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Letters

LWVUS Urges Senate Majority Leader Schumer to Schedule a Vote to Eliminate the Timeline for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters of the United States sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Schumer urging him to schedule a vote on a joint resolution to eliminate the timeline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). 

LWVUS Joins Public Statement of Concerns Related to the Impact of Police Funding Bills in the Wake of Dobbs (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a public statement urging Congress not to enact laws that expand federal resources for policing, prosecution, and other criminal-legal practices without accountability measures and measurable improvements in safety outcomes. 

LWVUS Urges the Senate to Pass the Respect for Marriage Act (Legal Document)

The League signed onto a letter calling on the US Senate to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which would ensure that all federal benefits are available to married couples no matter where they live and that states give full faith and credit to valid marriages.

LWVUS Sends Memo to US House to Support the Expanding the VOTE Act (Legal Document)

LWVUS Federal Lobby Corps urged the US House of Representatives to support and cosponsor HR8770, the Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections (VOTE) Act, to benefit our democracy by supporting equal access to the ballot. 

LWVUS Joins Letter to President Biden to Improve Political Spending Disclosure (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters joined about 80 other organizations to urge the Biden Administration to issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to disclose their political spending, including spending by their subsidiaries and affiliated organizations. 

LWVUS Joins Letter Supporting Census Bureau Funding (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters, as a member of the Census Project coalition, wrote in strong support for full funding of the U.S. Census Bureau in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. 

LWVUS Joins Call to Protect Old Growth Forests  (Legal Document)

LWVUS sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Interior Secretary Haaland to comment on oldgrowth trees and forests should be defined/managed to provide the greatest climate benefits

LWVUS Sent a Letter to the State Department on Summit for Democracy Priorities (Legal Document)

The League engaged with the Summit for Democracy, hosted by the State Department, to discuss key issues including election integrity, climate, racial justice, LGBTQIA+ issues, and gender.

LWVUS Urges USAID and the State Department to Demonstrate Their Commitment to Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice (Legal Document)

The League signed onto a letter urging the USAID and the US Department of State to take immediate action to demonstrate their commitment to reproductive health, rights, and justice. 

LWVUS Urges Congress to Support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS)  (Legal Document)

The League signed onto a letter to select legislators urging them to support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS; S. 3531).