United States SRES 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.

Status: Introduced in Senate (as of 2019-06-19)

State: United States · Session: 116 · Bill: SRES 253

Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays, Racial and ethnic relations, U.S. history

Sponsors: John Cornyn, Amy Klobuchar, Angus King, Bill Cassidy, CHARLES ERNEST GRASSLEY, Catherine Cortez Masto, Chris Van Hollen, Christopher A. Coons, Christopher Murphy, Cory A. Booker, DEBORAH ANN STABENOW, DIANNE FEINSTEIN, David Alfred Perdue, Deb Fischer, Doug Jones, EDWARD J. MARKEY, Elizabeth A. Warren, Gary C. Peters, JOHN F. REED, Jacklyn Rosen, James E. Risch, James Lankford, Jerry Moran, John Boozman, Johnny Isakson

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