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5 U.S.C. 5546: Pay for Sunday and holiday work

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 6128.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–277 inserted at end "For employees serving outside the United States in areas where Sunday is a routine workday and another day of the week is officially recognized as the day of rest and worship, the Secretary of State may designate the officially recognized day of rest an… (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (a)

    1968

    • Pub. L. 90–623, §1(13)(A), substituted "District of Columbia Council" for "Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 90–623, §1(13)(B), substituted "5542(a)" for "5442(a)". · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.