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At last, we have the details on the D.C. Council committee hearing on the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009, aka, the same-sex marriage bill that members of the D.C. Council, led by David Catania (I-At large), did indeed introduce this morning.

The Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary will hold a public hearing the bill at 3:30 p.m. on October 26 in the 5th Floor Council Chambers of the John A. Wilson Building.

Those who wish to testify should contact the Legislative Clerk at (202) 724-7808, by fax at (202) 724-6664, or via e-mail at dkelly@dccouncil.us. Be sure to provide your name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business on Thursday, October 22. As committee chair Phil Mendelson promised last week, witnesses will be limited to three minutes of testimony, due to high expected turnout.

If you’re unable to testify at the hearing, written statements may be submitted into the public record to Ms. Cynthia Brock-Smith, Secretary to the Council, Room 5 of the Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20004. The record will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 2009.

Full announcement can be downloaded here.