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S.RES.584: A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about civil rights and liberties, minority issues
- Introduced June 5, 2008
- Latest Major Action June 17, 2008
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
18 (17 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 1 Republican)
Bill Summary
Recognizes the historical significance to the nation, and supports the continued celebration, of Juneteenth Independence Day (June 19, 1865, the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved African Americans were free). Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future; and (2) the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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| June 5, 2008 |
Introduced in the Senate by Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) |