,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjad    
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,conyers1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1   
,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of       
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4       
,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 
,waters1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of      
,illinois1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1  
,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 
,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,thompson of          
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,hastings of         
,florida1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4         
,doggett1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,cohen1    
,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,lewis1  
,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mr4     
,rush1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,crowley1    
,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4      
,meeks1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,costa1    
,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4          
,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4         
,kennedy1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4
 ,al ,green of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,lee of     

,california1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,hahn1  
and ,mr4 ,nolan7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,recognizing    
,june #ai1 #bjad1 as this year's        
observance of the historical            
significance of ,juneteenth             
,independence ,day4  ,whereas news of   
the end of slavery did not reach        
frontier areas of the ,united ,states1  
and in particular the ,southwestern     
,states1 for more than #bab years after 
,president ,lincoln's ,emancipation     
,proclamation1 which was issued on      
,january #a1 #ahfc1 and months after the
 conclusion of the ,civil ,war2 ,whereas
 on ,june #ai1 #ahfe1 ,union soldiers   
led by ,major ,general ,gordon ,granger 
arrived in ,galveston1 ,texas1 with news
 that the ,civil ,war had ended and that
 the enslaved were free2 ,whereas       
,african-,americans who had been slaves 
in the ,southwest celebrated ,june      
#aith1 commonly known as 8,juneteenth   

,independence ,day01 as the anniversary 
of their emancipation2 ,whereas         
,african-,americans from the ,southwest 
continue the tradition of celebrating   
,juneteenth ,independence ,day as       
inspiration and encouragement for future
 generations2 ,whereas for more than    
#ade years1 ,juneteenth ,independence   
,day celebrations have been held to     
honor ,african-,american freedom while  
encouraging self-development and respect
 for all cultures2 and ,whereas the     
faith and strength of character         
demonstrated by former slaves remains an
 example for all people of the ,united  
,states1 regardless of background1      
religion1 or race3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that--  7#a7 the ,house of         
,representatives--  7,a7 recognizes the 
historical significance of ,juneteenth  
,independence ,day to the ,nation2  7,b7
 supports the continued celebration of  
,juneteenth ,independence ,day to       
provide an opportunity for the people of
 the ,united ,states to learn more about

 the past and to better understand the  
experiences that have shaped the        
,nation2 and  7,c7 encourages the people
 of the ,united ,states to observe      
,juneteenth ,independence ,day with     
appropriate ceremonies1 activities1 and 
programs2 and  7#b7 it is the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that--   
7,a7 the celebration of the end of      
slavery is an important and enriching   
part of the history and heritage of the 
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 history      
should be regarded as a means for       
understanding the past and solving the  
challenges of the future4