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Senate bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-17

Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

S. 475Introduced Feb 25, 2021Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Became law on Jun 17, 2021.

Sponsor: Sen. Edward Markey D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 17, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 117-17.

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

60 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 39 Democrats, 3 independents

18 of 60 cosponsors (30%) 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), Richard Burr (R-NC), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and 30 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.