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title: "What year did Congress establish Independence Day unpaid holiday for federal employees?"  
description: "What year did Congress establish Independence Day unpaid holiday for federal employees?"  
author: "Sharon Parkar"  
published: 2018-03-01  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35804/what-year-did-congress-establish-independence-day-unpaid-holiday-for-federal-employees  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["us history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What year did Congress establish Independence Day unpaid holiday for federal employees?

What year did [Congress](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1298/the-us-will-release-chip-shortage-study-details-amid-funding-push) establish [Independence](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/305486/the-role-of-technology-in-improving-quality-of-life) Day unpaid holiday for [federal](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101582/what-is-the-role-of-the-federal-reserve-in-the-us-economy) [employees](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/85697/most-important-onboarding-strategies-for-office-employees)?


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