• Multiple grassroots activists have called for a protest in support of State legislators demanding that Congress stay in session until they pass the For the People Act, which aims to expand voting rights in the country, in Washington, DC on August 3. Protesters will gather at the US Capitol Grounds on First Street SE from 12:00-14:00 (local time).  
• Legislators from more than 20 states have been demonstrating outside the Capitol, with prominent civil rights activists including Jesse Jackson arrested during a protest on August 2. Protesters are demanding that lawmakers expand and protect the Voting Rights Act by August 6. 

1. Based on organizers’ estimates, the protest is expected to witness a turnout ranging in the mid-to-high hundreds, with several legislators also partaking in the demonstration.  
2. Given heightened sentiments over the issue, the protest carries the potential for unrest in the form of scuffles between protesters and the police. Mass arrests in the event of unrest cannot be ruled out. As such, a bolstered security presence can be expected in the vicinity of the US Capitol Grounds.  
3. Disruptions to pedestrian and vehicular traffic can be anticipated in the vicinity of the US Capitol Grounds during the afternoon hours.  

Those operating or residing in Washington, DC, on August 3 are advised to maintain vigilance due to the latent potential for unrest and allot for traffic disruptions in the vicinity of the US Capitol Grounds during the afternoon hours.