Bill Title: Recognizing June 19, 2016, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 56-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. [HR787 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee [D]	Primary	N/A	N/A	HD-TX-18	Sponsored Bills	N/A	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Charles Rangel [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-NY-13	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eleanor Norton [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-8050	HD-DC	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Loretta Sanchez [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-CA-46	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Frank Pallone [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-4671	HD-NJ-6	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gregory Meeks [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-3461	HD-NY-5	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Henry Johnson [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-1605	HD-GA-4	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joyce Beatty [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-4324	HD-OH-3	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lacy Clay [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-MO-1	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sanford Bishop [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-3631	HD-GA-2	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elijah Cummings [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-MD-7	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Brenda Lawrence [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-MI-14	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Marc Veasey [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-9897	HD-TX-33	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joseph Crowley [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-NY-14	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Honda [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-CA-17	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Alma Adams [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-1510	HD-NC-12	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donna Edwards [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-MD-4	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Terri Sewell [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-2665	HD-AL-7	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bonnie Coleman [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-5801	HD-NJ-12	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Luis Gutierrez [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-IL-4	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Marcia Fudge [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-OH-11	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ruben Hinojosa [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-TX-15	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Hakeem Jeffries [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-5936	HD-NY-8	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Julia Brownley [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-5811	HD-CA-26	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mark Pocan [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-2906	HD-WI-2	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gerald Connolly [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-1492	HD-VA-11	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Ruben Gallego [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-224-4521	SD-AZ	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gene Green [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-TX-29	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Israel [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-NY-3	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Danny Davis [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-5006	HD-IL-7	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Daniel Kildee [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-MI-8	Sponsored Bills	N/A	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Debbie Dingell [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-4071	HD-MI-6	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Corrine Brown [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-FL-5	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jerrold Nadler [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-5635	HD-NY-12	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Cohen [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-3265	HD-TN-9	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Henry Cuellar [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-1640	HD-TX-28	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Earl Blumenauer [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-OR-3	Sponsored Bills	N/A	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Janice Hahn [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-CA-44	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robin Kelly [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-0773	HD-IL-2	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Derek Kilmer [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-WA-6	Sponsored Bills	N/A	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative G. Butterfield [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-NC-1	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eliot Engel [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-NY-16	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Barbara Lee [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-CA-12	Sponsored Bills	N/A	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tammy Duckworth [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-224-2854	SD-IL	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Zoe Lofgren [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-3072	HD-CA-18	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Conyers [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-MI-13	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Cedric Richmond [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-LA-2	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Stacey Plaskett [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-1790	HD-VI	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ted Lieu [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-3976	HD-CA-36	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Betty McCollum [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-6631	HD-MN-4	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rick Larsen [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-2605	HD-WA-2	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Chaka Fattah [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-PA-2	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Chris Van Hollen [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-224-4654	SD-MD	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Alcee Hastings [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-FL-20	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Pete Olson [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-TX-22	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Lewis [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-GA-5	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Al Green [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-7508	HD-TX-9	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Randy Weber [R]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-2831	HD-TX-14	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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