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Juneteenth bill passes House, set to become 11th federal holiday

By Emily Brooks
Published June 16, 2021 11:19pm ET
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Juneteenth bill passes House, set to become 11th federal holiday
Domino Holmes, left, of Dallas, and Chana Olse, of Ft. Worth, look at images on a phone in front of a Juneteenth balloon set at the inaugural Juneteenth on Main Block Party, in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas, on Sunday, June 18, 2023. | (Stewart F. House/AP)

A bill to make Juneteenth Independence Day a federal holiday passed the House on Wednesday and will head to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.

The bill would make June 19 the 11th federal legal public holiday.

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