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Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Brooke Pinto 3
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Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Anita Bonds 7
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Councilmember Matthew Frumin Councilmember Vincent C. G ray 11
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Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Zachary Parker 15
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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 23
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 27
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To celebrate the 125
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anniversary of the National Consumers League and recognize the 32
organization for its contributions to social justice and consumers’ rights nationally and in 33
the District of Columbia. 34
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WHEREAS, the National Consumers League (“NCL”) was established in 1899 by the 36
leaders of the social justice movement and its earliest efforts were successfully directed at 37
protecting workers in the workplace, promoting minimum wage legislation, and advocating for 38
the creation of the Children's Bureau and federal child labor restrictions; 39
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WHEREAS, the NCL was instrumental in the historic passage of the 1938 Fair Labor 41
Standards Act by Congress that addressed child labor, minimum wage, and industrial homework; 42
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WHEREAS, as the NCL continued to advocate for worker protections, it expanded its 44
focus to the areas of Social Security legislation, national health insurance, long- term care, 45
automobile insurance, and drug and food safety legislation; 46
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WHEREAS, the NCL is a nonprofit membership organization representing consumers 48
and workers whose members come from every walk of life from senior citizens to teachers, 49
farmers to steelworkers, and nurses to students; 50
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WHEREAS, the NCL has been a pioneering consumer organization at the forefront of 52
securing standards of safety and reliability of goods and services for consumers; 53
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WHEREAS, the NCL has presented testimony on numerous worker and consumer-55
oriented legislation to the Council of the District of Columbia; 56
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WHEREAS, the NCL’s success is based on its multi-faceted approach building 58
coalitions, mounting public education campaigns and advancing improved legislation and 59
policies; 60
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 62
resolution may be cited as the “National Consumers League 125
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Anniversary Recognition 63
Resolution of 2024” . 64
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Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia celebrates the 125
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anniversary of the 66
National Consumers League and recognizes the organization for its contributions to social justice 67
and consumers’ rights nationally and in the District of Columbia. 68
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Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 70
the District of Columbia Register. 71