Your National League in Action

Here is a summary of action your National League of Women Voters is currently taking. Click on the links to learn more.

• LWV is a mobilizing partner with Planned Parenthood Action Fund in the Bans Off Our Bodies campaign for reproductive justice. Learn more here.
• LWVUS has joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to support environmental investments in the 2023 Farm Bill. Learn more here.
• LWVUS is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take additional measures to reduce methane air pollution from the oil and gas industry. Learn more here.
• LWVUS has submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding its proposed updates to the federal government’s race and ethnicity data collection standards. Learn more here.
• LWVUS has joined nearly 300 civil, human rights, and immigrant rights organizations in sending a letter to President Biden urging the administration not to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on an asylum ban. The asylum ban would make individuals ineligible for asylum if they enter the United States without using an established pathway or without applying for protection in countries of transit. Learn more here.
• LWVUS advocacy includes litigation as well as lobbying. The LWVUS Legal Center joins court cases on voter suppression and assists state leagues when they are engaged in litigation. Learn more here.

Your State League in Action

The Bills Status Report on the LWVC website at https://lwvc.org/bill-status-report lists bills on issues of interest where LWVC has taken a position. It links to the texts of letters the League has submitted to the state legislature or to the governor.

Most recently, LWVC joined other nonprofit organizations in supporting the “Food for All” bills, AB 311 and SB 245, expanding access to California food assistance programs to everyone qualifying by need, regardless of immigration status or age.

—Katherine Gavzy