United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 45 (112th)
A joint resolution amending title 36, United States Code, to designate June 19 as "Juneteenth Independence Day".
Introduced
19 June 2012
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Designates June 19 as an annual day of patriotic and national observance for Juneteenth Independence Day. (On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved African Americans were free.) Requests that the President issue a proclamation each year calling on state and local governments and the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 June 2012
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 June 2012
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 19 June 2012
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/45
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/sjres/45