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However, Indigenous Peoples’ Day remained a nonfederal holiday.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Indeed, Cal Fire isn’t only adding staff but is also expanding its firefighting capabilities through partnerships with other nonfederal entities, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

Mr. Biden will also close a “loophole” in which the 2008 law, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, did not apply to nonfederal government plans for state and local government employees.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2023

The Association of State Dam Safety Officials estimates that it would cost US$157.7 billion to rehabilitate all nonfederal dams in the U.S.

From Scientific American • Jul. 13, 2023

In 1940, however, Congress expressly authorized those courts to take jurisdiction of nonfederal controversies between residents of the District of Columbia and citizens of a State.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel