<p class="speakable">Easter Monday could soon be a federal holiday under a new legislative proposal.</p><p class="speakable">Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., and Rep. Riley Moore, R-W. Va., are leading the way on legislation to make the day following Easter Sunday a holiday amid several other countries also recognizing the holiday.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/Eric_Schmitt/status/1911783103791583263" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">In a thread </a>posted to X, Schmitt cited a poll that 81% of Americans celebrated Easter as of 2023, according to the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights &amp; Analytics.</p><p>"This isn't a radical idea. It's a federal recognition of a tradition that is central to Western civilization—a tradition that's already recognized as a public holiday in nations across (and beyond!) the West, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and most of Western Europe," the Republican lawmaker said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-hold-extraordinary-holy-week-events-trump-honors-easter-the-observance-deserves" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>WHITE HOUSE PLANS 'EXTRAORDINARY' HOLY WEEK AS TRUMP HONORS EASTER WITH 'THE OBSERVANCE IT DESERVES'</strong></a></p><p>"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," he added.</p><p>"There are plenty of practical arguments for it, too. Easter weekend already generates around $15 billion for our economy. Making it a three-day weekend could boost that by an estimated 10-15%, adding up to $2 billion in economic activity while strengthening American families."</p><p>There are 11 <a href="https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/#url=2025" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">public federal holidays</a>, which means that the federal public sector is closed, along with many private sector businesses. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6371520267112" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>AHEAD OF EASTER AND AMID BIRD FLU, IS IT SAFE TO COLOR EGGS?</strong></a></p><p>The most recently added public holiday is Juneteenth, which is meant to recognize the abolition of slavery in the United States. It was signed into law by former <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/joe-biden" rel="noopener" target="_blank">President Joe Biden</a> in 2021.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/amazon-sparks-outrage-after-cutting-important-scene-from-film-classic-its-wonderful-life" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christmas </a><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/christmas" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Day </a>is the only traditionally religious holiday on the list.</p><p>Easter is on Sunday, and it is often considered the highest holiday in the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/religion" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christian faith</a> as it honors the resurrection of Jesus after the crucifixion on Good Friday. Additionally, it is also widely regarded in the U.S. as a spring celebration with the Easter Bunny and egg hunts.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/uk-school-faces-backlash-after-canceling-easter-celebration-inclusivity" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>UK SCHOOL FACES BACKLASH AFTER CANCELING EASTER CELEBRATION FOR 'INCLUSIVITY'</strong></a></p><p>"The passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most important event in the history of the world. ‘Christ broke the prison-bars of death and rose victorious from the underworld,’" Moore tweeted.</p><p><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1426?s=1&amp;r=1&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22easter%22%7D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Senate bill 1426</a> was introduced by Schmitt on Thursday, and it’s been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. </p>