The U.S. House today (June 16, 2021) passed legislation designating June 19 as a new federal holiday, just one day after the Senate voted unanimously to approve a similar bill commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., the LA Times website reports.
The House bill passed 415 to 14, and will now go to President Biden's desk just days before the date arrives.
"What I see here today is a racial divide crumbling, being crushed this day under a momentous vote that brings together people who understand the value of freedom," said Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas.
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