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Senate Bill 475
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
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Became Public Law 117-17 on Jun 17, 2021
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S. 475 (Introduced-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 475


To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday.


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 25, 2021

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Smith, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Burr, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hawley, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Warren, Mr. Risch, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Young, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Casey, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Warner, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. King, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Luján, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary


A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Juneteenth National Independence Day Act”.

SEC. 2. Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday.

Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Memorial Day the following:

“ Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19.”.