S 4019 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

Introduced Jun 22, 2020 Originated Senate Sponsor Edward J. Markey D-MA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 22, 2020
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJun 22, 2020
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalJun 22, 2020
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJun 22, 2020
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-COCory GardnerOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-IAJoni ErnstOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-MOJosh HawleyOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalJun 22, 2020
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-VATim KaineOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-SCTim ScottOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-MNTina SmithOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-INTodd YoungOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-NMTom UdallOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-NEBen SasseJun 23, 2020
R-NDJohn HoevenJun 24, 2020
D-HIBrian SchatzJun 25, 2020
D-ORJeff MerkleyJun 25, 2020
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIJun 30, 2020
D-VAMark R. WarnerJul 1, 2020
D-RIJack ReedJul 2, 2020
D-RISheldon WhitehouseJul 2, 2020
D-MIDebbie StabenowJul 22, 2020
R-OHRob PortmanSep 8, 2020

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 22, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 22, 2020Introduced in Senate
  2. 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S4612–S4614John Cornyn R-TX, Ron Johnson R-WI, Tina Smith D-MNJul 30, 2020
SenateDebate and remarks S4390, S4391Edward J. Markey D-MA, John Cornyn R-TX, Ron Johnson R-WIJul 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.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 7232Juneteenth National Independence Day ActRelated billJun 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.

  1. Jun 22, 2020Introduced in Senate

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