District of Columbia Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center District of Columbia State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
DC B25-0278 2023-09-19 SUPPORT Removes requirement that eligible students in DC receive COVID-19 vaccination by amending Immunization of School Students Act of 1979 Status: Passed First Reading in Committee on the Whole by vote of 13 Yes, 0 No on 9/19/2023

Action: Continue to contact Committee of the Whole Members, ask to SUPPORT
DC B25-0377 2023-08-04 SUPPORT Removes requirement that DC students receive a COVID-19 vaccine, repeals Coronavirus Immunization of School Students Temporary Amendment Act of 2022 Status: ENACTED, signed by Mayor Bowser, Act Number A25-0200, effective immediately, expires 10/29/2023

Action: NONE
DC PR25-0331 2023-07-21 SUPPORT Repeals requirement that DC students get a COVID vaccine Status: Enacted, Resolution R25-0227 was published in DC Register Page 010066, effective from 7/11/2023.

Action: NONE
DC B25-0347 2023-07-14 OPPOSE Authorizes dental hygienists to administer vaccines among other additional responsibilities Status: Under Council review as of 7/14/2023

Action: Contact your Councilmember, ask them to OPPOSE
DC B24-0942 2023-03-10 OPPOSE Allows certain minors to consent to vaccines without parental consent, allows providers to vaccinate minors after attempt to obtain parental consent Status: Law Number L24-0312 was effective from 3/10/2023

Action: NONE
DC B24-1070 2023-02-23 WATCH Temporary Amendment delaying COVID-19 Vaccine mandate for school students Status: ENACTED as Law Number L24-0274, effective from 2/23/2023, expires on 10/6/2023

Action: NONE
DC B24-0921 2022-12-13 OPPOSE Requires DC Health to report to DC Council on numbers of unvaccinated public school students and on efforts to increase vaccine mandate compliance Status: ENACTED as Law L24-0921, Effective date 12/13/2022, expires on 7/26/2023

Action: NONE
DC B24-1069 2022-11-28 WATCH Delays the COVID-19 Vaccine mandate for public, public charter, independent, private & parochial school students until 2023-2024 school year Status: ENACTED, Act Number A24-0669, In effect immediately, Expires on Feb 20, 2023

Action: NONE
DC B24-0891 2022-09-21 OPPOSE Allows certain minors to consent to vaccines without parental consent, allows providers to vaccinate minors after attempt to obtain parental consent Status: ENACTED, Law L24-0189 effective from 9/21/2022, expires on 5/4/2023

Action: NONE
DC B24-0423 2022-09-12 OPPOSE Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for all public, private and parochial school students, mandates reporting Status: ENACTED, Act A24-0285, Effective date 3/2/2022, S.4818 introduced in US Senate to repeal 9/12/2022

Action: NONE
DC B24-0920 2022-07-27 OPPOSE Requires DC Health to report to DC Council on numbers of unvaccinated public school students and on efforts to increase vaccine mandate compliance Status: ENACTED, signed by Mayor on 7/27/2022, expires 10/25/2022

Action: NONE
DC B24-0890 2022-07-25 OPPOSE Allows certain minors to consent to vaccines without parental consent, allows providers to vaccinate minors after attempt to obtain parental consent Status: ENACTED, went into effect without Mayor's signature, expires 10/23/2022

Action: NONE
DC PR24-0866 2022-07-12 OPPOSE Emergency resolution to pass B24-0920 after a single reading, a bill requiring DC Health to report on numbers of unvaccinated students to DC Council Status: Approved by Council effective 7/12/2022

Action: None, see B24-0920 and B24-0921
DC PR24-0841 2022-07-12 OPPOSE Emergency resolution to pass B24-0890 the Consent for Vaccinations of Minors Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 after a single reading Status: Approved by Council effective 7/12/2022

Action: None, see B24-0890 and B24-0891

Announcements

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