CWALAC Opposes Lee Amendment to the 21st Century Cures Act
On behalf of our 500,000 members nationwide, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) urges you to oppose the amendment offered by Representative Barbara Lee to strike applying pro-life provisions to H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. [Click to see full letter.]
Victory for Life, Much Work Ahead
Wednesday, the House passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Children Protection Act, H.R. 36, by a vote of 242-184. This legislation is one of the most crucial pieces of pro-life legislation since the passage of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban.
House Legislative Update for November 14, 2014
The House is back in session this week for the first time after elections! Newly elected representatives are here in D.C. this week for their orientation. Returning Members of Congress are having initial meetings on what to do to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year which began on October 1. Currently, […]
Landrieu’s Sexist Bigots
There were three races since the onset of the election campaign that most pundits believed would flip from Democrat to Republican: Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina. Most voters would’ve guessed that if any of those three candidates were to slip up, it would have been Sen. Kay Hagan, a candidate who was facing re-election for […]
House Legislative Update for September 15, 2014
The House is expected to finish its legislative business and wrap up. It may reconvene if needed based upon Senate action. GAO Report: Several House leaders requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent watchdog agency, investigate abortion in ObamaCare. This week, the GAO released its report that showed that all Americans, even in […]
House Legislative Update for September 8, 2014
The House returned to Washington, D.C., this week after its August recess, and it was a busy week! ISIS: This week President Obama briefed House Members of Congress on the ISIS situation. As part of that briefing, President Obama has requested $5 billion in counter-terrorism funds to fight ISIS. However, the terror posed by ISIS […]
House Legislative Update for August 8, 2014
Members of Congress have left Washington, D.C., for their districts. Now is a great time to visit your representatives while they are at home!
House Legislative Update for August 1
By a vote of 370-40, H. Con. Res. 105 passed the House on July 25. This concurrent resolution states that the president may not, under any circumstances, deploy or maintain U.S. Armed Forces “in a sustained combat role” in Iraq without specified and enumerated Congressional authorization. Both Republican and Democratic congressmen rallied behind this measure, […]
House Legislative Update for July 25, 2014
Sexual Exploitation: On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed five bills designed to fight human trafficking. Collectively, these resolutions amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and aim to further “deter, detect, and disrupt” the vast trafficking network manifested on our soil. Highlights of the legislation passed include H.R. 5116, which requires that Department […]
House Legislative Update for July 11, 2014
Although the House had to shut down briefly for an industrial spill which could have caused asbestos to leak, this was a busy week.
House Update for May 30, 2014
Ways and Means Committee: This week, the House Ways and Means Committee marked up three important pieces of legislation that focused on charitable giving. HR 4619 makes permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for charitable purposes. It allows Americans who are 70½ and older to donate up to $100,000 […]