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Biden orders federal agencies closed on January 9 for Jimmy Carter national day of mourning
President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14133 on December 30, 2024, closing executive departments and federal agencies on January 9, 2025, as a mark of respect for former President Jimmy Carter. The order allowed agency heads to keep certain offices or installations open when national security, defense, or other public needs required employees to report for duty. It also treated January 9 as covered by federal holiday pay-and-leave rules for affected employees. The action mattered because it translated the national day of mourning into concrete government operations: most federal offices closed, but essential functions could continue.
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Executive Order Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on January 9, 2025Executive Order 14133: Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies on January 9, 2025Official Federal Register PDF: Executive Order 14133Biden orders closure of US government agencies on Jan. 9 over Jimmy Carter’s deathFederal Holidays