Juneteenth Federal Holiday Day Off
Biden signed the bill into law on June 17. Juneteenth is set to become the nations 11th federal public holiday following congressional passage of a measure that formally recognises a day that commemorates the end of slavery and. Twtlqqmplbg Wm Following a unanimous vote from the Senate and a 415-14 vote from the House to establish June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on. Juneteenth federal holiday day off . The national reckoning over race helped set the stage for Juneteenth to become the first new federal holiday since 1983 when Martin Luther King Jr. Government employees granted paid leave on. Juneteenth just became an official federal holiday meaning its a paid day off for federal employees after winning approval from Congress and being signed into law by President Joe Biden. JUNETEENTH is that much closer to becoming a federal holiday after the Senate ...