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H.R. 1320 117th 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: February 25, 2021 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidaysRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history
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Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Latest action February 25, 2021

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 1
  • S 475 Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 153
All 153 Democratic 109 Republican 1
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Aug 24, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Jun 16, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 16, 2021
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Chu, Judy
California · Jun 16, 2021
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 16, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· Jun 16, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jun 16, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 14, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 14, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Jun 8, 2021
Taylor, Van
· May 7, 2021
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Mar 8, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Mar 8, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Mar 8, 2021
DOYLE, MIKE
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 8, 2021
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Green, Al
Texas · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 8, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Mar 8, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Mar 8, 2021
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2021
Manning, Kathy
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 8, 2021
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 8, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1320: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1320/
MLA
"H.R. 1320: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1320/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1320, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1320/.
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[H.R. 1320: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1320/)
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