SRES 584 110th Congress Senate Commemorations Anniversaries Black history Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues History Minorities Slavery Special days

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…

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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 5, 2008 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Jun 17, 2008

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5703-5704)

Jun 17, 2008

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5703-5704)

Jun 17, 2008

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5703-5704)

Jun 17, 2008

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5703-5704)

Jun 5, 2008

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5217)

Jun 5, 2008

Introduced in Senate

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

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 June 17, 2008

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5703-5704)

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Cosponsors 1

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Jun 17, 2008

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 584: 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.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-584/

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"S. Res. 584: 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.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-584/.

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S. Res. 584, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-584/.

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