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SPLC Action Fund endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for president

July 22, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the SPLC Action Fund supports Vice President Kamala Harris for president of the United States after President Biden’s announcement that he will not seek reelection. “From his first day in office,...

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SPLC Action Fund Calls Vice Presidential Candidate J.D. Vance One of the Most Extreme Public Figures Today

July 16, 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, the SPLC Action Fund issued a statement in response to former President Donald Trump’s naming of J.D. Vance as his running mate at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. “J.D. Vance is one of the...

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SPLC Action Fund Urges Senate to Reject Nefarious Effort to Undermine DEIA Programs

June 10, 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, the SPLC Action Fund and 58 civil rights groups united in calling on Congress to protect and expand anti-discrimination laws, policies and programs in the military and across the nation. The coalition sent a...

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SPLC Action Fund Opposes HR 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act

May 01, 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, the SPLC Action Fund announced its opposition to HR 6090, known as the Antisemitism Awareness Act, in a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives ahead of its passage. The SPLC Action Fund urges...

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Anti-Immigrant Proposals Would Undermine the System — Not Reform It

December 11, 2023

WASHINGTON — In letters to Congress and the Biden administration, SPLC Action Fund urged both to reject harsh anti-immigrant measures proposed as part of the supplemental appropriations negotiations. The proposals now being...

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SPLC Action Fund Alarmed About Newly Elected U.S. Speaker of the House’s Hate Group Ties

October 26, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund is concerned that U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), who was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, has a long history of hate group ties, efforts to...

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Passage of the Debt Ceiling Legislation Merits Recognition

June 02, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The SPLC Action Fund recognizes the need for the passage of the debt ceiling legislation but are concerned about the devastating impact the deal will have on low-income individuals. “We are relieved that a...

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SPLC Action Fund pursues systemic change in Congress

March 01, 2023

Despite shifting political winds on Capitol Hill, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s lobbying arm, the SPLC Action Fund, will continue advancing federal policies in 2023 dedicated to racial justice and creating a fair and inclusive nation.

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SPLC Action Fund Applauds House Passage of Respect for Marriage Act

December 08, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, the House voted 258-169 to approve HR 8404 , the Respect for Marriage Act , repealing the discriminatory 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and providing federal protection for same-sex and interracial marriages...

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