SRES 756
118th Congress
Senate
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
A resolution designating June 19, 2024, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
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Agreed to (Senate)
Jul 9, 2024
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4308; text: CR S4271)
Jul 9, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4308; text: CR S4271)
Jul 9, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This resolution designates June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth Independence Day to recognize and observe the end of slavery in the United States.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4308; text: CR S4271)
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Cosponsors
39
D
Baldwin, Tammy
D
Bennet, Michael F.
R
Blackburn, Marsha
D
Blumenthal, Richard
D
Booker, Cory A.
R
Britt, Katie Boyd
D
Cantwell, Maria
R
Cassidy, Bill
R
Collins, Susan M.
D
Coons, Christopher A.
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
R
Cramer, Kevin
D
Duckworth, Tammy
D
Durbin, Richard J.
R
Fischer, Deb
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
R
Grassley, Chuck
R
Hagerty, Bill
D
Hickenlooper, John W.
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
R
Hoeven, John
R
Johnson, Ron
D
Kaine, Tim
D
Kelly, Mark
I
King, Angus S., Jr.
D
Klobuchar, Amy
D
Merkley, Jeff
D
Murphy, Christopher
D
Padilla, Alex
D
Peters, Gary C.
I
Sanders, Bernard
R
Scott, Tim
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
D
Smith, Tina
D
Warnock, Raphael G.
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
R
Wicker, Roger F.
D
Wyden, Ron
R
Young, Todd
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 756: A resolution designating June 19, 2024, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-756/
"S. Res. 756: A resolution designating June 19, 2024, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-756/.
S. Res. 756, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-756/.
[S. Res. 756: A resolution designating June 19, 2024, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-756/)