, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2026) MLK Jr. Day and Confederate Heroes Day fall on the same day.