On June 17, 2021 President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The law made June 19th a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Juneteenth's commemoration is on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865, announcement of Union Army General Gordon Granger proclaiming and enforcing freedom of enslaved people in Texas, which was the last state of the Confederacy with institutional slavery. The House version of the bill was sponsored by Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and was co-sponsored by 166 members, two of whom are Republicans. It passed 415 to 14, with all the no votes coming from Republicans. It passed the Senate via unanimous consent.
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@Brandonnoe84Libertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, and make Emancipation Day a national holiday as well.
@928VZ7Y3yrs3Y
end all federal holidays
@8VB7YCRConstitution4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as all other races of slave trade hisory are declared federal holidays.
@8TVFM264yrs4Y
No, the blacks where emancipated, isn’t that enough? Besides, they already get far many more entitlements and handouts.
@nmhoskinsConstitution4yrs4Y
Yes, but it should not be politicized.
@6XQ5DXPRepublican4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as no tax dollars are used to fund it
@8TD2ZGY4yrs4Y
No, all holidays are personal events and do not require national recognition
@8TM7N9BConstitution4yrs4Y
No, abolish federal holidays
@6JY5BRYLibertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, only if we remove a religious holiday from federal observance.
@Graham4GALibertarian3yrs3Y
No, the only federal holiday should be Election Day.
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