Rosa Parks Day Act

Tuesday, February 4th, 2025, on Rosa Parks’ 112th birthday, U.S. Representatives Terri A. Sewell, AL-07, Joyce M. Beatty, OH-03, and Shomari C. Figures, AL-02, re-introduced the Rosa Parks Day Act.

If passed, Rosa Parks Day would be December 1st and become the first federal holiday to honor a woman! 💪🏿

December 1st is the date of her historic arrest in Montgomery, AL, 1955. Learn about Rosa Parks!

Check out the conversation on 2025-02-05.

• Reps. Sewell, Beatty, and Figures Introduce Bill to Create New Federal Holiday Commemorating the Historic Arrest of Rosa Parks
• WATCH LIVE: House Congressional Black Caucus holds news briefing for 'Rosa Parks Day' legislation

Follow the Reps!

Go to their website and follow the profiles at the top of their page.

• Terri Sewell (Alabama, 7th District)
• Joyce Beatty (Ohio, 3rd District)
• Shomari Figures (Alabama, 2nd District)

Talk to Your Reps

If you support the Rosa Parks Day Act, find your reps and tell them!

Senate

• Find your Michigan Senator
• Find your United States Senator

House

• Find your Michigan Representative
• Find your United States Representatives

Next Steps for the Rosa Parks Day Act

Step 1 is completed: the reps sponsored the bill. (2025-02-05) Here's what happens next.

How Are Laws Made?

Laws begin as ideas. First, a representative sponsors a bill.

• The bill is then assigned to a committee for study.
• If released by the committee, the bill is put on a calendar to be voted on, debated or amended.
• If the bill passes by a simple majority (218 of 435), the bill moves to the Senate.
• In the Senate, the bill is assigned to another committee and, if released, debated and voted on.
• Again, a simple majority (51 of 100) passes the bill.
• Finally, a conference committee made of House and Senate members works out any differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill.
• The resulting bill returns to the House and Senate for final approval.

The Government Publishing Office prints the revised bill in a process called enrolling. The President has 10 days to sign or veto the enrolled bill.

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