Biden To Sign Bill Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday Thursday At 3:30 p.m.
When the White House Press Office sent its daily guidance for Thursday to media late today, it included the following: “3:30 p.m.: THE PRESIDENT signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law; THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT deliver remarks.”
Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts were the sponsors of the bipartisan bill, which passed unanimously in the Senate on Tuesday. The bill next goes to President Biden’s desk, where it will surely be signed into law.
The federal designation would also put pressure on businesses and local governments to align. The last new federal holiday created was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
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