A resolution commemorating June 19, 2025, as "Juneteenth National 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.

Joining the bill

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  Richard Blumenthal

  D-CT · original

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  Cory A. Booker

  D-NJ · original

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  Katie Boyd Britt

  R-AL · original

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  Maria Cantwell

  D-WA · original

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  Susan M. Collins

  R-ME · original

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  Bill Cassidy

  R-LA · original

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  Kevin Cramer

  R-ND · original

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  Ted Cruz

  R-TX · original

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  Catherine Cortez Masto

  D-NV · original

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  Richard J. Durbin

  D-IL · original

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  Kirsten E. Gillibrand

  D-NY · original

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  Marsha Blackburn

  R-TN · original

+ 19 more

Legislative timeline

1. 2025-06-25 · senate · Floor

   Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3536; text: 6/18/2025 CR S3475)

2. 2025-06-25 · Floor

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

3. 2025-06-25 · senate · Discharge

   Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

4. 2025-06-25 · Committee

   Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

5. 2025-06-18 · senate · IntroReferral

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

6. 2025-06-18 · IntroReferral

   Introduced in Senate