Juneteenth: Fact Sheet

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Jun 18, 2026

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Jun 23, 2026, 4:37 pm UTC

Authors: Devon Galena

Source topics: Commemorations

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• SRES 547A resolution designating June 19, 2018, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States.
  115th Congress
• SRES 500A resolution designating June 19, 2016, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States.
  114th Congress
• HRES 480Recognizing June 19, 2021, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
  117th Congress
• HRES 450Recognizing June 19, 2019, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
  116th Congress
• HRES 948Recognizing June 19, 2018, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
  115th Congress
• HRES 787Recognizing June 19, 2016, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
  114th Congress
• HRES 1001Recognizing June 19, 2020, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
  116th Congress
• HR 7232To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Juneteenth Independence Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• S 4019A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday.
  116th Congress
• HR 1320To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Juneteenth Independence Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 475A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday.
  117th Congress
• SRES 269A resolution designating June 19, 2021, as "Juneteenth 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.
  117th Congress
• SRES 253A resolution designating June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth 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.
  116th Congress
• SRES 214A resolution designating June 19, 2017, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States.
  115th Congress
• HRES 386Recognizing June 19, 2017, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
  115th Congress
• SJRES 11A joint resolution commemorating "Juneteenth Independence Day," June 19, 1865, the day on which slavery finally came to an end in the United States.
  105th Congress
• SRES 290A resolution commemorating June 19, 2025, 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.
  119th Congress
• SRES 756A resolution designating June 19, 2024, as "Juneteenth 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.
  118th Congress
• SRES 263A resolution commemorating June 19, 2023, 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.
  118th Congress
• SRES 679A resolution commemorating June 19, 2022, 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.
  117th Congress
• SRES 620A resolution designating June 19, 2020, as "Juneteenth 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.
  116th Congress
• HRES 1308Recognizing June 19, 2024, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
  118th Congress
• HRES 505Recognizing June 19, 2023, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
  118th Congress
• HRES 1182Recognizing June 19, 2022, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
  117th Congress
• HRES 634Recognizing former Texas State Representative Al Edwards as the father of Juneteenth and showing appreciation for successfully passing Texas House Bill 1016, making Texas the first State to recognize Juneteenth (June 19) as an official State holiday.
  119th Congress
• HRES 1001Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to the Administration's stance on Greenland.
  119th Congress