League urges support for S.1267 the Bipartisan 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act (Legal Document) 6/1/2021 The League joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, The Census Project, and over 100 organizations, urging Senators…
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…
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…
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. The League urges the U.S. Senate to pass this…
League Calls For Improvements to the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (Legal Document) 5/13/2021 The League joined the Law Enforcement Reform Working Group (LERWG) of the Justice Roundtable, and over 40 other organizations, to demand…
League Supports Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 (Legal Document) 5/11/2021 LWVUS endorsed the reintroduction of the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021. The bill, introduced by Senator Warren (D-MA) and Representative Sean…
LWV calls on Senate to hold DC Statehood hearing (Legal Document) 5/3/2021 LWVUS joined 51 for 51 and over 100 organizations asking for a hearing on DC statehood. The letter, addressed to Senator Peters (D-MI…
League Joins Statement on Appropriate Data for Redistricting (Legal Document) 4/30/2021 The League joined a statement led by Advancing Justice (AAJC), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and National…
League calls for the passage of S1 (For the People Act) in the Senate (Legal Document) 4/15/2021 To: Members of the U.S. Senate From: Virginia Kase, Chief Executive Officer Subject: Support the For the People Act (S1) in the Senate Dear…
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…