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.

United States116th CongressSRES-253Senate
Updated: Jun 19, 2019

Summary

This resolution designates June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

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  1. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3836; text: CR S3850)

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  3. Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3836; text: CR S3850)

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