A resolution commemorating June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.

This resolution recognizes June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day," marking the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when news that slavery had ended reached enslaved people in the Southwestern states. No official summary is available for this bill.

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