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SPLC Action Fund Calls on the Senate to Move Swiftly to Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4)

August 24, 2021

WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill now awaits action in the U.S. Senate where it must overcome a likely Republican-led filibuster to be...

SPLC ACTION STATEMENT ON CAPITOL HILL INCIDENT

August 19, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the incident on Capitol Hill today, Seth Levi, Chief Strategy Officer of the SPLC Action Fund, released the following statement: “We are all grateful that today’s incident was peacefully resolved...

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Tell your members of Congress to restore voting rights by supporting the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

August 18, 2021

SPLC Action Fund Responds to Failure of Montgomery’s Non-Discrimination Ordinance; Urges Work To Continue

August 17, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, a non-discrimination ordinance (NDO) introduced by Mayor Steven L. Reed was voted down by the Montgomery City Council. The ordinance promised to bar real and perceived biases in order to make the city...

SPLC Action Fund: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Essential to Create a Democracy that Works for Us All

August 17, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, U.S. Rep. Terri A. Sewell of Alabama's 7th Congressional District re-introduced H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. If passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president,...

Attack on Medicaid recipients serves no useful purpose, demonizes those most in need

August 04, 2021

JACKSON, Miss -- Earlier this week State Auditor Shad White singled out “Medicaid fraud” in his audit of federal money received in Mississippi, claiming that his audit found that up to five percent of Medicaid recipients in the...

SPLC Action Fund urges U.S. Department of Education to prevent racial disparities and discrimination in school discipline

July 26, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The SPLC Action Fund has submitted comments to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) regarding the administration of school discipline. The comments urge ED to recognize...

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Survival of Governor Edwards’ Vetos of Transphobic Senate Bill (SB) 156, Anti-Voter Bills SB 63 and 224

July 22, 2021

BATON ROUGE, La. – Yesterday, legislators in the Louisiana House failed to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of Senate Bill 156, an anti-transgender bill that would ban transgender girls and women from participating in sports...

SPLC Action Fund Response to Louisiana Senate Override of Governor’s Veto of Transphobic Senate Bill 156

July 21, 2021

BATON ROUGE, La. – Yesterday, the Louisiana Senate overrode Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards veto of Senate Bill 156, an anti-transgender bill that would ban transgender girls and women from participating in sports aligning with...

SPLC Action Fund: U.S. Senate Field Hearing Puts Necessary Spotlight on Georgia, Deep South Officials’ Anti-Voter, Anti-Democracy Actions

July 19, 2021

ATLANTA – Today the U.S. Senate Rules & Administration committee held a field hearing in Georgia on ‘Protecting the Right to Vote: Recent Changes to Georgia Voting Laws and the Need for Basic Federal Standards to Make Sure...

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