Recognizing June 19, 2020, as this year’s observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

H. Res. 1001 · 116th Congress · Jun 30, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That—

(1)

the House of Representatives—

(A)

recognizes the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day to the Nation;

(B)

supports the continued celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day to provide an opportunity for the people of the United States to learn more about the past and to better understand the experiences that have shaped the Nation; and

(C)

encourages the people of the United States to observe Juneteenth Independence Day with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs; and

(2)

it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—

(A)

the celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States; and

(B)

history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.

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Jun 15, 2020 Introduced in House Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Moore, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Meeks, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Adams, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Rush, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Bass, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Payne, Ms. Omar, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Evans, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Allred, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Horsford, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Welch, Ms. Dean, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Engel, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Meng, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Neal, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Soto, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sires, Mr. Foster, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. DeGette, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Trone, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Takano, Mr. Peters, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Wild, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Himes, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Crow, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Luria, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Axne, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Keating, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Correa, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Luján, Mr. Bera, Mr. Kind, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Titus, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Gottheimer, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Waters, Mr. Crist, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. Speier, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Kim, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Peterson) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

Recognizing June 19, 2020, as this year’s observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

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