It would also establish the first federal holiday honoring a woman, according to the lawmakers."By simply refusing to give up her seat, Rosa Parks stood up for the values that this nation holds dear.

Rosa Parks Day would mark the first federal holiday to honor a Black woman, or any woman, period, in American history. The Rosa Parks Day Act, a bill that would make Dec. 1, the date Rosa Parks ...

Terri Sewell, D-Ala. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are continuing efforts to make Rosa Parks Day a federal holiday to commemorate her arrest on Dec. 1, 1955. U.S ...

Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, and Shomari Figures, D-Ala. introduced legislation to make Rosa Parks Day a federal holiday. The Rosa Parks Day Act would designate Dec. 1 as a federal holiday marking Parks ...

Various states and localities honor the activist by celebrating Rosa Parks Day, which is not a federal holiday, but rather a commemorative day observed on different dates depending on the location.