SRES 231
110th Congress
Senate
Commemorations
Anniversaries
Black history
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
History
Minorities
Slavery
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A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.
Introduced: June 12, 2007
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Jun 19, 2007
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7846)
Jun 19, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7846)
Jun 19, 2007
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7845-7846)
Jun 19, 2007
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7845-7846)
Jun 12, 2007
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7558)
Jun 12, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7558)
Jun 12, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Recognizes the historical significance to the nation, and supports the continued celebration, of Juneteenth Independence Day (June 19, 1865, the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved African Americans were free).
Declares the sense of Congress 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.
What's happening now
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7846)
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Cosponsors
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