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 […]
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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 […]
Anti-abortion centers (AACs), also known as “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs) or more misleadingly as “pregnancy resource centers,” pose a serious threat to the reproductive and sexual health of people across the U.S. On the surface, an AAC presents itself as a reproductive health clinic. In reality, it is a tool of the anti-abortion movement that […]
“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 – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 77-20 to pass the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes provisions that erode the ability of the U.S. military to recruit and retain a diverse and inclusive workforce. The bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. In response, Gaylynn Burroughs, […]
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 […]
On October 1, 2025, the federal government shut down—a shutdown that would become the longest in United States history. It was the Republican-controlled Senate that could not, for 41 days, agree on a funding agreement. Even before that, it was the Republican-controlled House that refused to negotiate with Democrats for months to draft a funding […]