Recognizing June 19, 2020, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
Latest action · Jun 30, 2020 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2020
- Agreed to in HouseJun 30, 2020
Summary
This resolution recognizes the historical significance and supports the continued celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day, June 19, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
Cosponsors 214
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2020 to Jun 29, 2020; 202 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Abby Finkenauer | Jun 24, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jun 26, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 29, 2020 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jun 29, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2020Discharged Jun 30, 2020 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2020Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- Jun 30, 2020Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
- Jun 30, 2020Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2682)
- Jun 30, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2682)
- Jun 30, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E590, H2682Text printed H2682 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 30, 2020 |
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
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Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44865 | Juneteenth: Fact Sheet | Report | Jun 18, 2026 |
Related bills 4
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Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing June 19, 2020, 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 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2020Engrossed in House
- Jun 15, 2020Introduced in House
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