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Recognizing June 19, 2020, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

USA116th CongressHRES-1001| House 
| Updated: 6/30/2020
Sheila Jackson Lee

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (214)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Kendra S. Horn (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This resolution recognizes the historical significance and supports the continued celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day, June 19, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

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Bill from Previous Congress

HRES 115-948
Recognizing June 19, 2018, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

Bill from Previous Congress

HRES 115-386
Recognizing June 19, 2017, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
Jun 15, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jun 30, 2020
Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
Jun 30, 2020
Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jun 30, 2020
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2682)
Jun 30, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H2682)
Jun 30, 2020
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2682)
Jun 30, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HRES 115-948
    Recognizing June 19, 2018, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HRES 115-386
    Recognizing June 19, 2017, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.


  • June 15, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 15, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.


  • June 30, 2020
    Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.


  • June 30, 2020
    Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.


  • June 30, 2020
    Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2682)


  • June 30, 2020
    Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H2682)


  • June 30, 2020
    On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2682)


  • June 30, 2020
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Related Bills

  • SRES 116-620: A resolution designating June 19, 2020, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
  • HRES 116-448: Expressing support for designation of June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States.
  • HRES 116-450: Recognizing June 19, 2019, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
  • SRES 116-253: A resolution designating June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
Commemorative events and holidaysRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history

Recognizing June 19, 2020, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

USA116th CongressHRES-1001| House 
| Updated: 6/30/2020
This resolution recognizes the historical significance and supports the continued celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day, June 19, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HRES 115-948
Recognizing June 19, 2018, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

Bill from Previous Congress

HRES 115-386
Recognizing June 19, 2017, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
Jun 15, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jun 30, 2020
Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
Jun 30, 2020
Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jun 30, 2020
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2682)
Jun 30, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H2682)
Jun 30, 2020
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2682)
Jun 30, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HRES 115-948
    Recognizing June 19, 2018, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HRES 115-386
    Recognizing June 19, 2017, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.


  • June 15, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 15, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.


  • June 30, 2020
    Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.


  • June 30, 2020
    Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.


  • June 30, 2020
    Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2682)


  • June 30, 2020
    Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H2682)


  • June 30, 2020
    On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2682)


  • June 30, 2020
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sheila Jackson Lee

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (214)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Kendra S. Horn (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Related Bills

  • SRES 116-620: A resolution designating June 19, 2020, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
  • HRES 116-448: Expressing support for designation of June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States.
  • HRES 116-450: Recognizing June 19, 2019, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
  • SRES 116-253: A resolution designating June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Commemorative events and holidaysRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history