Background On July 4th, President Donald Trump signed into law his signature domestic policy agenda slashing Medicaid and basic needs programs and taking a significant step toward a national abortion ban in order to pay for massive tax cuts to wealthy corporations and billionaires. The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) passed only after […]
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Washington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement after the House voted to pass the Senate version of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1). The bill now heads to Trump’s desk for his signature. “Every person in this country should be furious that this devastating betrayal […]
Washington, DC – In response to the Senate’s passage of Republicans’ reconciliation bill, Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund, issued the following statement: “In passing Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill, Senate Republicans have voted for a measure that would devastate our country’s health care system by making the largest […]
Washington, DC (June 26, 2025) —The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today shut down Medicaid enrollees in defending their right to seek health care from their provider of choice. The Court effectively gave South Carolina the green light to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. As a result, tens of thousands of low-income residents […]
Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action WASHINGTON, DC (June 10, 2025) – Today, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a markup on a slate of bills, including one from Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, that would repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. This critical law protects patients and […]
Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund released a comprehensive fact sheet outlining the many ways that the Trump-Republican reconciliation bill that passed the House will harm women, children, and families. Read the full fact sheet here: The Trump-Republican Reconciliation Bill Harms Women, Children and Families “Instead of investing in women and families, Republicans […]
In the early hours on May 22, the House Republican majority passed a budget reconciliation bill that now heads to the Senate. The Trump-Republican reconciliation bill, officially renamed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H. Con. Res. 14), would make massive cuts to essential programs and services to pay for trillions in tax cuts to […]
Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund released a statement following House passage early this morning of the Trump-Republican reconciliation package: “Donald Trump and House Republicans’ big, ugly bill is a betrayal to the millions of women and children who will lose health care and food assistance so that billionaires can get […]
WASHINGTON, DC (May 17, 2024) — Earlier today, a targeted bombing took place at The American Reproductive Centers in Palm Springs, California, killing one person and injuring four others. Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, issued the following statement: “This senseless act of violence is a direct […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 13, 2025) – Today, 83 organizations, led by the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, called on Congress to reject any attempt to defund Planned Parenthood through the federal budget reconciliation process. Cutting federal funding for Planned Parenthood would have devastating consequences for millions of people who rely on its centers for […]