# Congress Overwhelmingly Approves Juneteenth as New Federal Holiday

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**Created:** [June 17, 2021, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-overwhelmingly-approves-juneteenth-as-new-federal-holiday/944440 "2021-06-17T04:52:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-overwhelmingly-approves-juneteenth-as-new-federal-holiday/944440/32 "2021-06-17T16:11:23Z")

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As a longtime fed employee, I’ll happily take off as many days as they give me, but I wonder if there will ever be a maximum as to how many fed holidays there are? Maybe if Congress adds a new one, they have to eliminate an old one…. Maybe combine Vet’s w/ Memorial? Or elim Columb (unless renamed for indigenous). Or add Juneteenth and cut MLK?

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