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SPLC Action Fund: Anti-Democracy U.S. Senators Block Debate on John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act that Would Restore Voting Rights Act of 1965

November 03, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate held a vote to move the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA, VRAA) to the floor for formal debate. This cloture vote failed to receive the necessary 60 votes so the bill could...

SPLC Action Fund Applauds New York’s Ban on Hate Symbols; Urges More States to Take Courageous Step Forward

November 03, 2021

NEW YORK CITY, NY — Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation banning the display or sale of symbols of hate on taxpayer property. The legislation followed two Long Island incidents where the Confederate flag...

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Senate Confirmation of Catherine Lhamon

October 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following today’s Senate confirmation of Catherine Lhamon for Assistant Secretary of the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Education, SPLC Action Fund Chief Policy Officer LaShawn...

SPLC Action Fund: Debate on Vital Bill to Strengthen Democracy Blocked by Partisan Political Loophole

October 20, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate held a vote to move the Freedom to Vote Act to the floor for formal debate. This cloture vote failed to receive the necessary 60 votes so that the bill could be debated formally. Full language...

SPLC Action Fund: U.S. Senate John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is a Step Towards Restoring Vital Provisions of the Voting Rights Act

October 06, 2021

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Senate version of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) was introduced . A version of the bill was passed in the House of Representatives on August 24 . Both bills reactivate Section 5...

Building mega prisons will not solve incarceration crisis in Alabama  

October 01, 2021

Montgomery, Ala.-- Earlier today the Alabama Senate passed legislation that would build two new mega-prisons for $1.3 billion, with about $400 million of the money coming from COVID relief funds allocated to the state via the...

Bipartisan legislation introduced for diversion programs and expunction of juvenile arrest criminal records 

September 27, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In an effort to give children every chance to succeed in life, House bills 195 and 197 and Senate bills 342 and 344 have been introduced for the 2022 Florida legislative session. The legislation would expunge...

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Tell Your Legislators: Alabama Shouldn't Use American Rescue Plan Funds to Build Mega-Prisons

September 22, 2021

Bipartisan legislation introduced to allow more chances for employment

September 13, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Earlier today, House Bill 87 was introduced into the Florida House of Representatives. Sponsored by Kevin Chambliss, D-Homestead, and Scott Plakon, R-Longwood, this bipartisan bill would change the...

SPLC Action Fund Calls on the Senate to Move Swiftly to Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4)

August 24, 2021

WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill now awaits action in the U.S. Senate where it must overcome a likely Republican-led filibuster to be...

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