SRES 214 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

A resolution designating June 19, 2017, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States.

Introduced Jun 29, 2017 Originated Senate Sponsor Roger F. Wicker R-MS

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Latest action · Aug 1, 2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4695)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 29, 2017
  2. Agreed to in SenateAug 1, 2017

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates June 19, 2017, as Juneteenth Independence Day.

Recognizes the historical significance and supports the continued celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 29, 2017 to Jul 11, 2017; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAl FrankenOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJun 29, 2017
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalJun 29, 2017
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-GADavid PerdueOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-UTMike LeeOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-KYRand PaulOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalJun 29, 2017
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-TXTed CruzOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-MSThad CochranOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-NCThom TillisOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-VATim KaineOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-SCTim ScottOriginalJun 29, 2017
R-INTodd YoungOriginalJun 29, 2017
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoJul 11, 2017

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 29, 2017Discharged Aug 2, 2017

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 1, 2017Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  2. Aug 1, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4695)
  3. Jun 29, 2017Introduced in Senate
  4. Jun 29, 2017Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3864-3865)

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S4695Rob Portman R-OHAug 1, 2017
SenateText printed S3864—Jun 29, 2017

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R44865Juneteenth: Fact SheetReportJun 18, 2026

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 547A resolution designating June 19, 2018, 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 14, 2018
HRES 936Expressing support for designation of June 19, 2018, 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 13, 2018
HRES 948Recognizing June 19, 2018, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.Related billJun 19, 2018

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A resolution designating June 19, 2017, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States.

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 1, 2017Agreed to Senate
  2. Jun 29, 2017Introduced in Senate

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