Bill 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.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 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) [SR253 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Senator John Cornyn [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-TX	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NY	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Roger Wicker [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MS	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Jacky Rosen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NV	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Marsha Blackburn [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-TN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Roy Blunt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MO	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator John Boozman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-AR	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mike Braun [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Richard Burr [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Bill Cassidy [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-LA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Susan Collins [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ME	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Kevin Cramer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ND	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Deb Fischer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NE	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Chuck Grassley [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Josh Hawley [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MO	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Johnny Isakson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-GA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator James Lankford [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OK	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mike Lee [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-UT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Martha McSally [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-AZ	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Jerry Moran [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-KS	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Rand Paul [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-KY	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator David Perdue [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-GA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Rob Portman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OH	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator James Risch [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ID	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Marco Rubio [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-FL	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tim Scott [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-SC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Thom Tillis [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Todd Young [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Richard Blumenthal [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Sherrod Brown [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OH	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Thomas Carper [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-DE	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Christopher Coons [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-DE	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NV	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tammy Duckworth [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IL	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Richard Durbin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IL	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Dianne Feinstein [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Kamala Harris [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mazie Hirono [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-HI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Doug Jones [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-AL	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tim Kaine [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Angus King [I]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ME	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Amy Klobuchar [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Edward Markey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Robert Menendez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NJ	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Christopher Murphy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Patty Murray [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Gary Peters [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tina Smith [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Debbie Stabenow [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Chris Van Hollen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MD	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mark Warner [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Elizabeth Warren [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-RI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Ron Wyden [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OR	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Ted Cruz [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-TX	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tammy Baldwin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Cory Booker [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NJ	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Jack Reed [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-RI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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