Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

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The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act is a U.S. federal law that established Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, as an official national holiday.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
amends Title 5 of the United States Code ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America ⓘ
category 2021 in American law ⓘ
United States federal holidays legislation ⓘ
United States federal legislation ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 5 of the United States Code ⓘ
commemorates June 19, 1865 announcement of General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas ⓘ
end of slavery in the United States ⓘ
congressNumber 117th United States Congress ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createsHolidayFor federal employees ⓘ
dateSigned 2021-06-17 ⓘ
defines Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday ⓘ
effect created Juneteenth National Independence Day as a federal holiday ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
holidayDate June 19 ⓘ
holidayNameCreated Juneteenth National Independence Day ⓘ
holidayType federal holiday ⓘ
houseVoteType roll call vote ⓘ
introducedBy Edward J. Markey ⓘ
linked to: Ed Markey

Sheila Jackson Lee ⓘ
introducedIn United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea civil rights law ⓘ
federal holidays law ⓘ
labor and employment law ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 117-17 ⓘ
purpose to establish Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday ⓘ
relatedTo Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
United States federal legal holidays ⓘ
sectionAffected 5 U.S.C. § 6103 ⓘ
shortName Juneteenth National Independence Day Act ⓘ
signatoryOffice President of the United States ⓘ
signedAt White House ⓘ
signedBy Joe Biden ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
subject Juneteenth ⓘ
United States federal holidays ⓘ
abolition of slavery in the United States ⓘ
tookEffectOn 2021-06-17 ⓘ
voteOutcomeHouse passed ⓘ
voteOutcomeSenate passed by unanimous consent ⓘ
yearEnacted 2021 ⓘ

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117th United States Congress → passedLegislation → Juneteenth National Independence Day Act ⓘ
Juneteenth National Independence Day Act → shortName → Juneteenth National Independence Day Act ⓘ
Juneteenth National Independence Day Act → effect → created Juneteenth National Independence Day as a federal holiday ⓘ
linked to: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
Juneteenth National Independence Day Act → defines → Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday ⓘ
linked to: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act