Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

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Public Law 117-17
by the 117th Congress of the United States

Pub.L. 117−17, 135 Stat. 287, S. 475, enacted June 17, 2021

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3669025the 117th Congress of the United States2021

117^TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS
1^ST SESSION

An Act
To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Juneteenth National Independence Day Act”.

SEC. 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.”.

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