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Stories From the Front: How VA’s Abortion Ban Harms Veterans
Read the story: Stories From the Front: How VA’s Abortion Ban Harms Veterans“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…
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NWLC Action Fund: Testimony in Support of Maryland Education Nondiscrimination Law
Read the testimony: NWLC Action Fund: Testimony in Support of Maryland Education Nondiscrimination LawOn 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…
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NWLCAF Submits Testimony Opposing Nebraska Facilities Ban for Transgender Students
Read the testimony: NWLCAF Submits Testimony Opposing Nebraska Facilities Ban for Transgender StudentsThe 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…
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NWLC Action Fund Urges House to Vote Swiftly on Extension of ACA Tax Credits
Read the story: NWLC Action Fund Urges House to Vote Swiftly on Extension of ACA Tax CreditsWashington, 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…
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NWLC Action Fund Blasts Inclusion of Anti-Equality Measures in NDAA Following Senate Passage
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Blasts Inclusion of Anti-Equality Measures in NDAA Following Senate PassageWASHINGTON, 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,…
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NWLC Action Fund Sounds Alarm on Extreme Anti-Trans Health Care Bills Headed to House Floor This Week
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Sounds Alarm on Extreme Anti-Trans Health Care Bills Headed to House Floor This WeekWashington, 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…
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A Tale of Two Parties: Affordability and the Shutdown
Read the story: A Tale of Two Parties: Affordability and the ShutdownOn 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…
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NWLC Action Fund Leads 60 Organizations in Opposing Anti-Abortion Extremist March Bell to Serve as Federal Watchdog at HHS
Read the letter: NWLC Action Fund Leads 60 Organizations in Opposing Anti-Abortion Extremist March Bell to Serve as Federal Watchdog at HHSWashington, 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…
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NWLC Action Fund Calls for the Release of the Epstein Files
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Calls for the Release of the Epstein FilesWashington, 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
Read the story: NWLC Action Fund on Senate Shutdown DealWashington, 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…
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Gender Justice Wins the Night: NWLC Action Fund Statement on Tonight’s Election Results
Read the statement: Gender Justice Wins the Night: NWLC Action Fund Statement on Tonight’s Election ResultsWashington, DC — Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund, released the following statement on tonight’s election results: “Across the country, up and down the ballot, voters have rejected Republicans’ hateful agenda. Instead, voters chose candidates who stood up for reproductive freedom, universal child care, and civil rights—because that’s…
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How Trump’s Shutdown Pushes Project 2025’s Anti-Woman Agenda Forward
Read the story: How Trump’s Shutdown Pushes Project 2025’s Anti-Woman Agenda ForwardDonald Trump is bragging that his government shutdown is targeting what he calls “Democrat programs.” But what does that really mean for everyday people? Well, for women, regardless of their political beliefs, it’s bad news. The programs that Trump and his Republican allies are targeting are the same ones that employ a large number of…
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NWLCAF Condemns Senate Passage of NDAA Containing Anti-LGBTQI+ and Anti-DEI Provisions
Read the statement: NWLCAF Condemns Senate Passage of NDAA Containing Anti-LGBTQI+ and Anti-DEI ProvisionsWASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate has passed the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes harmful provisions targeting the rights of LGBTQI+ service members and their families and dismantling opportunities and strategies to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the military. In response, Gaylynn Burroughs, vice president of education and workplace justice…
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