Bill Information for hres634-119

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Long Title

Recognizing former Texas State Representative Al Edwards as the father of Juneteenth and showing appreciation for successfully passing Texas House Bill 1016, making Texas the first State to recognize Juneteenth (June 19) as an official State holiday.

Short Title

The Original Resolution Recognizing Al Edwards as the Father of Juneteenth

Vote Information

Status: REFERRED as of 2025-08-05 00:00:00.

Sponsor: This bill was sponsored by Al Green (D-TX).

Party line votes are determined based on this being a D-sponsored piece of legislation. See here for information on how party line votes are determined.

Vote count: There were 0 roll call votes on this bill in total.