League Urges U.S. House to Pass Clean Dream Act (Legal Document) 9/13/2017 Members of the League's Lobby Corps will be visiting with members of the U.S. House urging passage of the Dream Act of 2017.
League Opposes Senate Attempts to Block Clean Power Plan (Legal Document) 10/15/2015 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate opposing any attempt to block the implementation of the Administrations Clean Power Plan. Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress can review the…
League Opposes S. 1324 Senator Capito’s “Polluter Protection Act" (Legal Document) 5/20/2015 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate opposing S. 1324 sponsored by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). The “Polluter Protection Act” will protect big polluters by blocking the Environmental…
Reminiscing: 22 Years after the National Voter Registration Act (Blog) 5/18/2015 On May 20, 1993, I watched President Clinton sign the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) into law. The legislation, also known as Motor Voter, was a significant victory for LWV.
League Urges Senators to Stand up for the Environment (Legal Document) 1/15/2015 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate urging Senators to defend our vital natural resources and protect public health against pollution.
League Continues to Push to Restore the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 5/15/2014 The League continues efforts to restore the Voting Rights Act with a letter to the House of Representatives.
Voting Rights Coalition Urges Action on Voting Rights Amendment Act (Blog) 5/15/2014 This morning, I joined with other voting rights leaders at a press conference to urge Congress to begin moving the bipartisan Voting Rights Amendment Act by holding a hearing in the House Judiciary…
LWVUS Lobby Corps: An Invaluable Resource (Blog) 4/10/2014 Established in 1971, Lobby Corps convenes for briefings on League legislative priorities. They play a key role in promoting League issues and communicating our positions to Congress.
Supreme Court Preview: The Affordable Care Act, Contraceptive Coverage and Religious Freedom (Blog) 3/18/2014 On March 25, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases that challenge the Affordable Care Act mandate that employers are required to provide contraceptive coverage.
League Urges U.S. House to Modernize and Repair the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 1/23/2014 The League sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to act quickly on H.R. 3899, the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014.