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LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Support SNAP for College Students (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to support the Enhance Access to SNAP Act. This bill would remove the requirement that college students with low incomes must perform 20 hours of employment or work-study to be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

LWV Urges Congress to Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document)

It is time to pass HR14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, to ensure the freedom to vote for all Americans, no matter the color of their skin, political party affiliation, or zip code.

LWVUS Joins Letter in Opposition to Reducing Scale of Census Survey (Legal Document)

The League joined 34 other organizations in urging the Census Bureau to reconsider its recommendation to reduce the sample size used in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).

LWVUS Joins Comments on Nondiscrimination Protections in HHS Grant-Funded Services (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters of the United States signed onto comments to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding its proposed updates to nondiscrimination protections in HHS grant-funded services.

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Protect Water-Related State Revolving Funds (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined a letter to Congress urging that they protect the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) -the primary federal support for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure- from being diverted to earmarks in the FY2024 appropriations process. This diversion would reduce the total state revolving funds and grant money for territories and tribes; shield funded projects from statutory oversight and transparency requirements; and diminish future funds.

LWVUS Urges Congress to Support the Children’s Fundamental Rights and Climate Recovery Resolution (Legal Document)

LWVUS sent a memo to members of Congress urging them to support S. Con. Res. 13/H. Con. Res. 56. This concurrent resolution recognizes the disproportionate impact of the human-caused climate crisis on the health, economic opportunities, and fundamental rights of children in the US and acknowledges the need for the executive branch to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan.

LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter Urging 118th Congress to Invest in Gender Justice in the Farm Bill (Legal Document)

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 invest in rural childcare access and maternal health care in the Farm Bill for gender justice.

LWVUS Advocates for Election Funding (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters of the United States sent a letter to Congress in support of the Senate’s proposed $75 million appropriation for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Security Grants in the Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations bill.

LWVUS Sends Letter to Congress about the Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document)

The League hopes to see members of the 118th Congress work together to ensure that voting rights are championed as a bipartisan effort in this country.   

LWVUS Joins Coalition in Support of the Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined 34 other organizations in strong support of the Freedom to Vote Act (FTVA), S.1 and H.R.11.