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Senate unanimously passes a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday!
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution today establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
The legislation had gained momentum since the massive Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd last year and the Democrats' takeover of the White House and Congress.
Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey, Texas Republican, Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee are among the members of Congress who led the effort to to make Juneteenth the 12th
federal holiday.
The measure needs to pass the House and be signed by President Biden to become law.
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Re: Senate unanimously passes a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday!
I applaud the efforts. But there is serious work that needs to be done.....trying for optimism.
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Re: Senate unanimously passes a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday!
This is one of the most horrific events that ever happened to African Americans besides slavery…..and so many of us never learned about this in world history.
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Re: Senate unanimously passes a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday!
The measure passed the 'House' as well....!
- President Biden will sign the bill today to establish Juneteenth as a federal holidaycommemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
- The legislation gained momentum in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd last year — but Congress has made little progress on federal police reform. A bill named for Floyd remains stalled following Republican opposition.
The President and Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to deliver remarks at 3:30 p.m. ET at the White House on the creation of the federal holiday.
Juneteenth will be the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983, and will become at least the eleventh federal holiday recognized by the US federal government.
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