Biden-Harris Day 1 Immigration Action Critical First Step Toward Immigrant Justice

January 20, 2021

(En español abajo.) WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden today proposed the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 , a comprehensive legislative package on immigration, outlining a path to citizenship for millions of immigrant families, among...

Federal

SPLC Action: Senate Must Confirm Mayorkas Without Further Delay

January 19, 2021

WASHINGTON – After the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today concluded its confirmation hearing on Alejandro Mayorkas, president-elect Biden’s nominee for Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

Federal

SPLC ACTION FUND: Historic Nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine Focuses New Attention on Transgender Equality

January 19, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – President-elect Joe Biden announced that he will nominate Dr. Rachel Levine, the current secretary of health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of...

Protecting Democracy

SPLC Action Fund: For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1) Protects Voters & Establishes Needed Reforms in Aftermath of Insurrection

January 19, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer, Jeff Merkley, and Amy Klobuchar announced they will introduce the For the People Act as S. 1. It has already been introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 1. The...

SPLC Action Fund Calls on Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Other Donors to Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks to Halt Contributions

January 14, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The SPLC Action Fund is calling on Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and all of the other corporations that have donated to Rep. Mo Brooks to halt any further contributions because of his role in last week’s deadly...

Federal

SPLC Action Fund: President Trump Has Been Impeached; Now It’s Time for the Senate to Finish the Job

January 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives voted by a 232-197 margin to impeach President Donald Trump for inciting the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol by a violent mob seeking to overturn the election, making him...

Federal

SPLC Action Fund: House of Representatives Must Now Vote to Remove Trump From Office After Pence’s Refusal to Invoke 25th Amendment

January 12, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Vice President Pence sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stating that he would not invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office. The move came moments before the House of...

Florida

Florida bill to criminalize protest and dissent must be opposed

January 11, 2021

Tallahassee, Fla. — On the same afternoon a violent mob stormed into the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. armed with zip ties, pipe bombs, and other assault weapons, two Republican Florida lawmakers filed companion bills...

Protecting Democracy

SPLC Action Fund Supports Impeachment of President Trump

January 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump for inciting a massive mob attack on the Capitol. Margaret Huang, president and CEO of the SPLC Action Fund, issued the...

Alabama

SPLC Action Fund Calls for Investigations into Alabama AG Marshall about His Role in Wednesday’s Failed Insurrectionist Activities

January 09, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall heads the policy branch of the Republican Attorneys General Association – the dark money nonprofit Rule of Law Defense Fund. This astroturf group was one of the many...

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Biden-Harris Day 1 Immigration Action Critical First Step Toward Immigrant Justice

SPLC Action: Senate Must Confirm Mayorkas Without Further Delay

SPLC ACTION FUND: Historic Nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine Focuses New Attention on Transgender Equality

SPLC Action Fund: For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1) Protects Voters & Establishes Needed Reforms in Aftermath of Insurrection

SPLC Action Fund Calls on Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Other Donors to Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks to Halt Contributions

SPLC Action Fund: President Trump Has Been Impeached; Now It’s Time for the Senate to Finish the Job

SPLC Action Fund: House of Representatives Must Now Vote to Remove Trump From Office After Pence’s Refusal to Invoke 25th Amendment

Florida bill to criminalize protest and dissent must be opposed

SPLC Action Fund Supports Impeachment of President Trump

SPLC Action Fund Calls for Investigations into Alabama AG Marshall about His Role in Wednesday’s Failed Insurrectionist Activities

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