Legislation & Advocacy Hub

Our policy and political advocacy work is just one of the ways we advance civil liberties and civil rights in the District. We engage in the legislative process by testifying on bills before the D.C. Council, working in coalition with community partners and impacted communities, and conducting research to further our understanding of the issues most impacting D.C. residents.

We aim to support bills and initiatives that strengthen District residents’ Constitutional rights and civil liberties, and defeat bills that threaten them. Please use the tools and resources below to engage in our advocacy efforts!

Resources and Tools

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Oct 17, 2019

23-291

Oct 17, 2019

23-291

Bill 23-291, the Detained Youth Access to the Juvenile Services Program Amendment Act of 2019

Position: Support

Status: Active

ACLU-DC testimony in support of the Detained Youth Access to the Juvenile Services Program Amendment Act of 2019.

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Sep 26, 2019

ACLU-DC Statement at Public Roundtable on Proposed Resolution 23-357, the “Closed Circuit Television Modernizations Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 2019”

The two proposed changes we are most concerned about lower the standard of supervision for MPD’s monitoring of CCTVs and increase the retention period for CCTV footage.

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Sep 25, 2019

Bill 23-309, the Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Amendment Act of 2019

Bill 23-309 prevents District government employees—including those in safety sensitive roles—from facing adverse employment actions simply because they use medical marijuana.

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Sep 19, 2019

ACLU Statement For D.C. Statehood Hearing

The ACLU submitted this written testimony in support of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act ("H.R. 51") to the House Oversight and Reform Committee for its Sept. 19 hearing on D.C. Statehood. H.R. 51 would...

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Apr 25, 2019

ACLU-DC Statement on the Racial Equity Achieves Results Amendment Act of 2019 to the Committee on Government Operations

The ACLU-DC calls for the legislation to apply to all bills that come before the D.C. Council, require racial equity training for all District employees, be overseen by an independent body, and more.

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Apr 11, 2019

ACLU-DC Budget Oversight Hearing Statement on the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement to the D.C. Council Judiciary Committee

The ACLU-DC supports full funding for the ONSE, but calls for better metrics on its success and for its independence from the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety.

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