Rep. Jackson Lee Introduces Bill to Establish Juneteenth Independence Day as Federal Holiday
2021-02-27
Bill Intros-House2021-02-27
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1320) to amend title 5, U.S. Code, "to establish Juneteenth Independence Day as a Federal holiday."
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1320) to amend title 5, U.S. Code, "to establish Juneteenth Independence Day as a Federal holiday."
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