NAACP Washington Bureau
The NAACP Washington Bureau turns NAACP priorities, as approved by the National Board of Directors, into federal public policy through the legislative process. Priorities include:
- the promotion and protection of civil rights,
- securing a fair and equal criminal justice system,
- ensuring high-quality educational opportunities for all Americans,
- a fair labor environment, and
- securing affordable adequate housing and health care for all Americans.
Since 1941, the NAACP has been the premier civil rights advocacy entity on Capitol Hill. The NAACP was a leading force behind the enactment of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the 1968 Fair Housing Act, the 1991 Civil Rights Restoration Act and the 2002 Help America Vote Act, the most current reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act among countless others.
Civil Rights Legislative Report Card
The Washington Bureau produced its first Civil Rights Legislative Report Card in 1914. This resource is designed to provide NAACP members with annual insight into the general voting patterns of their congressional representatives (Senators and members of the House of Representatives) over the course of each year.
The NAACP Civil Rights Legislative Report Card demonstrates how every Member of Congress voted on the bread and butter civil rights issues important to the NAACP.
Contact the NAACP Washington Bureau
1156 15th Street, NW Suite 915 Washington, DC 20005
(202) 463-2940 | washingtonbureau@naacpnet.org
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About Our Director, Hilary O. Shelton
Hilary O. Shelton, presently serves as the Director to the NAACP’s Washington Bureau / Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Policy. Prior to serving as director to the NAACP Washington Bureau, Hilary served in the position of Federal Liaison/Assistant Director to the Government Affairs Department of The College Fund/UNCF, also known as The United Negro College Fund, in Washington, D.C. Before that, Hilary served as the Federal Policy Program Director to the 8.5 million-member United Methodist Churches’ social justice advocacy agency, The General Board of Church & Society. More about Hilary here.
