# 2025-19563: President Backs Columbus: Pushing Back on History's Critics

2025-19563, Columbus Day, 2025, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-10-14, effective 2025-10-13 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19563
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-19563
- Title: Columbus Day, 2025
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 48249
- Published: 2025-10-14
- Effective: 2025-10-13
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

President Backs Columbus: Pushing Back on History's Critics

## Summary

Columbus Day 2025 celebrates Christopher Columbus as a brave explorer and American hero whose legacy of faith and courage shaped our history. This proclamation pushes back against recent attacks on his memory and calls on all Americans to honor his achievements on October 14, 2025. No changes to holidays or budgets, just a confident reminder to respect our shared heritage.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-19563 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/14/2025-19563/columbus-day-2025)
- [2025-19563 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-14/pdf/2025-19563.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19563 (as of 2026-06-08).