WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second time last month after coming out on top during the 2024 presidential race.
But could his birthday soon become a national holiday?
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Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney, a Republican representative from upstate New York, introduced legislation in the U.S. House last week that would do just that.
The bill (HR 1395) would designate Trump’s birthday and Flag Day — both of which fall on June 14 — as a legal public holiday.
HR 1395 was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Feb. 14, so there are still quite a few steps to take before an official vote by lawmakers on whether to approve the bill.
But if the bill is passed by both the U.S. House and Senate and signed by the eponymous president, then Trump’s birthday could indeed become an official holiday.
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Tenney took to social media after introducing the bill, explaining why she chose to put it forward.
“No modern president has been more pivotal for our country than Donald J. Trump,” she wrote. “Today, I introduced legislation to designate Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day as a federal holiday, ensuring President Trump’s contributions to American greatness are forever enshrined into law.”
Juneteenth was the latest federal holiday established, having been signed into law back in 2021 under then-President Joe Biden.
According to officials, most federal employees are given days off for public holidays, so if HR 1395 were signed into law, then it would add to the list of 11 existing federal holidays, which include:
- New Year’s Day — Jan. 1
- Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday — Third Monday in January
- George Washington’s Birthday/President’s Day — Third Monday in February
- Memorial Day — Last Monday in May
- Juneteenth National Independence Day — June 19
- Independence Day — July 4
- Labor Day — First Monday in September
- Columbus Day — Second Monday in October
- Veterans Day — Nov. 11
- Thanksgiving Day — Fourth Thursday in November
- Christmas Day — Dec. 25
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