The League Sends Memo to the Senate Urging the Passage of S.51 the Washington DC Admission Act (Legal Document) 6/22/2021 The League sent a memo to the US Senate urging support for the Passage of S.51 the Washington DC Admission Act.
League Submits Statement to US Senate in Support of DC Statehood (Legal Document) 6/22/2021 The League of Women Voters sent a statement for the record to the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in advance of their hearing on DC Statehood.
League Joins Groups Supporting Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act (Legal Document) 6/15/2021 The League joined 428 organizations and individuals supporting the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act of 2021
The League condemns the American Legislative Exchange Council (Legal Document) 6/14/2021 The League urges corporations to cease supporting, the American Legislative Exchange Council for its efforts to restrict the American people’s freedom to vote and undermine democracy
The League denounces the increase in Antisemitic Hate Crimes (Legal Document) 6/8/2021 The League with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and 55 civil and human rights organizations, firmly denounce the recent rise in antisemitic hate crimes.
League Joins Call to Support the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document) 6/8/2021 The League joined a letter led by the Leadership Conference in support of two critical pieces of legislation needed to protect the freedom to vote: For the People Act and the John Lewis…
League urges support for S.1267 the Bipartisan 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act (Legal Document) 6/1/2021 LWVUS with over 100 organizations urges Senators to cosponsor the bipartisan 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act to extend the deadlines for delivering apportionment and redistricting data
League sends memo to Senator Manchin on DC Statehood (Legal Document) 5/21/2021 LWVUS and LWVWV sent a memo to Senator Joe Manchin responding to his comments regarding the constitutionality of S. 51, the Washington DC Admission Act.
League calls on Senate to pass Resolution removing ERA timeline (Legal Document) 5/20/2021 LWVUS sent a memo to the U.S. Senate supporting passage of S.J. Res. 1, legislation to eliminate the timeline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
League Urges US Senate to Pass Equality Act (Legal Document) 5/13/2021 The League joined other organizations on a letter voicing support for the Equality Act.