Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025

Executive Order 14371 is an executive action signed by President (name not specified in the text) that orders the closure of all executive departments and agencies on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025 (Sec. 1). The order lets the heads of executive departments and agencies keep specific offices open or require certain employees to work for national security, defense, or other public need (Sec. 2). It treats those days under existing federal pay and leave laws, including Executive Order 11582 and 5 U.S.C. 5546 and 6103(b) (federal pay and leave statutes) (Sec. 3). This matters because it changes federal employees' work days and affects how federal services operate around Christmas (Sec. 1, Sec. 3).