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Mar 07, 2023
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ACLU Urges BLOCKING ENACTMENT OF D.C.’s REVISED CRIMINAL CODE ACT OF 2022 DULY ENACTED BY THE D.C. COUNCIL

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Jun 21, 2021
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ACLU S.51 D.C. Statehood Written Statement

D.C. residents deserve full representation in our national government. Also, in granting Statehood through an act of Congress, S. 51 is a valid and defensible exercise of congressional power. It is beyond time to give D.C. the true autonomy and self-governance that comes with statehood.
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Jun 25, 2020
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ACLU Vote Recommendation to the House Urging Members to Vote Yes on H.R. 51

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Feb 11, 2020
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ACLU Letter In Support of H.R. 5803

In this letter, the ACLU urges members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee to vote “yes” on H.R. 5803, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, as introduced, during the February 11, 2020 markup. H.R. 5803 would grant statehood to the residential areas of the current District of Columbia.
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Sep 19, 2019
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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 grant statehood to the residential areas of the current District of Columbia.
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Mar 07, 2023
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Mar 07, 2023
  • D.C. Statehood|
  • +2 Issues

ACLU Urges BLOCKING ENACTMENT OF D.C.’s REVISED CRIMINAL CODE ACT OF 2022 DULY ENACTED BY THE D.C. COUNCIL

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Jun 21, 2021
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Jun 21, 2021
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ACLU S.51 D.C. Statehood Written Statement

D.C. residents deserve full representation in our national government. Also, in granting Statehood through an act of Congress, S. 51 is a valid and defensible exercise of congressional power. It is beyond time to give D.C. the true autonomy and self-governance that comes with statehood.
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Jun 25, 2020
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Jun 25, 2020
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ACLU Vote Recommendation to the House Urging Members to Vote Yes on H.R. 51

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Feb 11, 2020
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Feb 11, 2020
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ACLU Letter In Support of H.R. 5803

In this letter, the ACLU urges members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee to vote “yes” on H.R. 5803, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, as introduced, during the February 11, 2020 markup. H.R. 5803 would grant statehood to the residential areas of the current District of Columbia.
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Sep 19, 2019
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Sep 19, 2019
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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 grant statehood to the residential areas of the current District of Columbia.
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