Urge the Senate to pass the bipartisan Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, H.R. 4323, recently passed unanimously by the House of Representatives, which can enable survivors to expunge certain convictions for crimes committed as a result of their victimization.  The...

Urge Congress to pass the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1197, S. 1562) and the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1909, S. 2621) to reduce preterm births and reduce maternal mortality and morbidity!GFWC joined our affiliate organization, March of...

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA, S. 1748) has been reintroduced by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) with bipartisan support of Senate leadership. Similar legislation passed the Senate last year with an overwhelming vote of 91-3, but was not...

The Office of Victims of Crime at the Department of Justice implements programs authorized by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and uses funds from the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) to provide grants. State and local organizations serving survivors of domestic violence, child...

Victims of domestic violence and sexual assault should not be turned away because of a lack of local resources. Urge Congress to increase funding in its FY 2026 appropriations bills for services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through programs...

Legislation pending in the Tennessee Legislature (TN SB 0155-HB0039) requires, instead of authorizes, Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools to provide feminine hygiene products at no charge in all women's and girls' bathrooms, in all locker rooms, and...

Currently, the Florida Legislature is considering legislation which would roll back prohibitions against child labor exploitation put into place to protect children’s health, workplace welfare, and educational opportunities. Florida House Bill 1225 and Senate Bill 918 would...

The FY 2026 federal appropriations process is beginning. Millions of children missed routine immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we have already seen a rise in the number of measles and polio outbreaks around the globe, and in the United States. Recent global...