Committee of the Whole Public Hearing

The Committee of the Whole will hold a Public Hearing on the following Legislation:

• B22-957, the “Open Movie Captioning Requirement Act of 2018”

Those who wish to testify are asked to email the Committee of the Whole at cow@dccouncil.us, or call Michael Battle at (202) 724-8032, and to provide your name, address, telephone number,  organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business Friday December 7, 2018. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. If  submitted by the close of business on Friday December 7, 2018 the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes;  less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses. Lengthier testimony may be presented by prior arrangement with the Committee. Copies of the legislation can be obtained through the Legislative Services Division of the Secretary of the Council’s office or on http://lims.dccouncil.us. Hearing materials, including a draft witness list, can be accessed 24 hours in advance of the hearing at http://www.chairmanmendelson.com/circulation.