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Letters

League Advances Health Equity Language in COVID Relief Talks (Legal Document)

The League joined healthcare professionals and community-based organizations in pushing the COVID Community Care Act.

League Affirms Support for the For the People Act in 117th Congress (Legal Document)

LWVUS sent a letter to Senate and House leadership outlining our continued support for the legislation commonly referred to as HR1 or the For the People Act. 

League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Reporting Deadlines (Legal Document)

LWVUS is urging Congress to extend the statutory reporting deadlines that the U.S. Census must follow when sending apportionment numbers to the President and sending redistricting data to the states. 

League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Deadlines (Legal Document)

The League joined coalition partners in urging the U.S. Senate to extend statutory reporting deadlines for apportionment and redistricting data, to give the U.S. Census Bureau sufficient time to thoroughly implement complex data processing activities and complete the most accurate 2020 Census possible.

LWVUS signs letter in support of the Counseling not Criminalization in Schools Act (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter for Rep. Pressley’s bill which refocuses federal funds towards school counselors, nurses, and social workers.

League Continues Demand for COVID-19 Relief Package in Congress (Legal Document)

The League sent a memo to all members of the U.S. House and Senate asking them to prioritize a COVID-19 relief package to aid American families during the ongoing pandemic.

League Submits Comments Disapproving of DHS’ Intention to Destroy Civil Rights Complaint Records (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined a letter to the National Archives disapproving of the Dept. of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed request seeking permission to destroy civil rights complaints, sexual abuse records, and civil liberty violations before they could be investigated. 

League Endorses RECLAIM Act (Legal Document)

LWVUS sent a letter of support endorsing Senator Manchin’s Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act to recover and reinvest in Appalachian communities. 

League Demands U.S. Senate Put Americans Before Supreme Court Vacancy (Legal Document)

LWVUS President, Deborah Turner, and CEO, Virginia Kase sent a memo to the U.S. Senate urging them to prioritize American families hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic over the pending U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

League Joins Letter to Presidential Debate Moderators (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters joined a letter as part of the Declaration for American Democracy (DFAD) coalition calling on debate moderators to ask questions relating to democracy reform.