LWVUS Joins Call to Protect Air Quality (Legal Document) 7/18/2023 LWVUS joined 60 partnering organizations in a letter to members of Congress in opposition to S.J. Res 31/H.J. Res 69. This resolution would roll back EPA's Good Neighbor Plan.
LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter Urging Congress to Invest in Gender Justice in the 2023 Farm Bill (Legal Document) 8/14/2023 LWVUS joined more than 250 other groups on a letter to House and Senate agriculture committee leadership urging them to protect and strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and…
LWV Urges US House to cosponsor H.Res. 891, affirming the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the US Constitution (Legal Document) 3/21/2022 LWVUS sent a memo to the US House asking them to cosponsor H.Res. 891, a resolution to affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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 and LWVUT Support the Preservation of Utah’s Red Cliffs National Conservation Area and Reserve (Legal Document) 4/25/2022 LWVUS and LWV Utah urge Sec. Haaland to reverse the previous administration’s decision allowing the Northern Corridor highway in Utah’s Red Cliffs National Conservation Area and Reserve.
The League Responds to SEC Proposal to Require Climate Risk Disclosure (Legal Document) 6/15/2022 The SEC requested public comments on a proposed amendment to the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act 1934 . The League supports the proposed amendment.
LWVUS joins request for global gender equality investments in Biden funding requests (Legal Document) 10/25/2021 LWVUS joined a letter sent to the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting increased investments in global gender equality
League calls on President Biden to cease sale of Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas development (Legal Document) 11/10/2021 The League joined over 250 organizations calling on President Biden to cancel Lease Sale 257 in the Gulf of Mexico
LWVUS joins coalition comments regarding NEPA regulations (Legal Document) 11/22/2021 ILWVUS joined coalition partners on complimentary comments to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) rule making regarding the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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.