District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

CER 25-0232 — Stephen J. Pollak Posthumous Recognition Resolution of 2024

Last action — Resolution ACR25-0230, Effective from May 07, 2024 Published in DC Register Page 006823

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Council
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 06, 2024. Enacted.

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Bill Text

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Plain-language change summary

The amended bill now more thoroughly honors Stephen J. Pollak by adding specific details about his life and achievements, highlighting his commitment to civil rights and public service. This detailed recognition matters because it emphasizes the significant impact Pollak had on advancing racial justice and equality, reinforcing the importance of honoring individuals who contribute to these vital causes in our society.

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2 ______________________________ _______________________________ Councilmember Kenyan R.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 25-232 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA May 7, 2024 To recognize, honor, and celebrate the late Stephen J.
McDuffie Councilmember Matthew Frumin 5 _____________________________ _____________________________ Councilmember Robert C.
Pollak for his outstanding career in public service, passionate commitment to equal rights, racial justice, and the advancement of the legal profession’s role in fulfilling those commitments.
White, Jr.
Councilmember Brianne K.
Nadeau 9 A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION ______________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________ To recognize, honor, and celebrate the late Stephen J.
Poloutstanding career in public service, passionate commitment to equal rights, racial justice, and the advancement of the legal profession’s role in fulfilling those commitments.
WHEREAS, in 1965, Mr.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL WHEREAS, in 1965, Mr.
State Board of Elections in front of the Supreme Court of the United States, facing withering questioning from Justice Hugo Black and ultimately winning the case and protectingAfricanAmerican voting rights for more than fifty years;
State Board of Elections in front of the Supreme Court of the United States, facing withering questioning from Justice Hugo Black and ultimately winning the case and protectingAfricanAmerican voting rights for more than 50 years;
Pollak argued twelve cases before the Supreme Court;
Pollak argued 12 cases before the Supreme Court;
86 WHEREAS, Mr.
WHEREAS, Mr.
Pollak served on the Board of the Lawyers’Committee until 2022, co-chaired both the national and DC organizations, and was recognized with the Whitney North SeymourAward for 1994 as well as the Lloyd Cutler LifetimeAchievement Award in December 2023;
Pollak served on the Board of the Lawyers’Committee until 2022, co-chaired both the national and DC organizations, and was recognized with the Whitney North SeymourAward for as well as the Lloyd Cutler LifetimeAchievement Award in December 2023;
90 WHEREAS, in 1969 Mr.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL WHEREAS, in 1969 Mr.
94 WHEREAS, Mr.
WHEREAS, Mr.
98 WHEREAS, Mr.
WHEREAS, Mr.
Pollak is survived by his wife Ruth, four children and their partners, eight grandchildren, and one great grandchild, with another on the way.
Pollak is survived by his wife Ruth, 4 children and their partners, 8 grandchildren, and one great grandchild, with another on the way.
RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this resolution may be cited as the “Stephen J.
RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Stephen J.
Sec.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL Sec.
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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Action History

  1. Resolution ACR25-0230, Effective from May 07, 2024 Published in DC Register Page 006823

  2. Approved with Resolution Number ACR25-0230

  3. Final Reading, CC

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. CER25-0232 Introduced by Councilmember Frumin at Office of the Secretary

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading, CC

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Not Voting
Zachary Parker — Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights
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CER 25-0232 is sponsored by Matthew Frumin.
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