A resolution designating June 19, 2017, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

44 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 28 Democrats, 1 independent

29 of 44 cosponsors (66%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Burr (R-NC), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA) and 14 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Roger Wicker.

• S. 1520 (115th) Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018
• S. 2511 (115th) CENOTE Act of 2018
• S. 7 (115th) NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2018
• S. 2343 (115th) Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
• S. 1425 (115th) Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act
• S. 1621 (115th) Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress