Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

Bill: 117-hr-1320
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-02-25
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Racial and ethnic relations

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Juneteenth National Independence Day Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes Juneteenth Independence Day as a federal holiday.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1320 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2021 Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Meng , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Welch , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Norton , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mr. Trone , Mr. Schneider , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. McNerney , Ms. DeGette , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Neguse , Ms. Speier , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Jeffries , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Stanton , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Mfume , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Ms. Titus , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Adams , Mr. Jones , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Blumenauer , Mrs. Luria , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mr. Morelle , Mr. Pallone , Mrs. Fletcher , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Payne , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Costa , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mrs. Lawrence , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Pingree , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Evans , Mr. Rush , Mr. McEachin , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Wild , Mrs. Demings , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Phillips , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Weber of Texas , Ms. Dean , Mr. Casten , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Carson , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Sires , and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Juneteenth Independence Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act . 2. Juneteenth Independence Day Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Memorial Day the following: Juneteenth Independence Day. .