A resolution designating June 19, 2018, 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

47 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 32 Democrats, 1 independent

33 of 47 cosponsors (70%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Christopher Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Dean Heller (R-NV), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Doug Jones (D-AL), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mike Lee (R-UT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA) and 17 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