S. 475 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 475 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2021Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Smith, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Burr, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hawley, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Warren, Mr. Risch, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Young, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Casey, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Warner, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. King, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Luján, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. 2. Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Memorial Day the following: Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19. .