A resolution designating June 19, 2020, 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.

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

57 cosponsors — 28 Republicans, 28 Democrats, 1 independent

29 of 57 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Doug Jones (D-AL), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), James Lankford (R-OK) and 27 more.

More from the sponsor

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• S. 3462 (116th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall…
• S. 457 (116th) President George H.W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act
• S. 2174 (116th) Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019
• S. 3312 (116th) Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020

Sponsor’s state and district

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