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H.R. 7232 116th Congress House

Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Juneteenth Independence Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 18, 2020 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidaysRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history
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Jun 18, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 18, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

This bill establishes Juneteenth Independence Day as a federal holiday.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1320 Reintroduced Bill Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
  • S 4019 Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 158
All 158 Democratic 88 Republican 1
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 9, 2020
KIND, RON
· Sep 11, 2020
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Aug 22, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· Jul 29, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 20, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· Jul 16, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 13, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 9, 2020
Wild, Susan
· Jul 1, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Jun 30, 2020
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 30, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 29, 2020
Cox, TJ
· Jun 29, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jun 29, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Jun 29, 2020
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jun 29, 2020
Loebsack, David
· Jun 29, 2020
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jun 29, 2020
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 29, 2020
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jun 29, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 26, 2020
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 26, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 25, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 25, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 25, 2020
Haaland, Debra
· Jun 25, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 25, 2020
Higgins, Brian
· Jun 25, 2020
Kildee, Daniel
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jun 25, 2020
Kuster, Ann
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 25, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jun 25, 2020
McAdams, Ben
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 25, 2020
Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Jun 25, 2020
Rouda, Harley
· Jun 25, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jun 25, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7232/
MLA
"H.R. 7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7232/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7232, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7232/.
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[H.R. 7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7232/)
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