Juneteenth National Holiday 2024. Washington — president joe biden signed the juneteenth national independence day act into law thursday, officially making june 19 a federal holiday and giving national recognition to a day. More than half of states will recognize juneteenth as an official public holiday in 2023.
Juneteenth is observed on june 19 each year commemorating the emancipation of. Juneteenth is on the 171th day of 2024.