US SR253 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-06-19 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3836; text: CR S3850)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-06-19 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3836; text: CR S3850)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution designates June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
Title
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.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-19 | Senate | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3836; text: CR S3850) |
Same As/Similar To
HR448 (Related) 2019-06-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
HR450 (Related) 2019-06-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
HR1001 (Related) 2020-06-30 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SR620 (Related) 2020-06-15 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2979; text: CR S2976)
HR450 (Related) 2019-06-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
HR1001 (Related) 2020-06-30 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SR620 (Related) 2020-06-15 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2979; text: CR S2976)
Subjects
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Commemorative events and holidays
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Commemorative events and holidays
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/253/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres253/BILLS-116sres253ats.pdf |
