H.R. 2169, the Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act, addresses a scheduling conflict in federal holiday observance. The bill amends federal law to ensure that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day are never observed on the same date. Specifically, when Inauguration Day (which occurs every four years on January 20th) falls on the same day as MLK Jr. Day (the third Monday in January), the bill requires that MLK Jr. Day be moved to the following Tuesday instead. The legislation affects federal employees and how the government observes these two important national holidays. The bill was introduced in March 2025 and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, with no specific funding or implementation timeline specified in the text.
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