Urging the U.S. Congress to pass Joint Resolution 21, known as the ?Abolition Amendment,? to strike the ?Slavery Clause? from the 13th Amendment and end the loophole in the U.S. Constitution that allows forced labor to continue in United States prisons ?as a punishment for crime.?
Also naming the 2000 block of Christian Street ?John Van de Paer Way? to honor the life and legacy of Father John Van de Paer.
Authorizing the Committee on the Environment to conduct hearings to examine flooding risks, impacts, and mitigation options in Eastwick and other vulnerable Southwest Philadelphia communities
Honoring and congratulating Champion of the Week and Community College of Philadelphia Alumni, Anais Barnes, for her scientific research and her valuable discoveries of a rare plant and bee species.
Authorizing City Council?s Committee on Children & Youth to hold hearings examining out-of-school time programs and funding from the 2021 Summer targeted at improving safety and positive life outcomes for Philadelphia?s young people.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled ?Public Employees Retirement Code,? by codifying the Pension Board?s preexisting policy and practice to perform an annual stress test of the Retirement System in accordance with industry standards, all under certain terms and conditions.
Supporting the workers of the Department of Homeland Security contractor Triple Canopy in their reasonable demands for improved working conditions, particularly their protection from hair discrimination.
Condemning the inhumane treatment of Haitian migrants at the border and urging the Biden administration to immediately suspend all deportations of Haitians, expedite the release of Haitian immigrants held in U.S. immigration facilities, uphold the right to seek asylum, and ensure a clean pathway to citizenship for essential workers, Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and their families in all economic recovery legislation including through budget reconciliation.
