LWV Urges CDC to Extend Eviction Moratorium into 2021 (Legal Document) 12/16/2020 The League aligned with housing coalitions in urging the Centers for Disease Control to extend, improve, and enforce the federal eviction moratorium.
League Petitions Senate for Election Assistance Appropriations (Legal Document) 12/10/2020 LWVUS joined a letter to the heads of the Senate Appropriations Committee last week on funding for the Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
League Advances Health Equity Language in COVID Relief Talks (Legal Document) 12/9/2020 The League joined healthcare professionals and community-based organizations in pushing the COVID Community Care Act.
League Affirms Support for the For the People Act in 117th Congress (Legal Document) 11/23/2020 LWVUS sent a letter to Senate and House leadership outlining our continued support for the legislation commonly referred to as HR1 or the For the People Act.
League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Reporting Deadlines (Legal Document) 11/19/2020 LWVUS is urging Congress to extend the statutory reporting deadlines that the U.S. Census must follow when sending apportionment numbers to the President and sending redistricting data to the states…
LWVUS signs letter in support of the Counseling not Criminalization in Schools Act (Legal Document) 11/4/2020 The League joined a letter for Rep. Pressley’s bill which refocuses federal funds towards school counselors, nurses, and social workers.
League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Deadlines (Legal Document) 11/4/2020 The League joined coalition partners in urging the U.S. Senate to extend statutory reporting deadlines for apportionment and redistricting data, to give the U.S. Census Bureau sufficient…
League Continues Demand for COVID-19 Relief Package in Congress (Legal Document) 10/13/2020 The League sent a memo to all members of the U.S. House and Senate asking them to prioritize a COVID-19 relief package to aid American families during the ongoing pandemic.
League Submits Comments Disapproving of DHS’ Intention to Destroy Civil Rights Complaint Records (Legal Document) 10/8/2020 LWVUS joined a letter to the National Archives disapproving of the Dept. of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed request seeking permission to destroy civil rights complaints, sexual abuse records, and…
League Endorses RECLAIM Act (Legal Document) 9/25/2020 LWVUS sent a letter of support endorsing Senator Manchin’s Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act to recover and reinvest in…