[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4538-S4539]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY ACT

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 475 
and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 475) to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal 
     public holiday.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 475) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows

                                 S. 475

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Juneteenth National 
     Independence Day Act''.

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     SEC. 2. JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY AS A LEGAL 
                   PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

       Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the item relating to Memorial Day the 
     following:
       ``Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19.''.

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