LWVUS to U.S. House: Restore the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 8/14/2019 LWVUS seeks to find common ground with lawmakers as H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act moves forward in Committee this fall. Members of the…
LWVUS Sends letter of Support for H.R. 1923 (Legal Document) 8/14/2019 LWVUS sent Congresswoman Barbara Lee a formal letter supporting H.R. 1923, the Women’s History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar…
LWVUS Urges Members of U.S. House to cosponsor H. Res. 513 (Legal Document) 8/14/2019 A memo to members of the U.S. House supports H. Res. 513, which reaffirms the importance of democracy and the freedoms that it brings. The LWVUS…
LWV Iowa Pushes Back on Voting Purge Aimed at Returning Citizens (Legal Document) 7/2/2019 The LWVIA and in partnership with Brennan Center sent a letter notifying the Secretary of State (SOS) that the state voter list maintenance…
League Urges Support for Census Bureau Funding in FY 2020 Budget (Legal Document) 6/24/2019 On July 17, the League joined the Census Project and other affiliates calling on Congress to support the funding levels for the Census Bureau…
League Amicus Brief filed in Castanon v. United States (Legal Document) 6/10/2019 The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief along with…
League Endorses Creation of National Democracy Month (Legal Document) 6/5/2019 The League sent a letter to U.S. Senators encouraging them to support and pass a resolution making September National Democracy Month. Dear…
League Urges Congress Pass Permanent Protections for Dreamers (Legal Document) 5/21/2019 The League joined 400 national, state, and local groups urging Congress to ensure passage of legislation that permanently protects Dreamers and…, May 21, 2019, Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Chairman Nadler, and Ranking Member Collins, We, the undersigned national, state, and local…
League Urges Congress to Support EAC (Legal Document) 5/21/2019 The League joined more than 30 organizations in urging the House Administration Committee to vigorously support for the bipartisan and…, May 21, 2019 Dear Chairperson Lofgren and Ranking Member Davis: On behalf of the 30 undersigned voting rights, disability rights, racial justice,…
League Urges Representatives to Co-Sponsor HR 1923 (Legal Document) 5/16/2019 LWVUS sent a memo to all members of the U.S. House asking them to co-sponsor H.R. 1923, the Women’s History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial…, May 16, 2019 To: Members of the U.S. House From: Chris Carson, President…