,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #age  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ai1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,levin 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 ,mr4 ,cowan1   
,mr4 ,harkin1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4   
,cardin1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado1 ,mr4 
,leahy1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1    
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mrs4      
,hagan1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 ,mr4
 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,coons1 
,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4        
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1
 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,risch1 
,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,ms4      
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,begich1    
,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,new       
,mexico1 and ,ms4 ,warren7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,observing ,juneteenth ,independence    
,day1 ,june #ai1 #ahfe1 the day on which
 slavery finally came to an end in the  
,united ,states4  ,whereas news of the  
end of slavery did not reach the        

frontier areas of the ,united ,states1  
and in particular the ,southwestern     
,states1 for more than #b years after   
,president ,abraham ,lincoln's          
,emancipation ,proclamation1 which was  
issued on ,january #a1 #ahfc1 months    
after the conclusion of the ,civil ,war2
 ,whereas1 on ,june #ai1 #ahfe1 ,union  
soldiers1 led by ,major ,general ,gordon
 ,granger1 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 #ai1 commonly known as 
,juneteenth ,independence ,day1 as      
inspiration and encouragement for future
 generations2 ,whereas ,african         
,americans from the ,southwest1 for more
 than #ade years1 continue the tradition
 of observing ,juneteenth ,independence 
,day2 ,whereas #db ,states1 the         
,district of ,columbia1 and other       
countries1 including ,goree ,island1    
,senegal 7a former slave port71 have    

designated ,juneteenth ,independence    
,day as a special day of observance in  
recognition of the emancipation of all  
slaves in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas 
,juneteenth ,independence ,day          
celebrations have been held to honor    
,african-,american freedom while        
encouraging self-development and respect
 for all cultures2 ,whereas the faith   
and strength of character demonstrated  
by former slaves and their descendants  
remain an example for all people of the 
,united ,states1 regardless of          
background1 religion1 or race2 ,whereas 
the late ,lula ,briggs ,galloway of     
,saginaw1 ,michigan--author1 social     
activist1 curator of ,african-,american 
history1 originator of the interim      
,juneteenth ,creative ,culture ,center  
and ,museum in ,saginaw1 ,michigan1 and 
then-,president of the ,national        
,association of ,juneteenth ,lineage1   
,inc4--successfully worked to bring     
national recognition to ,juneteenth     
,independence ,day and encouraged the   

,united ,states ,senate and the ,united 
,states ,house of ,representatives to   
pass a resolution in #aiig in honor of  
that day2 ,whereas national observance  
of ,juneteenth ,independence ,day       
continues under the steadfast leadership
 of the ,national ,juneteenth           
,observance ,foundation2 ,whereas       
,frederick ,douglass1 born ,frederick   
,augustus ,washington ,bailey in        
,maryland in #ahah1 escaped from slavery
 and became a leading writer1 orator1   
and publisher1 and one of the ,united   
,states' most influential advocates for 
abolitionism1 and the equality of all   
people2 ,whereas1 on ,september #aj1    
#bjab1 and ,september #ab1 #bjab1 the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate1 respectively1 each passed      
legislation1 signed into law by the     
,president on ,september #bj1 #bjab     
7,public ,law #aab-agd71 to direct the  
,joint ,committee on the ,library to    
accept a statue depicting ,frederick    
,douglass from the ,district of         

,columbia and to provide for the        
permanent display of the statue in      
,emancipation ,hall of the ,united      
,states ,capitol1 during an unveiling   
,ceremony on ,june #ai1 #bjac1 the same 
day as recognition of ,juneteenth       
,independence ,day2 ,whereas1 on ,june  
#ah1 #bjji1 the ,united ,states ,senate 
and on ,july #bi1 #bjjh1 the ,united    
,states ,house of ,representatives each 
adopted resolutions apologizing for the 
legacy of slavery in the ,united ,states
 and ,jim ,crow laws2 ,whereas the crime
 of lynching succeeded slavery1 and on  
,june #ac1 #bjje1 the ,united ,states   
,senate adopted a resolution apologizing
 to the victims of lynching and the     
descendants of those victims2 ,whereas  
slavery was not officially abolished    
until the ratification of the #acth     
amendment to the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states in ,january #ahfe2 and  
,whereas1 over the course of its        
history1 the ,united ,states has grown  
into a symbol of democracy and freedom  

around the world3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7 recognizes  
the historical significance of          
,juneteenth ,independence ,day to the   
,united ,states2  7#b7 supports the     
continued nationwide 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 ,united
 ,states2 and  7#c7 recognizes that the 
observance of the end of slavery is a   
part of the history and heritage of the 
,united ,states4