League Urges Congressional Support for H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act (Legal Document) 6/29/2020 The League joined a letter with other environmental partners in support of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. This legislation is a bold …
League Supports CORE Act (Legal Document) 6/2/2020 LWVUS joined a coalition of groups supporting the Coronavirus Oversight and Recovery Ethics Act (CORE Act). This legislation offers commonsense…
League Joins Efforts to Support Funding in 4th COVID-19 Stimulus (Legal Document) 4/22/2020 LWVUS has actively been supporting additional measures for inclusion in the next emergency funding stimulus bills related to the coronavirus. The…
Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day (Blog) 4/22/2020 Today marks 50 years of celebrating Earth Day, a day meant to inspire all Americans to celebrate the living organisms that make up the…, The last 50 years have seen many changes to how we protect the earth, but the original activist spirit surrounding Earth Day still remains.…
League Comments on the National Environmental Policy Act (Legal Document) 3/11/2020 The League submitted a own comment letter urging the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to withdraw proposed changes to the National…
League Joins Letter Regarding FEC appointments (Legal Document) 1/13/2020 LWVUS joined a letter sent to the White House and staff of Senators McConnell, Blunt, Schumer and Klobuchar asking them to make appointments to…
2019 Roundup: Defending Democracy Through Litigation (Blog) 1/3/2020 With more Leagues engaging in litigation and an increased interest in the work we are doing, each year we track as many cases happening across the…
Global Climate Strike March: Attending one of the largest global protests in history (Blog) 10/10/2019 I want you to act as if the house was on fire, because it is. World Economic Forum – Davos, Switzerland Many a sign adorned this message at…
League Asks for Extension of Comments Period to Department of Labor (Legal Document) 9/11/2019 The League joined 92 organizations from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights requesting the Department of Labor extend the comment…
League Asks Congress to Restore Title X and Reject Gag Rule Through Appropriations Processes (Legal Document) 9/11/2019 The League joined 136 other organizations on letters to leadership in the U.S. House and Senate as well as leadership in the Appropriations…