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6		-	A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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10		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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12		-	October 1, 2024
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	2	+	___________________________ __________________________ 2
	3	+	Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Brooke Pinto 3
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	7	+	Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Anita Bonds 7
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	11	+	Councilmember Matthew Frumin Councilmember Vincent C. G ray 11
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	15	+	Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Zachary Parker 15
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	18	+	___________________________ 18
	19	+	Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 19
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	23	+	A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 23
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	25	+	_________________________ 25
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	27	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 27
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15	32		To celebrate the 125
16	33		th
17		-	anniversary of the National Consumers League and recognize the
18		-	organization for its contributions to social justice and consumers’ rights nationally and in
19		-	the District of Columbia.
	34	+	anniversary of the National Consumers League and recognize the 32
	35	+	organization for its contributions to social justice and consumers’ rights nationally and in 33
	36	+	the District of Columbia. 34
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	38	+	WHEREAS, the National Consumers League (“NCL”) was established in 1899 by the 36
	39	+	leaders of the social justice movement and its earliest efforts were successfully directed at 37
	40	+	protecting workers in the workplace, promoting minimum wage legislation, and advocating for 38
	41	+	the creation of the Children's Bureau and federal child labor restrictions; 39
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	43	+	WHEREAS, the NCL was instrumental in the historic passage of the 1938 Fair Labor 41
	44	+	Standards Act by Congress that addressed child labor, minimum wage, and industrial homework; 42
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21		-	WHEREAS, the National Consumers League (“NCL”) was established in 1899 by the
22		-	leaders of the social justice movement and its earliest efforts were successfully directed at
23		-	protecting workers in the workplace, promoting minimum wage legislation, and advocating for
24		-	the creation of the Children's Bureau and federal child labor restrictions;
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26		-	WHEREAS, the NCL was instrumental in the historic passage of the 1938 Fair Labor
27		-	Standards Act by Congress that addressed child labor, minimum wage, and industrial homework;
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29		-	WHEREAS, as the NCL continued to advocate for worker protections, it expanded its
30		-	focus to the areas of Social Security legislation, national health insurance, long- term care,
31		-	automobile insurance, and drug and food safety legislation;
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33		-	WHEREAS, the NCL is a nonprofit membership organization representing consumers
34		-	and workers whose members come from every walk of life from senior citizens to teachers,
35		-	farmers to steelworkers, and nurses to students;
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37		-	WHEREAS, the NCL has been a pioneering consumer organization at the forefront of
38		-	securing standards of safety and reliability of goods and services for consumers;
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40		-	WHEREAS, the NCL has presented testimony on numerous worker and consumer-
41		-	oriented legislation to the Council of the District of Columbia;
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43		-	WHEREAS, the NCL’s success is based on its multi-faceted approach building
44		-	coalitions, mounting public education campaigns and advancing improved legislation and
45		-	policies.
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53		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
	47	+	WHEREAS, as the NCL continued to advocate for worker protections, it expanded its 44
	48	+	focus to the areas of Social Security legislation, national health insurance, long- term care, 45
	49	+	automobile insurance, and drug and food safety legislation; 46
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	51	+	WHEREAS, the NCL is a nonprofit membership organization representing consumers 48
	52	+	and workers whose members come from every walk of life from senior citizens to teachers, 49
	53	+	farmers to steelworkers, and nurses to students; 50
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	55	+	WHEREAS, the NCL has been a pioneering consumer organization at the forefront of 52
	56	+	securing standards of safety and reliability of goods and services for consumers; 53
	57	+	54
	58	+	WHEREAS, the NCL has presented testimony on numerous worker and consumer-55
	59	+	oriented legislation to the Council of the District of Columbia; 56
	60	+	57
	61	+	WHEREAS, the NCL’s success is based on its multi-faceted approach building 58
	62	+	coalitions, mounting public education campaigns and advancing improved legislation and 59
	63	+	policies; 60
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	65	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 62
54	66		resolution may be cited as the “National Consumers League 125
55	67		th
56		-	Anniversary Recognition
57		-	Resolution of 2024” .
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	68	+	Anniversary Recognition 63
	69	+	Resolution of 2024” . 64
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59	71		Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia celebrates the 125
60	72		th
61		-	anniversary of the
62		-	National Consumers League and recognizes the organization for its contributions to social justice
63		-	and consumers’ rights nationally and in the District of Columbia.
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65		-	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
	73	+	anniversary of the 66
	74	+	National Consumers League and recognizes the organization for its contributions to social justice 67
	75	+	and consumers’ rights nationally and in the District of Columbia. 68
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	77	+	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 70
	78	+	the District of Columbia Register. 71