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LWVUS Comments on OMB Race and Ethnicity Data Standards (Legal Document)

The League submitted comments to the Management and Budget Office (OMB) regarding its proposed updates to the federal government’s race and ethnicity data collection standards. The outcome of this comment opportunity will update the questions that respondents see on the US Census and other forms of government data collection. LWVUS also signed onto partner comments to amplify how the proposed changes would impact numerous racial and ethnic communities in the US.   

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging HHS to Take Action to Keep People Covered During Medicaid Unwinding (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined more than 200 civil rights and health care groups on a letter to the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The letter urges the Agency to enforce state and federal action to maintain Medicaid coverage for eligible families when the continuous coverage requirement ends.

LWVUS Urges US Senate to Support Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) (Legal Document)

LWVUS sent a memo to members of the US Senate urging them to support S.J. Res. 4, a resolution to affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

LWVUS Sends Letter to Congress About Priorities for the 118th Congress (Legal Document)

LWVUS reached out to members of Congress to outline its priority issues for the 118th Congress and urged Congress to implement necessary reforms like restoring the Voting Rights Act, regulating money in politics, protecting DC, and standardizing redistricting rules.

LWVUS Joins Letter Supporting LIHWAP (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined coalition members in urging Congress to allocate $1 billion to continue the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) program to help families with growing water debt and rising water costs.

Advocates urge EPA to require incinerator emissions reporting (Legal Document)

Advocates urge EPA to require waste incinerators to report their toxic chemical emissions to the agency’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).

LWVUS Urges Congress to Support DC Statehood (Legal Document)

DC statehood is critical to our democracy, and support for DC statehood means allowing the people of DC to be fully represented and have their voices heard. 

LWVUS Supports Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Legal Document)

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a critical, life-saving program that targets and serves the most vulnerable households, including older Americans, individuals with disabilities, and families with young children.

LWVUS Asks Attorney General for Update on National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (Legal Document)

LWVUS joins a letter to the US Attorney General requesting an update on the development of a public national law enforcement accountability database, as mandated by President Biden's Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety.

LWVUS Submits Comments to USCIS Opposing Immigration Application Fee Increases (Legal Document)

LWVUS submitted public comment to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the proposed rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees. The League opposed increases in immigration application fees, articulating the impact it will have on immigrants' ability to reunite and stay with family members abroad, live and work permanently in the US, and attain US citizenship.