# 114-hr-5425: To require the President to designate a legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders Day.

114-hr-5425, To require the President to designate a legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders Day., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5425
- Congress: 114
- Title: To require the President to designate a legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders Day.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced: 2016-06-09
- Sponsor: MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the President to issue a proclamation that designates National First Responders Day as a legal public holiday.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2016-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5425 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5425)

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- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
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