Introduced
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To designate the third Saturday in June as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day," and encourage individuals, educational institutions, and social, community, religious, labor, and business organizations to pause on Juneteenth national freedom day and reflect upon the strong survival instinct of the African-American slaves, and the excitement and great joy with which they first celebrated the abolition of slavery. “Juneteenth” commemorates June 19, 1865 as the date that news of the abolition of slavery reached the slaves in the western states.
Referred to the Committee on Great Lakes and Tourism
