IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1001 
Recognizing June 19, 2020, as this year’s observance of the historical 
significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2020 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. MOORE, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. WILSON 
of Florida, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. MEEKS, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. RUSH, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. BASS, Mr. SCOTT 
of Virginia, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CLAY, Ms. BLUNT 
ROCHESTER, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. PLASKETT, 
Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. RICHMOND, 
Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. OMAR, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. EVANS, Ms. CLARKE 
of New York, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. MFUME, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. HORSFORD, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. WELCH, Ms. DEAN, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. COX of California, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 
ENGEL, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 
Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MENG, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. NEAL, 
Mr. BACON, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MICHAEL 
F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. SOTO, Mr. 
GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. PA-
NETTA, Mr. KILMER, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PAS-
CRELL, Mr. SIRES, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CISNEROS, 
Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. POCAN, Ms. HOULAHAN, 
Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. HAALAND, 
Mr. MORELLE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
TRONE, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PETERS, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. HIGGINS 
of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. SCHRADER, 
Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. VELA, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. BEYER, Mr. COOPER, Mr. 
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CARBAJAL, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. LEVIN of 
Michigan, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. HARDER 
of California, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, 
Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. WILD, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
COHEN, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. STANTON, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. 
HIMES, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. SUOZZI, 
Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. LAN-
GEVIN, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CROW, Mr. TONKO, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. TED 
LIEU of California, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. 
TORRES of California, Mrs. LURIA, Ms. CRAIG, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Mr. KEATING, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CORREA, Ms. 
GABBARD, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. BERA, Mr. KIND, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. LAR-
SON of Connecticut, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
SCHRIER, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. SHERRILL, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. CUELLAR, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
PHILLIPS, Ms. WATERS, Mr. CRIST, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. LEVIN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. 
FRANKEL, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. KIM, Mr. DOGGETT, and 
Mr. PETERSON) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing June 19, 2020, as this year’s observance of 
the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. 
Whereas news of the end of slavery did not reach frontier 
areas of the United States, and in particular the South-
western States, for more than 21⁄2 years after President 
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued 
on January 1, 1863, and months after the conclusion of 
the Civil War; 
Whereas, on June 19, 1865, Union soldiers led by Major 
General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, 
with news that the Civil War had ended and that the 
enslaved were free; 
Whereas African Americans who had been slaves in the 
Southwest celebrated June 19th, commonly known as 
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‘‘Juneteenth Independence Day’’, as the anniversary of 
their emancipation; 
Whereas African Americans from the Southwest continue the 
tradition of celebrating Juneteenth Independence Day as 
inspiration and encouragement for future generations; 
Whereas for more than 150 years, Juneteenth Independence 
Day celebrations have been held to honor African-Amer-
ican freedom while encouraging self-development and re-
spect for all cultures; and 
Whereas the faith and strength of character demonstrated by 
former slaves remains an example for all people of the 
United States, regardless of background, religion, or 
race: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the House of Representatives— 
(A) recognizes the historical significance of 
Juneteenth Independence Day to the Nation; 
(B) supports the continued celebration of 
Juneteenth Independence Day to provide an op-
portunity for the people of the United States to 
learn more about the past and to better under-
stand the experiences that have shaped the Na-
tion; and 
(C) encourages the people of the United 
States to observe Juneteenth Independence Day 
with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and pro-
grams; and 
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(2) it is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that— 
(A) the celebration of the end of slavery is 
an important and enriching part of the history 
and heritage of the United States; and 
(B) history should be regarded as a means 
for understanding the past and solving the chal-
lenges of the future. 
Æ 
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