League calls for the passage of S1 (For the People Act) in the Senate (Legal Document) 4/15/2021 The For the People Act passed the House in March, and now it's time for this comprehensive democracy legislation to pass in the Senate.
League Supports Jabra Heyer NO HATE Act (Legal Document) 4/8/2021 The League supports the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality (Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act)
League Endorses Creation of U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (Legal Document) 3/31/2021 The League our fight for racial justice in our democracy endorsed H.Con.Res.19/S.Con.Res.6, establishing a US Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation
LWV CEO Virginia Kase Written Testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee on Gun Safety Reform (Legal Document) 3/24/2021 Statement for Virginia Kase, Chief Executive Officer League of Women Voters of the United States U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on…
LWVUS asks United Nations to hold Myanmar military accountable for human rights abuses (Legal Document) 3/22/2021 The League working against gender inequality/violence asked the UN to hold Myanmar’s military accountable by referring them to the International Criminal Court
LWVUS Letter to Congress re ERA ratification (Legal Document) 3/11/2021 The League has fought for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to secure equal rights and we ask Congress to pass HJ Res 17, to remove its ratification deadline.
LWV urges House to vote immediately on NO BAN Act (Legal Document) 3/11/2021 Building on the League’s endorsement of the reintroduced bill earlier this month, LWV joined allies in urging House Leadership to bring the NO BAN Act to a vote
LWV Joins Opposition to TN Medicaid waiver (Legal Document) 3/10/2021 The League signed onto a letter opposing the approval of the TN Medicaid block grant.
The League urges Senators to Vote No on anti-immigrant amendment to COVID relief (Legal Document) 3/4/2021 The League joined, immigrant rights advocates to oppose a COVID relief package amendment that threatened to deny survival checks to mixed-immigration status families.
LWV joins letter to federal agencies asking for eviction moratorium enforcement (Legal Document) 3/3/2021 The League joined housing justice coalitions in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the eviction moratorium.