League Supports CORE Act (Legal Document) 6/2/2020 LWVUS joined a coalition of groups supporting the Coronavirus Oversight and Recovery Ethics Act (CORE Act).
League calls for Congressional Leadership to expand D.C. Rights and Statehood (Legal Document) 6/18/2020 Earlier this week, LWVUS signed onto a letter addressing Congressional leadership on the deployment of federal troops to the District of Columbia against protestors.
League Urges Adoption of Key Policies Around 2020 Elections Amid COVID-19 Threat (Legal Document) 3/18/2020 The League joined over 200 organizations supporting an effort led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights urging federal lawmakers and state elections officials to adopt key policies …
League Urges Congress to Protect Voting Rights in COVID-19 Stimulus Package (Legal Document) 3/21/2020 Congress must provide states with the funds they need to protect the right to vote amid COVID-19 in the economic stimulus package.
LWVUS and Common Cause Demand Census Bureau Extend Operation Deadline (Legal Document) 8/6/2020 LWVUS and Common Cause have written a letter to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham asking him to commit to a fair and accurate census count.
League Calls on Congress to Provide Additional Stimulus Funding Related to COVID-19 (Legal Document) 4/16/2020 The League sent a memo to Congress urging them to include policies in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill that that will protect our elections, protect all families regardless of immigration status, and…
League Joins Efforts to Support Funding in 4th COVID-19 Stimulus (Legal Document) 4/22/2020 LWVUS has actively been supporting additional measures for inclusion in the next emergency funding stimulus bills related to the coronavirus.
League Supports H.Res 908, Denouncing Asian American discrimination (Legal Document) 4/22/2020 The League joined a letter drafted on behalf of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), the Democracy Initiative, and more than 150 undersigned organizations to denounce the…
LWVEF Calls on Census Bureau to Make Enhancements to the Adjusted Operational Timeline (Legal Document) 5/20/2020 LWVEF joined the Census Counts campaign and the 143 undersigned organizations urging the Census Bureau to closely examine its adjusted operational timeline and advocate for enhancements to address…
League Calls on Congress to Provide Additional Funding for Census Bureau (Legal Document) 6/30/2020 The League joined members and affiliates of The Census Project , urging Congress to include supplemental funding to help the Census Bureau cover costs related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its…