# 119-hr-7663: Restoring Washington's Birthday Act of 2026

119-hr-7663, Restoring Washington's Birthday Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7663
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7663
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring Washington's Birthday Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Designates Lincoln's Birthday as a new federal public holiday.** This bill would also set Washington's Birthday on a fixed date, February 22, rather than on the third Monday in February. The change updates the federal list of legal public holidays by adding Lincoln's Birthday as a named holiday and by fixing Washington's Birthday to a specific calendar date. Federal agency calendars and federal employee holiday schedules would reflect the new named holiday and the fixed-date adjustment if the bill became law.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal holiday dates for employees: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would add Lincoln's Birthday to the federal list of public holidays, placing it after the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. It would also change Washington's Birthday from "the third Monday in February" to the fixed date February 22. Federal offices would observe those named…

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- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7663 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7663)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7663 (as of 2026-04-21).