On the recordJune 15, 2020
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 620, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 620) designating June 19, 2020, as ``Juneteenth Independence Day'' in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
