III 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 263 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 21, 2023 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Rosen , Mr. Wicker , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Collins , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Warnock , Mrs. Murray , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Kelly , Mr. Carper , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Casey , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Booker , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Warner , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Hickenlooper , Mr. Wyden , Mr. King , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Smith , Mr. Fetterman , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Brown , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Welch , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Coons , and Mr. Hoeven ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Commemorating June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth National 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.