Easter Monday is a holiday in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and most of Western Europe. A Senator from Missouri wants to add the United States to that list.
Republican Senator Eric Schmitt introduced a bill to make Easter Monday a federal holiday. The Easter Monday Act of 2025 would establish the Monday after Easter Sunday as a federal holiday.
“Recently, I proudly introduced a bill to establish Easter Monday as a federal holiday in the United States. Despite only two-thirds of Americans identifying as Christian, more than 80% of Americans celebrate Easter each year,” Schmitt stated. “The current lack of a federal Easter Holiday significantly limits Americans’ ability to celebrate with friends, family, and church communities. I am honored to be leading this charge to not only bring increased economic opportunity for our communities, but to establish a much-needed holiday for millions of Americans to celebrate the defining moment of the faith that shaped our civilization,” said Sen. Schmitt.
Schmitt stated that making Easter Monday a federal holiday would also break up the gap in federal holidays that exists between Presidents Day and Memorial Day.
Easter is a floating holiday, it can fall from Mar 22 to April 25. The only two-month gap in our federal holiday calendar is April-May. An Easter Monday holiday fills the gap—creating a three-day weekend when workers and families need it most.
Pro-worker. Pro-family. Pro-faith.Sen. Eric Schmitt/X
Easter is the holiest day in Christianity. It should be a federal holiday.
I'm introducing legislation to make it one.
Here's why.
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— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) April 14, 2025
