HRES 309 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Recognizing June 19, 2015, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

Introduced Jun 11, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX

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Latest action · Jun 11, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 11, 2015
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Recognizes the historical significance to the nation, and supports the continued celebration, of Juneteenth Independence Day.

Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future, and (2) the celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States.

Cosponsors 78

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2015 to Sep 28, 2015; 77 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalJun 11, 2015
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2015
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJun 11, 2015
R-FLCurt ClawsonOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalJun 11, 2015
R-VAE. Scott RigellOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2015
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2015
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2015
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJun 11, 2015
R-ALMike RogersOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJun 11, 2015
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-CATed LieuOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalJun 11, 2015
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-VAGerald E. ConnollySep 28, 2015

Committees 1

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ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jun 11, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Jun 11, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 316Observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.Related billJun 15, 2015
SRES 500A resolution designating June 19, 2016, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States.Related billJun 16, 2016
HRES 787Recognizing June 19, 2016, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.Related billJun 15, 2016

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced
Recognizing June 19, 2015, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

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  1. Jun 11, 2015Introduced in House

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