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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7232
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Juneteenth Independence
Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 18, 2020
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. VELA, Mr.
GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KIM, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr.
ALLRED, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas,
Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr.
CICILLINE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr.
MCEACHIN, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. MOORE,
Ms. FINKENAUER, Ms. WEXTON, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New
York, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. VAN
DREW, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. BERA, Mr.
TRONE, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia,
Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr.
ENGEL, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
COOPER, Ms. DEAN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. SCANLON, Mr.
KENNEDY, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. LOWENTHAL,
Mr. KILMER, Ms. OMAR, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SEAN PATRICK
MALONEY of New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SWALWELL of
California, Ms. BASS, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms.
DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. SPANBERGER, Miss RICE of New York, Mrs.
HAYES, Ms. SEWELL
of Alabama, Mr. LEVIN
of California, Mr.
MORELLE, and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish
Juneteenth Independence Day as a Federal holiday, and
for other purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Juneteenth National
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Independence Day Act’’.
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SEC. 2. JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY.
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Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
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amended by inserting after the item relating to Memorial
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Day the following:
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‘‘Juneteenth Independence Day.’’.
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