How Congress can Help Families in Times of Economic Turbulence

Between the chaos of the COVID pandemic and the out-of-control inflation caused by Biden-era policies, Americans have taken a hit to their pocketbooks over the past several years. In a recent study, nearly 59% said that they do not have enough savings to cover an unexpected $1000 expense. And while President Trump’s financial strategy may […]

What is “Budget Reconciliation” and Why it Matters

The hottest phrase on Capitol Hill this year is “budget reconciliation.” Practically every conversation with a member of Congress, administration official, or third-party lobbyist involves mention of the coming reconciliation bill. But what exactly that is, and the process involved, is often unclear – both to D.C. insiders and the everyday American voter. However, such […]

Senate Democrats Block Women’s Sports Bill

This past Monday night, Senate Democrats blocked the opportunity for Congress to permanently protect women’s sports from men who believe they are women and desire to compete in female categories based on their subjective feelings. Sponsored by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act would have codified the original […]

White House To End Public School Indoctrination, Expand School Choice

It’s National School Choice Week, and with a White House and Congress openly in favor of educational choice, there’s a lot to celebrate. While the battle to provide greater educational options for families has predominately taken place at the local level, for the first time in years advocates are optimistic that real change will finally […]

Time to Protect Parents’ God-Given Right to Direct the Upbringing of Their Children

President Trump’s allusion to America’s “Golden Age” may mean new opportunities for innovation and growth, but it also means the chance to protect certain fundamental rights from ever being threatened again by a future administration. One bill that aims to do that is the Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act (FRRA). The right of parents to […]

Senate Tees Up Bill To Protect Women’s Sports

The side of truth and common sense is winning in the gender ideology war. After years of fighting to protect women’s sports at the federal level, a bill will soon be voted out of the Senate and sent to the White House that will finally do just that. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) reintroduced the Protection […]

Senate to Begin Confirming Trump’s Nominees

A new President coming to D.C. means that an already busy Senate must juggle must-pass spending bills, policy priorities such as immigration and tax reform, and filling the nearly 1300 federal positions that must be confirmed by Congress’ upper chamber. The Founders famously imbued the American government with a complex system of checks and balances […]

Protect Kids from Explicit Apps

It is common knowledge, and unacceptable, that kids can access explicit material on Instagram, TikTok, and the other mainstream social media apps. But they are also being exposed to adult content through a variety of other lesser known, completely unregulated apps pushed to them through app stores. That’s why Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. […]

Significant Conservative Wins in Final NDAA Strengthen Military

After months of closed-door negotiations, Congress has released the long-awaited final text for the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (FY25 NDAA). Thanks to the work of our allies on the Hill and your many phone calls and emails, the final bill is a win for women, families, and the future of the nation. […]

Members of Congress Tell Mountain West Conference to Protect Female Athletes

The Mountain West Conference refuses to protect its female athletes. So now members of Congress from the Mountain West states are weighing in on the issue. For the past several months, the Mountain West Conference, the governing body for many college sports teams in the western U.S. states, has been in the hot seat. San […]

The Election and the U.S. Senate – A Look Ahead

Democrats currently hold a one seat majority in the United States Senate with Vice-President Harris often acting as the tie-breaking vote. However, Republicans have the potential to take over the majority on Election Day. Here are the key races to watch that could change the makeup of the Senate. Arizona  Arizona became a toss-up when […]

Senators to HHS – Stop Forcing Employees to Deny Biological Reality

The Health and Human Services Department (HHS) mandates that its employees deny biological reality or risk being fired. The policy has been in place for over a year without much scrutiny, but this week, a group of senators led by Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) sent a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, demanding that the […]

Senate Actions on Education Bills

Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) is targeting support on education legislation towards the Student Empowerment Act, S. 157 and the Equal Campus Access Act, S. 1168. CWALAC is ensuring that your voice is heard so that families have the flexibility to spend money they’ve saved for their children’s education to best fit […]

Weekly Update for June 9, 2018 from CWA’s Legislative Department

Washington, D.C. – This week amplified the call to defund Planned Parenthood with shocking new evidence of how abortion clinics have engaged in aiding abusers and intimidating employees from not reporting client sexual abuse. Live Action’s report, Aiding Abusers:  Planned Parenthood’s Cover-up of Child Sexual Abuse, compiles court cases, reports from state health departments, testimonies […]

Another Hard-fought Victory This Week – Sex Trafficking

This week the House passed a sex trafficking bill (H.R. 1865) that would allow state attorneys general and victims to sue websites that knowingly facilitate sex trafficking. This bill was created to target sites like Backpage.com, which is currently under Senate investigation because of the hosting of ads that promoted the trafficking of minors. The legislation […]

CWA on the front lines of pro-family tax reform

Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) is encouraged by the tax reform proposals set forth by the Trump Administration. As the framework continues to be filled out, CWALAC is working tirelessly to more than double the Child Tax Credit. We believe tax reform should be pro-family, in addition to pro-growth. We are working […]

Graham-Cassidy Bill: Last Chance for Health Care Reform

Washington, D.C. – Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) as well as Sens. Dean Heller (R-Nevada) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) have teamed up and introduced a bill that gives power over health care decisions back to the states and the American people. The Graham-Cassidy health care bill is the Senate’s last chance […]

Senate Legislative Update for September 12, 2014

With only two weeks left before the Senate goes out of session for the month of October, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has decided to waste time – time that could be spent working on funding our government. Instead, Reid chose to focus the bulk of the week highlighting a measure that would restrict the […]