Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
Latest action · Jun 22, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
This bill designates Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a legal public holiday.
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2020 to Sep 8, 2020; 46 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 22, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4612–S4614 | John Cornyn R-TX, Ron Johnson R-WI, Tina Smith D-MN | Jul 30, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4390, S4391 | Edward J. Markey D-MA, John Cornyn R-TX, Ron Johnson R-WI | Jul 22, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44865 | Juneteenth: Fact Sheet | Report | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R41990 | Federal Holidays: Evolution and Current Practices | Report | Jul 1, 2021 |
| R46644 | Commemorative Legislation in Congress: Trends and Observations, 93rd Through 115th Congresses Archived | Report | Dec 18, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7232 | Juneteenth National Independence Day Act | Related bill | Jun 18, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2020Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
