3.0.0 323 2023-01-11T13:22:56Z 2023-01-11T13:22:56Z House H HRES 2011-06-22 112 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-06-22T13:32:00Z A resolution observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. 112 211 SRES 2011-06-20 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3937) Identical bill CRS A resolution observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. 112 496 SRES 2012-06-19 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4308-4310; text as passed Senate: CR S4308; text of measure as introduced: CR S4304) Identical bill CRS 2011-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2011-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 N Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidays Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2011-06-22 Introduced in House 2011-07-07T19:11:47Z 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 the House of Representatives 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.

]]> Observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. Display Title Observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. Official Title as Introduced Observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2011-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hres323ih/xml/BILLS-112hres323ih.xml 2011-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.