US Congress Senate Resolution 496 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
June 19 2012 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4308-4310; text as passed Senate: CR S4308; text of measure as introduced: CR S4304)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Recognizes the historical significance to the nation, and supports the continued celebration, of Juneteenth Independence Day (June 19, 1865, the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved African Americans were free). Declares the sense of the Senate that: (1) history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future, and (2) the celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States.

A resolution observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

Sen Levin, Carl	Sen Akaka, Daniel K.	Sen Begich, Mark	Sen Boxer, Barbara
Sen Brown, Sherrod	Sen Cardin, Benjamin L.	Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr.	Sen Cornyn, John
Sen Durbin, Richard	Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E.	Sen Harkin, Tom	Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey
Sen Landrieu, Mary L.	Sen Lautenberg, Frank R.	Sen Leahy, Patrick J.	Sen Nelson, Bill
Sen Pryor, Mark L.	Sen Schumer, Charles E.	Sen Stabenow, Debbie	Sen Warner, Mark R.
Sen Webb, Jim	Sen Wicker, Roger F.

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-19	Senate	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4308-4310; text as passed Senate: CR S4308; text of measure as introduced: CR S4304)

HR323 (Same As) 2011-06-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
SR211 (Same As) 2011-06-20 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3937)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SE00496:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112sres496ats/pdf/BILLS-112sres496ats.pdf