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1 GCA § 1000

Holidays

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 1 — General Provisions
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(a)The holidays of Guam are:

(1)New Year’s Day;

(2)Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday in January;

(3)Guam History and CHamoru Heritage Day, the first Monday in March;

(4)Memorial Day, the last Monday in May;

(5)Independence Day, July 4th;

(6)Liberation Day, July 21st;

(7)Labor Day, the first Monday in September;

(8)All Souls’ Day, November 2;

(9)Veterans’ Day, November 11;

(10)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday in November;

(11)Our Lady of Camarin Day, December 8; and

(12)Christmas, December 25th.

(b)Whenever a holiday listed in Subsection

(a)of this Section falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the government of Guam shall follow the Federal government’s practice for that holiday.

(c)In addition to the holidays specified in Subsection

(a)of this Section, I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan may declare by Executive Order additional non-permanent holidays for special purposes. No CH. 10 HOLIDAYS, FESTIVITIES, TIME, ETC. holiday declared by Executive Order shall be continued beyond the year in which the Executive Order is issued.

§ The story of this section

  1. Amended by P.L. 14-117 § 9 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
  2. Amended by P.L. 21-146 § 6 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
  3. Amended by P.L. 26-157 § 5 — introduced as Bill 343-26 · introduced by Antonio R. Unpingco
  4. Enacted by P.L. 27-106 § VI — introduced as Bill 363-27
  5. Amended by P.L. 27-153 § 2 — introduced as Bill 333-27 · introduced by Tina Rose Muna Barnes
  6. Amended by P.L. 29-66 § 1 — introduced as Bill 25-29 · introduced by Judith P. Guthertz, DPA + 2 cosponsors
  7. Amended by P.L. 32-145 § 1 — introduced as Bill 286-32 · introduced by Tommy A. Morrison + 14 cosponsors · lead sponsor unverifiedWatch the public hearing · Mar 18, 2014
  8. Affected by P.L. 38-30 § 2 — introduced as Bill 129-38 · introduced by Shelly V. Calvo + 14 cosponsorsWatch the public hearing · May 9, 2025

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.