Arturo Griffiths Memorial Recognition Resolution of 2025

This ceremonial resolution honors Arturo J. Griffiths Jr., a longtime Washington, D.C. community organizer and advocate for Latino and immigrant communities. It recognizes his work co-founding the Latin American Youth Center, founding labor groups like Trabajadores Unidos de Washington D.C., creating the Afro-Latino Institute, and advocating for the 2013 Driver’s Safety Amendment Act (which allowed undocumented residents to obtain driver’s licenses). The resolution formally commemorates his life and contributions to youth empowerment, immigrant rights, and labor advocacy in D.C. It has no policy impact - it is a symbolic tribute with no new laws or funding.