SRES 269 United States Senate · 117th Congress

A resolution designating June 19, 2021, 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.

Summary

This resolution designates June 19, 2021, as Juneteenth Independence Day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2021

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jun 2021

House Passage

President

Introduced Jun 15, 2021 Last action Jun 15, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

3

Key actions

1

Committee

0

Amendments

1

Jun 15, 2021

Introduced

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4539; text: CR S4548)

upper

Jun 15, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4539; text: CR S4548)

upper

Jun 15, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 54 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Bernard Sanders

Catherine Cortez Masto

Chris Van Hollen

Christopher Murphy