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 […]
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The Republican majorities in the House and Senate are working to enact a massive budget and tax bill to advance the Trump administration’s pro-billionaire, anti-women agenda. The current legislative text makes drastic cuts to vital programs that families rely on, including cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, nutrition assistance (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps), and student […]
By Talia Grossman, Fellow, Income Security You just got your lease renewal and are shocked at how much your rent skyrocketed. Now you have to make a hard decision: whether to stay and pay too much for housing or leave your home. Moving is expensive, too, because it means new application fees and a potential […]
By Andrea Johnson, Senior Director of State Policy and Strategy Mr. Walz—as he will forever be known to me and his former students—was my high school teacher in Mankato, Minnesota in the late ‘90s/early ‘00s. He built the set for my senior play and was always out in the hallways with a big smile checking […]
Calling High-Potential Turnout Women in Battleground States and Our Pathway to Victory Since July 21, the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund has been collaborating with our incredible partners at Community Change Action on an exciting call program across 13 of the most pivotal battleground states, with our National Women’s Law Center Action Fund efforts […]
Voter Guide 2024
Voter Guide 2024 Numbered policies are ones that will appear on candidate guides, the policies in italics will be used to assess candidates on the broader policy points and will be included in the notes and evidence section of the guide.
The NWLC Action Fund is proud to host and sponsor many events at the Democratic Convention in Chicago. We hope to see you there! MONDAY, AUGUST 19 Care Can’t Wait: Skyline SoireeROOF on theWit, 201 N. State Street (27th floor)4 to 6:30 p.m. Register here. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 Our Economy Runs on Care: Care Can’t […]
By Erin Weber, Strategy & Policy Manager for State Advocacy Last year was, well, a lot. On top of fears for bodily autonomy and an equitable economic recovery for women, the midterm elections felt like a circus at best and an existential threat to our democracy at worst. We pushed ourselves to the polls—while wondering […]
By Rindha Sudhini “Jesse Watters says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can’t run for president until she’s married with kids” “Lauren Boebert makes anti-hijab comment against Ilhan Omar” “Newt Gringich called VP Harris ‘a prospect crazy enough to satisfy the left who checks the box of being a woman of color.’” What do all these headlines have […]