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Juneteenth: Fact Sheet - Federation of American Scientists

H.Res. 1001 to recognize June 19 as Juneteenth Independence Day, was introduced on June 15, 2020.3 The resolution garnered 214 co-sponsors, and it led to the introduction of the first Juneteenth National Independence Day Act (H.R. 7232) on June 18, 2020. A subsequent Senate bill (S. 4019) was introduced on June 22, 2020.