DC Council Legislative Scorecard

Paid Leave Benefit Protection

Protects the paid family and medical leave benefit payments to District workers who also have short-term disability insurance plans.

Status:

Passed May 4, 2021

JUFJCF Position:

Support

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

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Halt the Building of a Halfway House

Allows the city to take over a plot of land through eminent domain that was slated to be turned into a men's halfway house for returning citizens.

Status:

Failed April 6, 2021

JUFJCF Position:

Oppose

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

Did not match JUFJCF position

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Weaken Tenant Protections

Would have weakened tenant protections, making housing more unstable for individuals and families, and allow landlords to raise rents on vacant units, which will make the housing market more unstable.

Status:

Failed April 6, 2021

JUFJCF Position:

Oppose

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

Did not match JUFJCF position

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Increase Taxes on Millionaires

Funds permanent housing for formerly unhoused residents, compensation increases for early childhood educators, and aid to low-income families by increasing income taxes on the highest paid DC residents.

Status:

Passed July 20, 2021

JUFJCF Position:

Support

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

Did not match JUFJCF position

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COVID Relief Funds

Would have funded support for unemployed people and those excluded from federal COVID relief and provided hero pay for essential workers

Status:

Failed July 20, 2021

JUFJCF Position:

Support

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

Did not match JUFJCF position

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Encampments Protection

Would have suspended the clearings of encampments of unhoused DC residents until at least the end of hypothermia season and established minimum public health and safety requirements for some of the encampments as residents continue to wait for permanent housing.

Status:

Failed December 21, 2021

JUFJCF Position:

Support

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

Did not match JUFJCF position

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Authorize Payments to Early Childhood Educators

Authorizes OSSE to provide grants to early childhood educators for past work using dedicated increased revenue raised by tax increases.

Status:

Passed February 1, 2022

JUFJCF Position:

Support

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

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Seal Eviction Records

Seals the eviction records immediately in situations where the landlord lost the eviction case or withdrew their claim. All other eviction records will be sealed after three years.

Status:

Passed March 1, 2022

JUFJCF Position:

Support

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

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Remove Police from DC Schools

Maintains the DC Council's plan from 2021 to remove police from District schools through 2025.

Status:

Passed May 10, 2022

JUFJCF Position:

Support

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

Did not match JUFJCF position

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Financial Support for DC Workers Ineligible for Pandemic Relief Funds

Provides financial support to excluded workers, approximately 15,000 District residents who suffered economic hardships from loss of work during the pandemic.

Status:

Passed May 24, 2022

JUFJCF Position:

Support

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

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Retroactive Extended Paid Family and Medical Leave

Would have provided District workers with extended paid family and medical leave benefits starting July 1, 2022, rather than October 1, 2022.

Status:

Failed May 24, 2022

JUFJCF Position:

Support

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

Did not match JUFJCF position

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Penalize Drivers for Poverty

Would have significantly watered down the Clean Hands legislation, which reforms the District’s traffic fines and fees system so poor people don’t lose their licenses for not being able to pay fines.

Status:

Failed July 11, 2022

JUFJCF Position:

Oppose

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

Did not match JUFJCF position

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Undemocratic Changes to DCHA

Restructures DCHA board to include more mayoral appointees and remove public housing residents from decision-making power.

Status:

Passed December 20, 2022

JUFJCF Position:

Oppose

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

Did not match JUFJCF position

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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

Includes domestic workers in the District's human rights and workplace protection laws and requires written agreements between domestic workers and their employers.

Status:

Passed December 20, 2022

JUFJCF Position:

Support

Final vote

Matched JUFJCF position

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Bills

Protects the paid family and medical leave benefit payments to District workers who also have short-term disability insurance plans.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Allows the city to take over a plot of land through eminent domain that was slated to be turned into a men's halfway house for returning citizens.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Would have weakened tenant protections, making housing more unstable for individuals and families, and allow landlords to raise rents on vacant units, which will make the housing market more unstable.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Funds permanent housing for formerly unhoused residents, compensation increases for early childhood educators, and aid to low-income families by increasing income taxes on the highest paid DC residents.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Would have funded support for unemployed people and those excluded from federal COVID relief and provided hero pay for essential workers

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Would have suspended the clearings of encampments of unhoused DC residents until at least the end of hypothermia season and established minimum public health and safety requirements for some of the encampments as residents continue to wait for permanent housing.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Authorizes OSSE to provide grants to early childhood educators for past work using dedicated increased revenue raised by tax increases.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Seals the eviction records immediately in situations where the landlord lost the eviction case or withdrew their claim. All other eviction records will be sealed after three years.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Maintains the DC Council's plan from 2021 to remove police from District schools through 2025.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Provides financial support to excluded workers, approximately 15,000 District residents who suffered economic hardships from loss of work during the pandemic.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Would have provided District workers with extended paid family and medical leave benefits starting July 1, 2022, rather than October 1, 2022.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Would have significantly watered down the Clean Hands legislation, which reforms the District’s traffic fines and fees system so poor people don’t lose their licenses for not being able to pay fines.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Restructures DCHA board to include more mayoral appointees and remove public housing residents from decision-making power.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote

Includes domestic workers in the District's human rights and workplace protection laws and requires written agreements between domestic workers and their employers.

Status:

JUFJCF Position:

Final vote