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WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): As the nation faced the consequential and unprecedented 2024 election, NAACP and [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Massachusetts Senator Edward J. Markey: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, introduced his [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito: ù This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee [...]

ARLINGTON, VA -- The following information was released by Americans for Prosperity (AFP): by Casey Mattox I had a different plan for this week's newsletter. With all the Supreme Court [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: ù Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Illinois Senator Richard J. Durbin: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate Majority Leader [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C -- The following information was released by Washington Senator Patty Murray: ICYMI: Murray led comment by Senate Democrats in calling for strongest possible rule to ensure nondiscrimination protections [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Hawaii Senator Mazie K. Hirono: ~ Hirono amendments would prevent expansion of surveillance authorities and govern use of FISA-derived information in [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Michigan Rep. John Moolenaar: Today, Congressman John Moolenaar voted in favor of an amendment that would require the Department [...]

SPRINGFIELD -- The following information was released by the Illinois Senate Democrats: To secure a border scope of accountability for protecting human rights, State Senator Mike Simmons advanced legislation to [...]

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- The following information was released by the Oklahoma State Senate: Sen. Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, has won Senate passage for his bill taking the next step in [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Coalition's call to action comes during congressional briefing on lack of progress in implementing U.S. human [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- The following information was released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): As Speaker Johnson prepares to bring a new Section 702 reauthorization bill to the [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Georgia Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock: Senator Reverend Warnock: 'These pastors that you hear me talking about, they gave me an example [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Vermont Senator Peter Welch: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen: A group of Senators raised concerns to the Department of Justice that funding frequently inaccurate facial recognition [...]

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- The following information was released by the Oklahoma State Senate: Sen. Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, has filed legislation taking the next step in creating Oklahoma's Civil Rights [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul: Including FISA in the NDAA, without necessary reform to Section 702, would continue to allow the U.S. [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Hawaii Senator Mazie K. Hirono: -- Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden: The Government Surveillance Reform Act Will Establish New Safeguards for Government Surveillance and Accountability for Abuses; Reauthorize and [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the White House: Yesterday, President Biden issued a landmark Executive Order to ensure that America leads the way in seizing the promise [...]

RICHMOND, Va. -- The following information was released by the Human Rights Campaign: by Alana Caesar Despite Attempts from Hard-Right Lawmakers to Create a Wedge by Demonizing Transgender People, New [...]

GENEVA -- The following information was released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): For the first time in nine years, the United Nations Human Rights Committee this week reviewed [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of New York Rep. Grace Meng: One of Commission's members is a Queens resident who was appointed to the [...]

NEW YORK -- The following information was released by the World Jewish Congress (WJC): In response to the Biden administration's strengthening of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 aimed [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Massachusetts Senator Edward J. Markey: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, introduced [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Illinois Senator Richard J. Durbin: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Georgia Rep. Nikema Williams: Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) advanced the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act out of [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C -- The following information was released by the Human Rights Campaign: by HRC Staff - June 21, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, as leaders in the U.S. House [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler: Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined [...]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- The following information was released by the Indiana House of Representatives, Democratic Caucus: Last week, by a 7-2 decision the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor [...]

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- The following information was released by the Oklahoma State Senate: A bill highlighting Oklahoma's contributions to the Civil Rights Movement has been signed into law. Sen. [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- The following information was released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): In a historic win for voting rights, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Library of Congress: In the previous release, Andrew mentioned that the Bound Congressional Record on Congress.gov now provides coverage dating back [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Center for Democracy & Technology: Today, new disclosures related to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ('FISA') -- a [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging: There are approximately 1.3 million adult guardianships in the United States and an estimated [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici: National and local organizations supporting parents, teachers, and civil rights are praising Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici's [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding voting [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of New Jersey Rep. Rob Menendez: On Sunday, March 5, 2023, Congressman Rob Menendez concluded his trip to Birmingham, Selma, [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Georgia Rep. Nikema Williams: On Tuesday, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced two bills to honor Congressman John Lewis. The [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) issued the below statement following the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols: [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff: Following U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's push to commemorate Congressman John Lewis, the U.S. Postal Service announced they will [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer: This week, House Democrats acted to defend Americans' Constitutional rights, once-again passing the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): President Biden committed to sending a bill to protect abortion access as his first piece of [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Environmental Justice: Another Reason to Vote in the Midterms Good news: On September 24, EPA Administrator Michael [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Plaintiffs and attorneys inMerrill v. Milligan, a case challenging Alabama's new congressional map for diluting [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Georgia Rep. Nikema Williams: -- On Thursday, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) secured House passage of her bipartisan, bicameral legislation, [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Georgia Rep. Nikema Williams: Today, the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to create the John [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Tim Scott, Jon Ossoff, and Susan Collins introduced The John Lewis Civil Rights [...]