Bill Title: A 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.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-14)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-16 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4323; text as passed Senate: CR S4305-4306) [SR500 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Senator John Cornyn [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-TX	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Barbara Boxer [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tammy Baldwin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Michael Bennet [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CO	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Cory Booker [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NJ	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Sherrod Brown [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OH	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Richard Burr [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Robert Casey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-PA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Thad Cochran [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MS	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mike Crapo [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ID	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Ted Cruz [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-TX	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Richard Durbin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IL	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Dianne Feinstein [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Al Franken [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NY	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mazie Hirono [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-HI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator James Inhofe [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OK	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tim Kaine [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Amy Klobuchar [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator James Lankford [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OK	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Patrick Leahy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mike Lee [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-UT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Edward Markey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Jeff Merkley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OR	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Lisa Murkowski [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-AK	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Christopher Murphy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Patty Murray [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Bill Nelson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-FL	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Rand Paul [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-KY	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Gary Peters [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Harry Reid [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NV	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Marco Rubio [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-FL	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Charles Schumer [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NY	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tim Scott [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-SC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Debbie Stabenow [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Thom Tillis [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mark Warner [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-RI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Roger Wicker [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MS	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Ron Wyden [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OR	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Elizabeth Warren [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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