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AAUW Weighs In: Policy Updates
Letters, Comments, Testimony & Legal Briefs
The Latest
- Increasing Rigor and Funding of Census Bureau's Data Collection (10/3/24)
- Supporting & Urging Co-sponsorship of BE HEARD in the Workplace Act
- Letter by Friends of BLS to increase funding (Bureau of Labor Statistics Appropriations Letter for CPS FY2025) by CAP to Senate and House Appropriation Chairs (9/24/2024)
- Letter to Extend the On-Ramp, Fresh Start, & Count Forbearances by TICAS and SPBC to Secretary of Dept. of Education (9/19/2024)
- Congressional resolution for Disabled Women's Equal Pay Day; recognizing pay disparity and reaffirming commitment - H.R. 1468 by NPWF to Senate
- Urging ED to Issue Guidance on Digital Sexual Harassment by SVPA to the Department of Education (7/29/2024)
- Letter to House & Senate Democratic Leaders Urging Opposition to Anti-Reproductive Care and Anti-LGBTQI+ Policy Riders in Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations (7/9/24)
- Letter to Congress Opposing House & Senate Resolutions (H.J. Res. 165/S.J. Res. 96) to Undo Final Title IX Rule (7/8/24)
- Letter to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Urging Stronger Accountability Guardrails on the Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (S. 161) (7/8/24)
- Letter to Secretary of Education Cardona Urging Immediate Release of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Student Debt Relief for Borrowers Experiencing Hardship (7/1/24)
- Letter to House & Senate Leadership Opposing All Anti-Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (Anti-DEIA) Policy Riders in Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations (6/28/2024)
- Letter to School and University Administrators Urging Swift Implementation of Policies Consistent with Updated Title IX Rules (6/27/24)
- Letter to House & Senate Leadership Calling for Fully Appropriated Non-Defense Discretionary Funds and Elimination of Harmful Policy Riders in FY25 Appropriations (6/25/24)
- Comment Endorsing the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024 (6/20/24)
- Letter to President Biden in Support of Programs that Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the Economy (6/18/24)
- Letter to Congress Urging Opposition to Resolution to Undo Final Title IX Rule (H.J. Res. 165) (6/13/24)
- Letter to House & Senate Appropriations Committees Urging Elimination of Weldon Amendment from Fiscal Year 2025 Package (6/7/24)
- Letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Urging Opposition to Anti-DEIA Provisions in Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (6/6/24)
- Comment to U.S. Department of Commerce Supporting Census Bureau Proposal to Conduct American Community Survey Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Test (5/30/24)
- Letter to House & Senate Appropriations Committees Outlining Gender Equity Priorities for Fiscal Year 2025 (5/22/24)
- Urging for No Poison Pill Riders to be included in FY24 Appropriation Bills (2/20/24)
Civil Rights
Commonwealth of Virginia, State of Illinois, and State of Nevada v. Ferriero v. Alabama et al. (1/10/22)
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (9/20/21)
Doe v. United States (11/30/20)
Merrill v. People First of Alabama (10/19/20)
People First of Alabama v. Secretary of State (10/6/20)
Sagaille v. Carrega (8/10/20)
Virginia, Illinois, and Nevada v. Ferriero (7/1/20)
Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru; St. James School v. Biel (4/9/20)
The Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey; Trump v. Pennsylvania (3/23/20)
June Medical Services LLC v. Gee Amicus (12/9/19)
Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia; Altitude Express v. Zarda; Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC (7/3/19)
Pennsylvania and New Jersey v. Trump (6/7/19)
DeOtte v. Azar (5/24/19)
State of California et al. v. Health and Human Services et al. (5/7/19)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. President of the United States of America et al. (3/25/19)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump et al.(1/7/19)
State of California v. Health and Human Services et al. (1/7/19)
Tudor v. Southeastern Oklahoma State University, et al. (11/26/2018)
Good v. Iowa Department of Human Services (9/27/2018)
Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (9/24/2018)
Azar v. Garza (8/16/2018)
State of California et al. v. Health and Human Services et al. (5/25/18)
Parker v. Reema Consulting Services, Inc. (5/30/18)
Horton v. Midwest Geriatric Management, LLC (3/14/18)
Lampley v. Missouri Commission on Human Rights (2/27/18)
NIFLA V. Becerra (2/27/18)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Donald J. Trump (11/27/17)
AT&T v. Hulteen (11/14/08)
Christiansen v. Omnicom Group (06/28/16)
Jane Doe v. Hagenbeck and Rapp (03/17/16)
Zubik v. Burwell (2/17/16)
COMMENTS
Endorsement of Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act (3/7/24)
Letter to President Biden Urging Instruction of U.S. Archivist to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment (12/5/23)
Endorsement of John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (9/19/23)
LETTERS AND TESTIMONY
Endorsement of Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act (5/13/24)
Gender Equity Coalition Letter on State of the Union 2024 Expectations (3/6/24)
Letter to House of Representatives Supporting Suite of Voting Rights and Democracy Bills (8/25/23)
People’s Brief on Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA Mifepristone Case (8/15/23)
Gender Justice Organization Comments on OIRA Regulatory Modernization (6/6/23)
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Comment on OIRA Regulatory Modernization (6/6/23)
Letter to House of Representatives Urging Support for the Women’s Health Protection Act (3/23/23)
Statement Endorsing the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act (3/22/23)
Letter to House Committee on Education & Workforce Strongly Opposing H.R. 734 (3/7/23)
Statement Endorsing HJ Res. 25 to Remove the Ratification Deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment (1/31/23)
Open Letter to 118th Congress Outlining Gender Equity Coalition Priorities (1/26/23)
Statement Endorsing Washington, D.C. Admission Act (D.C. Statehood Bill) (1/10/23)
Letters and Testimony
Letter to Senate Supporting the Respect for Marriage Act (9/20/22)
Letter to House of Representatives Urging Support for the Women’s Health Protection Act (7/14/22)
Open Letter Supporting the Full Inclusion of Transgender and All LGBTQI+ Youth (6/22/22)
Joint Statement on Buffalo Mass Shooting and Title 42 (6/6/22)
Letter to Senate Urging Support for the Women’s Health Protection Act (5/10/22)
Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Denouncing Some Senators’ Unfounded Attacks on Judge Jackson (4/1/22)
Letter to Senate Majority Leader Schumer Urging Vote on H.J. Res 17/S.J. Res 1 (3/31/22)
Letter to Senate in Support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the United States Supreme Court (3/31/22)
Letter to President Biden on the State of Women (2/28/22)
Historic SCOTUS Nomination Statement of Support (2/25/22)
Letter to Mississippi State Legislature Urging Legislators to Amend or Vote No on SB 2451 (2/9/22)
Letter to Senate Calling for Support of Cloture Vote on John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (11/3/21)
Letter to House of Representatives in Support of the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 (9/23/21)
Statement in Support of the Equality Act (9/15/21)
Letter to House of Representatives in Support of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) (8/23/21)
Letter to President Biden Calling for Access to Accurate Identification for Transgender People (6/1/21)
Open Letter Supporting the Full Inclusion of Transgender Students (6/1/21)
Statement Endorsing Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2021 (5/28/21)
Letter to Congress Calling for Increased Funding to Civil Rights Offices (5/27/21)
AAUW Letter to Senate regarding the Committee Hearing on Paid Leave for Working Families (5/18/21)
Letter to the Senate Supporting the Rescission of the EEOC Conciliation Process Rule (5/6/21)
Letter to the House Supporting the Rescission of the EEOC Conciliation Process Rule (5/6/21)
Letter to Congress in Support of the Healthy Families Act (4/12/21)
Letter to Congress Encouraging Support for the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer NO HATE Act (4/8/21)
Memo to President Biden regarding the Me Too Movement (4/121)
Open Letter Supporting Trans Women and Girls (3/31/21)
Letter to Congress Urging Increased Funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program (3/31/21)
Statement Opposing State Legislation Targeting Transgender Youth (3/30/21)
Testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on Anti-Asian Violence (3/17/21)
Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee in Support of the Equality Act (3/16/21)
Letter requesting the ERA be part of the Administration’s first 100 days agenda (12/10/20)
Letter from the Women’s Community regarding Presidential Transition Priorities (10/15/20)
comments
Letters and Testimony
Women’s Community Statement on President’s Trump Removal (1/15/21)
Letter from the Women’s Community’s regarding COVID relief priorities (12/14/20)
A Joint Appeal for Protecting the Rule of Law in the 2020 U.S. Elections (10/28/20)
Letter to the Senate Supporting the 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act (S. 4571) (10/23/20)
AAUW Letter to the Senate in Support of the 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act (10/14/20)
Letter to the Senate Opposing Judge Barrett’s Confirmation (10/9/20)
Letter from Reproductive Justice Groups Opposing Amy Coney Barrett (10/9/20)
AAUW Letter to the Senate Opposing Judge Barrett’s Confirmation (10/8/20)
Statement Condemning the Executive Order Undermining Race and Gender Equity Training (10/7/20)
Reproductive Justice Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Vacancy (9/24/20)
Letter to Senate Calling for the Extension of the Statutory Reporting Deadlines for the 2020 Census (8/5/20)
Letter to Congress Opposing Corporate Immunity as Schools and Businesses Re-open (8/4/20)
Letter to the Senate Outlining Priorities for the Next Coronavirus Relief Package (7/20/20)
Civil Rights Principles for Hiring Assessment Technologies (7/15/20)
Letter to Senate Urging Support for the Election Provisions in the HEROES Act (7/2/20)
Letter to NCAA Urging Removal of Events from Idaho Due To Anti-Transgender (6/10/20)
Letter to Attorney General Barr Urging a DOJ Investigation into George Floyd’s Death (6/4/20)
Letter to Attorney General Barr Urging a DOJ Investigation into Breonna Taylor’s Death (6/4/20)
Letter from the LGBTQ+ and Civil Rights Community’s Condemning Racism (6/2/20)
Letter to Congress Outlining Federal Policing Priorities (6/1/20)
Letter to the Senate HELP Committee in Support of Jocelyn Samuels as an EEOC Commissioner (6/1/20)
Letter to Congress in Support of H.R. 4 The Voting Rights Advancement Act (12/4/19)
Letters to House, Senate, and Congressional Leadership Urging that FY20 Appropriations Protect the Title X Family Planning Program and Repeal the Global Gag Rule (9/4/19)
AAUW Letter to House Urging Vote in Support of the Equality Act (H.R. 5) (5/14/19)
AAUW Statement for House Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Equality Act (4/10/19)
Letter to Congress Outlining Women’s Advocacy Community Legislative Priorities (1/16/19)
Comments
Letters and Testimony
Reproductive Rights Groups Outline Policy Vision Statement for Lawmakers (11/15/18)
AAUW Letter to Senate Urging Withdrawal of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination to the Supreme Court (9/28/18)
AAUW Letter to Senate Opposing the Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court (9/17/18)
Comments to Department of Commerce on the Proposed Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census Form (8/1/18)
Letter to Congress Opposing Inhumane Treatment of Immigrant Women and Children (5/23/18)
Letter to Senate Opposing the Protect and Serve Act of 2018 (S. 2794) (5/16/18)
Letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Azar Opposing the Domestic Gag Rule (5/16/18)
Letter to Congress Urging Immediate Action to Pass a Clean Dream Act (2/13/18)
Letter to Senate Urging Support for Dreamers and Passage of the Dream Act (2/13/18)
Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees Urging Opposition to Anti-Women’s Health Riders (12/14/17)
Letter to Congress Advocating Legislative Action on Priority Issues before the Holidays (12/6/17)
Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Urging Additional Hearings for Brett Talley and Thomas Farr (11/27/17)
AAUW letter urging Representatives to pass a clean Dream Act and sign the discharge petition (9/14/17)
AAUW letter urging Senators to pass a clean Dream Act (9/21/17)
Letter to Senate urging opposition to SUCCEED Act (S. 1852) and support of Dream Act (S.1615) (10/3/17)
AAUW Letter to House Opposing 20-Week Abortion Ban (H.R. 36) (10/3/17)
Letter to House opposing a federal abortion ban (H.R. 36) (10/2/17)
Letter to Department of Justice recommending concrete action steps in response to Charlottesville (9/15/17)
Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees Urging Opposition to Anti-Women’s Health Riders (9/6/17)
Letter to Congress urging immediate action to pass the Dream Act, S.1615/H.R.3440 (9/6/17)
Letter to President Trump urging continuation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program (8/31/2017)
Letter urging preservation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (8/30/17)
Letter Opposing the Global Gag Rule (4/28/2017)
AAUW Letter to Senate Urging Opposition to Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to U.S. Supreme Court (3/29/17)
Coalition Statement on Hate Incidents (3/10/17)
Letter to the Department of Homeland Security Supporting Immigrant Survivors of Violence (3/8/17)
Letter to Congress Opposing Cuts to Non-Defense Discretionary Spending (3/1/2017)
Letter to House Representatives in Opposition to the Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) (2/28/2017)
Letter to President Trump Opposing Executive Orders Limiting Regulatory Action by Agencies (2/28/2017)
Letter to the Senate Opposing the Nomination of Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General (2/3/2017)
Letter to President Donald Trump Supporting Continuation of DACA Program (1/18/17)
Letter to Congressional Leadership Opposing Defunding of Planned Parenthood (1/17/2017)
AAUW Letter to House Opposing the Midnight Rules Relief Act (H.R. 21) (1/4/2017)
Comments
Economic Security
Morgan v. U.S. Soccer Federation (7/30/21)
Pambakian v. Blatt (7/6/20)
National Women’s Law Center v. Office of Management and Budget (10/25/19)
Freyd v. University of Oregon (9/30/19)
Rizo v. Yovino (9/20/19)
Moussouris v. Microsoft (2/6/19)
Kassman v. KPMG LLP (12/21/18)
Gordon v. United States (11/5/18)
Moussouris v. Microsoft (7/26/18)
Jock v. Sterling Jewelers (3/14/18)
Lazar v. Kronke (11/6/17)
Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia v. City of Philadelphia (9/14/17)
Rizo v. Yovino (5/22/17)
COMMENTS
Gender Justice Comments Supporting Proposed Rule to Expand Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (11/28/23)
Endorsement of Resolution Recognizing Latina Equal Pay Day (S. Con. Res. 21) (10/13/23)
Endorsement of Schedules That Work Act (9/19/23)
Equal Pay Today Comments on OPM Proposed Rule to Prohibit Use of Salary History (6/12/23)
LETTERS AND TESTIMONY
Letter to Congress Calling for No Poison Pill Riders in Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Bills (5/6/24)
Letter to U.S. Department of Education Urging Reforms to Accreditation Rulemaking (1/8/24)
Letter to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Urging Reinstatement of Pay Data Collection (12/21/23)
Letter to Congress Urging Prioritization of Child Tax Credit (CTC) Expansion (12/11/23)
Letter to Senate Finance Committee Endorsing the FAMILY Act (H.R. 3481/S. 1714) (10/25/23)
Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker McCarthy & Leader Jeffries Opposing Department of Labor Succession Act (H.R. 4957) (10/4/23)
Letter to Congress Supporting Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2023 (9/18/23)
Letter to Senate Supporting the Passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act (6/20/23)
Letter to Senate Supporting the Confirmation of Julie Su to be Secretary of Labor (5/25/23)
Letter to Senate HELP Committee in Support of Julie Su’s Nomination to Secretary of Labor (4/19/23)
Open Letter of Support for the Nomination of Julie Su to U.S. Secretary of Labor (2/20/23)
Letter to Senate HELP Committee Supporting Kalpana Kotagal’s Nomination to the EEOC (3/24/23)
Coalition Letter to Congress Urging Support and Swift Passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act (3/14/23)
Letters and Testimony
Statement Endorsing Bicameral Resolution for Latina Equal Pay Day (12/8/22)
Letter to Senator Schumer Calling for Vote on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) (11/14/22)
Letter to Senator Schumer Urging Vote on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) (9/26/22)
Letter to Senate Supporting the Nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to the EEOC (9/7/22)
Statement Endorsing Senators’ Letter to Department of Education Urging Extension of PSLF Waiver (8/23/22)
Letter to Senate HELP Committee Supporting the Nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to the EEOC (5/4/22)
Letter to Congress to Prioritize the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in Omnibus Spending Bill (3/2/22)
Letter to Congress in Support of the Job Protection Act (2/11/22)
Letter to Congress in Support of the Part-Time Workers Bill of Rights Act of 2022 (2/10/22)
Letter to Congress in Support of the Schedules that Work Act (2/10/22)
Letter to Senate Urging Passage of the Build Back Better Act (1/31/22)
Letter to Senate Urging Passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (1/11/22)
Statement from Women’s Community Leaders Ahead of January 6th Anniversary (1/5/22)
Letter to Senate Urging Passage of the Build Back Better Act Before Recess (12/13/21)
Letter to Congress Supporting Inclusive Child Care and Universal Pre-K in the Build Back Better Act (11/19/21)
Letter to Congress Urging Members to Co-sponsor the BE HEARD in the Workplace Act (11/16/21)
Letter to Congress Supporting Higher Education Investments in Build Back Better Package (10/27/21)
Letter to Congress Urging Enactment of Universal Paid Leave in Build Back Better Package (9/9/21)
Letter to Administration Requesting Executive Action on Pay Equity (7/13/21)
Letter to President Biden Calling for the Prioritization of Women in COVID-19 Recovery (7/1/21)
Letter to Senate Outlining Policy Priorities for COVID-19 Recovery (6/1/21)
Letter to House of Representatives Outlining Policy Priorities for COVID-19 Recovery (6/1/21)
Letter to Senate Urging Support of the 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act (6/1/21)
Letter to Congress Calling for Unemployment Insurance Reforms (6/1/21)
Letter to Congress in Support of the FAMILY Act (3/16/21)
Letter to Congress in Support of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (3/15/21)
Letter of Support for Julie Su as Deputy Secretary of Labor (3/11/21)
Letter to Congress from the Women’s Community in Support of the Raise the Wage Act (2/24/21)
Letter to Congress in Support of the Raise the Wage Act (2/22/21)
AAUW Letter to Congress Urging Support of the FAMILY Act (2/11/21)
AAUW Letter to Congress Urging Support of the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (2/10/21)
Coalition of Over 200 Organizations Letter to Congress Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act (2/3/21)
AAUW Letter to House of Representatives Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act (1/27/21)
AAUW Letter to Senate Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act (1/27/21)
AAUW Letter Outlining Legislative Priorities for the 117th Congress (1/22/21)
Memo with Pay Equity Advocates’ Priorities for the Biden Administration (1/21/21)
AAUW Letter to the Presidential Transition Team Outlining Economic Security and Education Priorities (12/17/20)
Letter Outlining Important Qualifications for the Next Secretary of Labor (11/23/20)
Memo to the New Administration regarding the Council on Gender Equity (11/20/20)
Letters and Testimony
Letter opposing proposal to strip EEOC General Counsel of litigation authority (12/18/20)
Letter opposing business immunity from COVID-related lawsuits (12/4/20)
AAUW Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in Support of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (9/16/20)
Letter to Congressional Leadership in Support of the Pandemic TANF Assistance Act (7/20/20)
Open Letter to Employers: Avoid FSU’s Mistakes By Supporting Working Parents (7/9/20)
Letter to Speaker Pelosi Requesting More Funding for Child Care in the HEROES Act (5/13/20)
AAUW Comments to EEOC regarding EEO-1 Component 2 data collection (4/22/20)
Coalition Letter to Congress with Economic Security Priorities for Future COVID-19 Legislation (4/16/20)
Coalition Letter to the CDC Demanding the Retraction of Guidance Forcing Sick Employees to Work (4/13/20)
Coalition Letter to Congress Supporting the PAID (Providing Americans Insured Days) Leave Act (4/3/20)
Coalition Letter to Congress Supporting the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act (3/6/20)
AAUW Letter to Senate Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act (1/30/20)
Coalition Letter to Senate Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act (1/29/20)
Letter to the House of Representatives supporting the Voting Rights Advancement Act (12/4/19)
Coalition letter to EEOC regarding EEO-1 Component 2 data collection (11/8/19)
AAUW Comments to EEOC regarding EEO-1 Component 2 data collection (11/8/19)
AAUW Letter Urging Cosponsorship of the BE HEARD in the Workplace Act (7/25/19)
AAUW Letter to House Urging Vote in Support of the Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582) (7/15/19)
Letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Regarding Litigation Authority (7/11/19)
AAUW Letter to House Urging Vote in Support of the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) (3/25/19)
Coalition Letter to House Urging Vote in Support of the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) (3/25/19)
AAUW Statement in Support of FAMILY Act for House Ways and Means Committee Hearing (3/21/19)
AAUW Letter to Representatives Urging Original Cosponsorship of the Healthy Families Act (2/28/19)
AAUW Statement for House Education and Labor Subcommittees Hearing on the Paycheck Fairness Act (2/12/19)
Coalition Letter for House Education and Labor Subcommittees Hearing on the Paycheck Fairness Act (2/11/19)
AAUW Letter to Congress Urging Cosponsorship of the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act (2/7/19)
AAUW Letter to Congress Urging Cosponsorship of the Raise the Wage Act (S. 150/H.R. 582) (2/6/19)
AAUW Letter to House Education and Labor Committee in Support of the Raise the Wage Act (2/6/19)
AAUW Letter to Senate Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act (1/22/19)
Coalition Letter to Senate Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act (1/22/19)
AAUW Letter Outlining Legislative Priorities for the 116th Congress (1/15/19)
Letter Endorsing the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 (1/16/19)
AAUW Letter to House of Representatives Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act (1/10/19)
Coalition Letter to House of Representatives Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act (1/10/19)
Letters and Testimony
Letter Responding to Recent Public Conversation about the Gender and Racial Pay Gaps (11/26/18)
Principles and Priorities for Legislative Action to Eliminate Workplace Harassment (10/26/18)
AAUW Testimony to DC Council on the Sexual Misconduct Sunshine Amendment Act of 2018 (10/4/18)
Letter to the Entertainment Industry Calling for an End to Industry Pay Inequity (6/1/18)
AAUW Letter to Senate on Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (5/24/18)
Letter to Senate on Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (H.R. 4924) (5/22/18)
AAUW Letter Urging Representatives to Oppose the Workflex in the 21st Century Act (H.R. 4219) (4/26/18)
Letter to Senate Urging Action to Address Discrimination and Harassment in the Legislative Workforce (3/19/18)
Letter to the Department of Labor Urging Release of Tip Proposal Analysis (2/7/18)
AAUW Comments to the Department of Labor Opposing the Proposed Tip Regulations (2/5/18)
Letter to Congress Opposing Cuts to Federal Health Programs or Other Social Safety Net Cuts (1/25/18)
Letter to Congress Opposing the Workflex in the 21st Century Act (H.R. 4219) (12/5/17)
Letter to Congress Supporting the Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1516/S. 636) (12/5/17)
Letter to Congress Opposing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (11/29/17)
Letter to EEOC Urging Lifting of Stay and Implementation of EEO-1 Data Collection (11/21/2017)
AAUW Letter urging Senators to oppose the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) (7/13/17)
AAUW letter urging Representatives to cosponsor the Pay Equity for All Act (H.R.2418) (7/27/17)
Letter to Senate urging a full hearing and thorough questioning of Janet Dhillon for EEOC Chair (9/7/17)
Letter to Senate opposing Graham-Cassidy health care plan (9/25/17)
Letter to House supporting amendment preserving funding for the EEO-1 (9/7/2017)
AAUW Letter Opposing the Health Care Freedom Act (7/28/2017)
Letter to House opposing amendment defunding the EEO-1 (7/13/2017)
Letter to Senate opposing Department of Labor Budget (6/23/17)
Letter to Congress Urging Co-Sponsorship of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (S. 1101/H.R. 2417) (5/31/2017)
Letter to House Urging Support for Pay Equity for All Act (5/24/2017)
Statement on Women’s Empowerment and the President’s FY 2018 Budget (5/23/2017)
Letter to President Donald Trump Urging Agenda Commitment to Women’s Rights (5/17/2017)
Letter to Congress Opposing the Working Families Flexibility Act (4/25/17)
AAUW Letter to the House of Representatives Opposing the Working Families Flexibility Act (4/25/17)
Letter to Congress Opposing Women’s Health Riders in FY17 Continuing Resolution (4/19/17)
Letter to OMB opposing the reopening review of the EEO-1 (4/12/17)
AAUW Letter to House of Representative urging co-sponsorship of the Paycheck Fairness Act and Fair Pay Act (3/30/2017)
Letter to Senate urging opposition to the Workplace Advancement Act (S.345) (3/30/17)
Letter to the House Opposing the American Health Care Act (3/21/17)
Letter to Senate urging thorough review of the record for Acosta Labor Secretary Hearing (3/10/17)
Letter to House opposing H.R. 985 Fairness in Class Action Litigation (3/7/2017)
Letter to Congress supporting the Affordable Care Act and its Protections for Women (3/6/17)
Letter to President Trump Urging Action on Priority Issues for the Women’s Community (3/2/17)
Letter to House in Opposition to repealing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (1/31/17)
Letter to Senate in Opposition to repealing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (1/31/17)
Letter to Senate urging time for questions at Puzder Labor Secretary Hearing (1/25/17)
Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Immediate Replacement Plan in case of Affordable Care Act Repeal (1/20/2017)
Comments
AAUW Comments to the Department of Labor Supporting Implementation of the Fiduciary Rule (7/19/17)
Education & Title IX
Biden v. Nebraska; Department of Education v. Brown (1/11/23)
Moxley v. Ohio State University (2/9/22)
Snyder-Hill v. Ohio State University (2/9/22)
Hall v. Millserville (3/5/21)
Bose v. Rhodes College (9/24/20)
Victim Rights Law Center v. DeVos (7/27/20)
A.B. v. Hawaii Department of Education (7/17/20)
Kesterson v. Kent State University (6/4/19)
Wible v. School District of Philadelphia (5/22/19)
Jane Doe v. The University of Kentucky (5/8/19)
Jane Doe v. United States (4/23/18)
Weckhorst v. Kansas State University (2/9/18)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School Dist. No. 2 (3/08/19)
Adams v. St. John’s County School Board (2/28/19)
Kollaritsch v. Michigan State Board of Trustees (10/8/18)
Doe v. Boyertown (1/23/18)
Gloucester County School Board v. GG (3/2/17)
Comments
Endorsement of Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024 (6/20/24)
Endorsement of the Codifying SAVE Plan Act (3/27/24)
Endorsement of Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act (S. 3214/H.R. 6202) (11/2/23)
Endorsement of Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2023 (9/22/23)
Endorsement of Student Loan Deferment for Sexual Violence Survivors Act (9/20/23)
Mother’s Day New York Times Ad Calling for Supports for Moms, Parents & Caregivers (5/12/23)
Gender Justice Community Comment to Department of Ed. on Title IX Proposed Athletics Rule (5/15/23)
LETTERS AND TESTIMONY
Letter to Congress Urging Opposition to Resolution to Undo Final Title IX Rule (H.J. Res. 165) (6/13/24)
Letter to Congress Urging Opposition to the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act (H.R. 6585) (2/23/24)
Letter to House Leadership in Response to Pregnant Students’ Rights Act (1/18/24)
Letter to House Education & Workforce Committee in Response to Pregnant Students’ Rights Act (1/10/24)
Letter to Congress Urging Co-sponsorship of the Safe Schools Improvement Act (10/24/23)
Letter to Secretary of Education Cardona in Support of Financial Value Transparency Framework (10/17/23)
Open Letter Supporting the Full Inclusion of All LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools (7/26/23)
Letter to President Biden Urging Swift Action to Enact New Student Debt Cancellation Plan (7/19/23)
Statement Endorsing the Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA) (6/23/23)
Letter to President Biden Urging Administration to Finalize Title IX Rule before 2023-24 School Year (6/23/23)
Letter to Congress Endorsing LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act (6/21/23)
Letter to Congress Endorsing the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act of 2023 (5/18/23)
Comment to Department of Education Urging Inclusion of “Cost of Attendance” in Negotiated Rulemaking (4/24/23)
Statement Endorsing Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth In Schools Resolution (H.Res.265/S.Res.134) (3/29/23)
Letter to Congress Opposing H.R. 734, the So-Called “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” (3/27/23)
Letter to Congress Supporting H.Res. 219 Bill of Rights for Students & Parents and Opposing H.R. 5 (3/23/23)
Leadership Conference Education Task Force Legislative Priorities (3/3/23)
Letter to 118th Congress Outlining Higher Education Accountability Priorities (2/9/23)
Letters and Testimony
Comment to Department of Education on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act FAQs (12/9/22)
AAUW Comment to Department of Education on Title IX Proposed Regulations (9/12/22)
Comment to Department of Education on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act FAQs (12/19/22)
Statement Endorsing the Students’ Access to Freedom and Educational Rights (SAFER) Act (12/1/22)
Letter to President Biden Calling for Student Debt Cancellation and Extension of Payment Pause (11/21/22)
Letter to Virginia Department of Education Opposing Anti-Trans School Policies (10/26/22)
Statement Endorsing the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (10/4/22)
Letter to President Biden Urging Swift Release of an Inclusive Title IX Athletics Rule (8/11/22)
Letter to ED, DOJ, DHS and HHS on Implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (8/3/22)
Statement Endorsing the LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2022 (7/20/22)
Letter to Biden Urging Swift Release of Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (6/15/22)
Letter to President Biden Calling for Immediate, Broad-Based Student Debt Cancellation (5/27/22)
Letter to President Biden Calling for Cancellation of Student Debt Before End of Payment Pause (10/28/21)
Letter to Congress Urging Members to Co-sponsor the Safe Schools Improvement Act (SSIA) (9/24/21)
Letter to Senate Urging Support for Catherine Lhamon’s Confirmation (9/13/21)
Letter to Department of Education Urging Swift, Meaningful Action to Propose Title IX Changes (9/7/21)
Letter to House of Representatives Calling Cancellation of Student Debt (8/11/21)
Letter to Department of Education Calling for Supports to Voting Access (6/21/21)
Letter to Department of Education Calling for Strengthening of Title IX Protections (6/11/21)
Letter to the Department of Education Urging the Replacement of Title IX Regulations (5/17/21)
Letter to Congress Calling for Legislative Action to Support Student Survivors of Sexual Harassment (4/23/21)
Letter to the Administration Calling on the Cancelation of Student Debt via Executive Action (4/13/21)
Letter to the Department of Education requesting Meaningful Action for Borrower Defense (4/13/21)
AAUW Letter for Title IX Public Hearing (6/10/21)
Civil Rights Principles for Student Loan Debt Cancellation (4/20/21)
Policy Recommendations to the Department of Education to Support Postsecondary Students (4/16/21)
Letter to Congress in Support of Doubling the Maximum Pell Grant (3/25/21)
Letter to the Department of Education Urging Changes to the Civil Rights Data Collection (3/22/21)
Letter to Senate in Support of Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education (3/1/21)
Letter Requesting Agency Coordination to Ensure Students Receive Federal Aid (2/26/21)
Letter Urging Emergency Benefits for Today’s Students (2/26/21)
Letter to the 117th Congress regarding Higher Education Priorities (2/2/21)
AAUW Letter Outlining Legislative Priorities for the 117th Congress (1/22/21)
Letter on priorities for gender equity in education (12/14/20)
Letter recommending priorities regarding Title IX and sexual harassment in education (12/9/20)
Letter to the New Administration Regarding Strengthening Title IX (11/23/20)
Letter to the New Administration addressing the needs of non-traditional students (11/23/20)
Letter to the New Administration Calling for the Cancelation of Federal Student Debt on Day One (11/18/20)
Comments
National Women’s Law Center Comment to Department of Education on Title IX Proposed Regulations (9/12/22)
Comment to Department of Education on Federal Student Loan Programs Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (8/11/22)
Letters and Testimony
Letter Urging Co-Sponsorship of the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act (11/30/20)
Letter Calling for the Extension of the Student Loan Suspension (10/28/20)
Letter Supporting the Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act (S. 4465) (10/26/20)
Letter commenting on Federal Student Aid strategic plan concerning oversight responsibilities (10/23/20)
Letter to Congress in Support of Broad-based Student Loan Debt Cancellation (9/25/20)
Open Letter from Public Interest Legal Organizations Supporting Diploma Privilege (8/11/20)
Letter to the Department of Education regarding the Civil Rights Data Collection (8/6/20)
Letter to Senate Leadership in Response to the Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act (7/28/20)
Letter to Congress Calling for the Investment in and Protection of the Pell Grant Program (5/13/20)
Letter to Congress Urging Action to Ensure Equal Educational Opportunity During COVID-19 (5/6/20)
Civil Rights Principles for Safe, Healthy, and Inclusive School Climates (9/4/19)
AAUW Letter Urging Representatives to Cosponsor the Building Blocks of STEM Act (H.R. 1665) (4/4/19)
Comments
AAUW Comments to Department of Education Opposing Proposed Regulatory Changes Regarding Title IX (1/30/19)
Comments to Department of Education Opposing Proposed Regulatory Changes Regarding Title IX (1/30/19)
Letters and Testimony
Guidance Memo to Protect the Rights of Immigrant Students and Their Families (10/9/18)
Letter to Congress Urging Legislators to Protect Pell Grants in the Fiscal Year 2019 Spending Bill (6/25/18)
Letter to the House
AAUW Letter Urging Representatives to Cosponsor the Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA) of 2018 (6/21/18)
Letter to Senate
AAUW Letter Urging Senators to Cosponsor the Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA) of 2018 (6/21/18)
Letter to Congress Opposing the PROSPER Act’s Attacks on Program Integrity (6/7/18)
Letter to Senate
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and Committee on Appropriations Opposing the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposal to Consolidate the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) into a new office of Postsecondary and Lifelong Learning (4/19/18)
Letter to the House
Committee on Education and the Workforce and Committee on Appropriations Opposing the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposal to Consolidate the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) into a new office of Postsecondary and Lifelong Learning (4/19/18)
Letter Regarding Civil Rights Principles for the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (4/26/18)
AAUW Letter Urging Senators to Cosponsor the STEM Opportunities Act of 2017 (S. 1270) (3/15/18)
Letter to Secretary DeVos Supporting the 2014 Joint School Discipline Guidance Package (3/22/18)
Letter to House Opposing Rollbacks of Student and Consumer Protections in the PROSPER Act (2/23/18)
AAUW Letter Urging Representatives to Cosponsor the Public Funds for Public Schools Act (H.R. 4269)
(03/08/18)
Letter to Senate Supporting Protection and Expansion of the Campus Voter Registration Provision in the Higher Education Act (2/23/18)
AAUW letter urging Representatives to vote yes on the Building Blocks of STEM Act (H.R. 3397) (2/6/2018)
Letter to Congress Urging them to Raise the Budget Caps to Ensure Adequate Funding for Education (11/28/17)
AAUW Letter urging Senators to cosponsor the STEM Opportunities Act of 2017 (S.1270) (7/20/17)
AAUW letter urging Senators to cosponsor the Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA) of 2017 (S.1421) (10/5/17)
Letter to Secretary DeVos urging Department of Education not to undermine civil rights (9/20/17)
Letter to Secretary DeVos In Response to Department of Education Request for Regulatory Review (9/20/17)
Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee urging protection of Pell Grants (9/5/17)
Letter to Congress urging them to continue the annual indexation of Pell Grants to inflation (7/25/17)
Letter to House Appropriations Committee Opposing FY 2018 cuts to Pell Grants (7/18/2017)
Letter to Secretary DeVos supporting existing Title IX regulations and guidance (7/13/2017)
Letter in Support of Protecting the Federal Student Loan Program and Strengthening Pell Grants (4/4/17)
Letter to Congress Supporting Student Aid Accountability Provisions (3/22/17)
Letter to the Department of Education Supporting the Civil Rights Data Collection (2/28/17)
Letter to Congressional Leadership Supporting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Debt Work (2/13/2017)
AAUW Letter to House of Representatives Opposing Private School Voucher Schemes (2/2/2017)
AAUW Letter to the Senate opposing the nomination of Betsy DeVos to be Secretary of Education (1/31/2017)
Letter Opposing Confirmation of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education (1/30/2017)
Letter to House and Senate CTE Caucus Chairs Supporting Perkins Act Reauthorization (1/26/2017)
AAUW Letter to the Senate Expressing Concerns Around nomination of Betsy DeVos to be Secretary of Education (1/10/2017)
Comments
AAUW Comments to Department of Education on Proposed Regulations Regarding Title IX (9/12/22)
AAUW Comments on Education Regulatory Review (9/20/2017)