LWVUS Shares Priorities for State of the Union with White House (Legal Document) 2/14/2024 The League sent a memo to the White House ahead of the State of the Union address to urge that the President touch on topics that are important to our democracy.
LWVUS Urges Congress to Support DC Statehood (Legal Document) 3/31/2023 DC statehood is critical to our democracy, and support for DC statehood means allowing the people of DC to be fully represented and have their voices heard.
LWVUS Submits Testimony for the Senate Hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) (Legal Document) 2/28/2023 The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on a joint resolution affirming the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as part of the US Constitution.
LWVUS Urges the US Department of Health and Human Services to Allow DACA Recipients to Enroll in Health Insurance Programs (Legal Document) 10/25/2022 The League signed onto a letter to Secretary Becerra of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging HHS to allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)…
LWVUS Asks the White House Gender Policy Council to Urge the President to Send Guidance to the US Archivist to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment (Legal Document) 10/5/2022 The League of Women Voters of the United States sent a letter to Senior Advisor Vogelstein and Co-Chair Klein of the White House Gender Policy Council, encouraging them to urge President Biden to…
League Outlines Priorities for State of the Union (Legal Document) 2/24/2022 The League sent a letter to the White House outlining the issues that we hope President Biden will touch on during the State of the Union.
LWVUS President Urges Senator Grassley to Support Voting Rights Legislation (Legal Document) 10/15/2021 LWVUS President and native Iowan, Dr. Deborah Turner, sent a letter to Senator Chuck Grassley, urging him to support final passage of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights…
LWVUS Continues Support for Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act (Legal Document) 9/16/2021 LWVUS joined on a letter to Senator Chris Murphy and Representative Ayanna Presley in support for the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act of 2021(CNC).
League Joins Partners on Letter Addressing Energy Systems in the Budget Proposal (Legal Document) 8/23/2021 LWVUS joined partners on a letter to Congressional leadership that urges them to address the climate crisis in the budget legislation.
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.