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S.Res. 253

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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.
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Passed
Latest Action · June 19, 2019
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3836; text: CR S3850)
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
June 19, 2019
Sponsor
Sen. John CornynR
Cosponsors (57)
30D 26R
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This resolution designates June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

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