Juneteenth on its way to becoming a national holiday

Juneteenth on its way to becoming a national holiday

A bill that would add Juneteenth as a federal holiday is now heading to President Joe Biden's desk for signature after the House approved the measure Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 415-14.

The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent Tuesday night.

This is the first time in nearly 40 years there will be a new federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was signed into law in 1983.

There will now be 12 federal holidays.

JUNETEENTH AND THELEGISLATION TO CELEBRATE,AND, AS WELL, FOR SOME TOMUTE ITS CELEBRATION.