Washington, DC – A New York Times investigation revealed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotion of four Army officers—two Black men and two women—to the rank of one-star general, a continuation of his discriminatory efforts to eliminate so-called “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives in the military. The reporting comes the same day that U.S. Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Maggie […]
Author: Sydney Petersen
Washington, DC – Last night, 50 Senate Republicans voted against overturning a nationwide ban on abortion care and counseling at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA), which the Trump administration quietly put in place during the winter holidays. The vote was on a Congressional Review Act resolution, introduced by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Patty Murray […]
“If the Air Force wanted you to have a family, they would have issued one.” That was the phrase that Heather King, an Air Force veteran, first heard at basic training. Like other women veterans I know, she would soon learn that the military could dictate her personal decisions—including how and when to grow her family. And […]
On February 20, 2026 the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund submitted testimony in support of Maryland’s HB 649, an education nondiscrimination bill which would strengthen protections for students and improve civil rights enforcement processes. Our testimony explains why the Maryland General Assembly should advance and enact HB 649 to ensure Maryland students at all […]
The Nebraska Legislature is considering LB 730, a facilities ban that would bar transgender students from accessing restrooms and locker rooms in public schools, public post-secondary institutions, and state agency buildings. The National Women’s Law Center Action Fund submitted written testimony in opposition to LB 730, which outlined how exclusionary facilities bans exacerbate policing of […]
Washington, DC – As the U.S. House of Representatives debates what to do about the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, Emily Martin, chief program officer at the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement: “This is Congress’s last chance to save millions of women and families from skyrocketing health care premiums before the new year. We finally […]
Washington, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on two anti-trans bills that represent some of Congress’s most aggressive attempts yet to strip trans young people of access to essential health care. Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement: “We are […]
Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund led 60 organizations in urging the Senate to oppose Donald Trump’s nominee for Inspector General (IG), March Bell, for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ahead of his committee vote today in the Senate Finance Committee. Bell is also testifying today in front of the Senate Homeland Security […]
Washington, DC – At 11 AM today ahead of the House vote to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund, will be participating in a press conference at the House Triangle with Representative Adelita Grijalva, Epstein survivor Teresa Helm, and other members of […]
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NWLC Action Fund on Senate Shutdown Deal
Washington, DC – Following reporting that senators have reached a deal to end the government shutdown that does not include an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund, released the following statement: “The Republican shutdown has been devastating for families and communities at the very […]