Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy will support Juneteenth bill
Published Date: 6/16/2021
Source: axios.com
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy will support a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday when it comes to the floor later Wednesday, his office tells Axios.
Why it matters: The House is slated to pass a bill making June 19 — Juneteenth — a federal holiday that memorializes when the last enslaved people in Texas learned about their freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation.
It will then go to President Biden for his signature just days before the occasion and one day after the Senate passed the bill unanimously.