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National organizations call on Congress to invest in schools during lame duck
Homework Gap Coalition Letter
Statement of Principles: The Biden Administration Must Prioritize Judges
Sign-on letter to President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris to cancel federal student debt on day one of their administration
NEA Urges YES Vote on National Apprenticeship Act of 2020
Sign-on letter Extend Student loan Suspension
VOTE NO on Amy Coney Barrett
Vote NO on Inadequate COVID-19 Relief, S. 178
VOTE NO on Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court
Don’t fill Supreme Court vacancy before Inauguration Day
Confirm the next Supreme Court justice after Inauguration Day
Sign-on letter Opposition to Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Nomination
NEA Urges House to Vote YES on Updated Heroes Act
NEA Asks Support for Health and Suicide Prevention Bills
Sign-on letter USDA to extend waivers through June 30, 2021
Let the voters decide Justice Ginsburg’s successor
NEA Urges House to Vote YES on H. Res. 908, “Condemning all forms of Anti-Asian Sentiment as related to COVID 19”
VOTE YES on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694)
NEA Urges YES Votes on Strength in Diversity & Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Acts
NEA Urges Senators to Vote NO on COVID Package
Sign-on letter Universal Free School Meals
Bostock Decision Sign-On Support Letter
AACTE-CTQ Teach Grants sign-on letter
NEA Urges YES Vote on Delivering for America Act, H.R. 8015
Sign-on letter USDA Waiver
Sign-on letter in support of using headcount for higher education stabilization funds
NEA, AFT, AFSCME, and SEIU Urge Congress to Focus on Protecting Health, not on Liability Issues, in COVID Legislation
Sign-on letter LCCR John Lewis
NEA Comments for House Hearing on Safely Reopening K-12 Schools
NEA Urges Congress to Pass COVID-19 Relief Package that Focuses on Students and Public Services
NEA recommendations on House FY2021 funding bill
Sign-on letter Student Borrower Protection COVID 4.0
Sign-on letter Coalition on Human Needs letter calling for Senate action on Covid-19 response
Comments for July 29 hearing on reopening Bureau of Indian Affairs schools
NEA Comments for House Hearing on Trump Administration’s Attacks on 2020 Census
NEA Urges House to Pass Child Care is Essential Act and Child Care for Economic Recovery Act
NEA Comments on Forthcoming Senate COVID-19 Relief Package
Comments submitted for Education and Labor Committee’s July 23 hearing on reopening schools safely
Homework Gap Letter to Congress
Sign-on letter USDA Waivers
VOTE YES on the NO BAN Act
NEA Comments for Senate Hearing on Preparation for the 2020 General Election
Sign-on letter LCCR’s Principles for COVID-19 legislation
Sign-on letter LCCR – Operation Relentless Pursuit Opposition Letter
Sign-on letter LCCR – Title IV Student Eligibility Interim Rule Comments
Comments for July 17 hearing on COVID-19 and Social Security
Sign-on letter LCCR – Support election provisions in the Heroes Act
Comments for July 7 House hearing on COVID-19’s impact on higher education
NEA recommendations on NDAA amendments
VOTE YES on the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2)
Comments for July 30 House hearing on mental health during crisis
Letter to House Members Urging YES Vote on DC Statehood
Letter Urging YES Vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
NEA Urges Congress to Protect Student-Loan Borrowers by Overturning DeVos Rule
Education Stabilization Fund Letter
Sign-on letter – SNAP Benefits
Comments submitted for June 18 House hearing on COVID-19 and tax relief
Sign-on letter – Rebuild America’s Schools Actss
Sign-on letter – Civil Rights & Privacy during COVID-19
VOTE NO on Justin Walker’s nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
Sign-on letter – Privacy and Civil Rights Principles, Senate
Sign-on letter – Privacy and Civil Rights Principles, House
NEA analysis shows 2,000,000 education jobs could be lost
Sign-on letter – PELL Grants
NEA Letter for House Oversight and Reform Committee Hearing on Supporting Essential Workers
NEA Letter Calling for Reforms to End Police Brutality
Comments for June 10 HELP Committee hearing on reopening schools safely
Letter to Senate Committee for Hearing on Safely Reopening Campuses during COVID-19
Sign-on letter – NCPE in support of the HEROES Act
Sign-on letter – Equitable Services Funding
Sign-on letter – USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Extensions
NEA Comments for House Subcommittee Hearing on “The Impact of COVID-19 on Voting Rights and Election Administration: Ensuring Safe and Fair Elections”
VOTE NO on Walker for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Sign-on letter in support of the HEAL Act
NEA Letter on Senate Dem. Steering & Outreach Committee COVID-19 Call
School Kitchen Equipment Funding Request – Coalition Letter
Letter Urging House Members to Vote YES on the HEROES Act (H.R. 4800)
Sign-on letter – School Nutrition Funding Request
Letter for U.S. Senate Committee Hearing on Safely Re-opening Workplaces and Schools
Letter of Thanks for House Democratic Caucus COVID-19 Briefing
Letter of Thanks for Democratic Women’s Caucus COVID-19 Briefing
Oppose Walker’s nomination to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Cosponsor H.R. 6563 to close the homework gap
Cosponsor Senate bill to close the homework gap
Senate Teacher Appreciation Week resolution
House Teacher Appreciation Week resolution
NEA led Coalition letter to Senate request $4 b for Homework Gap
40 organizations support the Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020
Sign-on letter – 4 union – House
Sign-on letter – 4 union – Senate
Frontline workers letter to Senate leaders
Letter on Protecting Food School Service, Expanding Emergency Feeding, and Protecting Food Service Workers During Pandemic
Letter Addressing Housing and Homelessness During the COVID-19 Crisis
NEA Coalition Letter Urges Cancellation of $30,000 in Student Loan Debt Per Borrower
Education Funding Group Letter
NEA’s top priorities for phase 4 coronavirus legislation
Dear Colleague letter on IDEA funding during the COVID-19 emergency
NEA statement on CARES Act COVID stimulus bill
Big 6 Ed Funding Coalition Letter
EdLiNC letter supporting $2 billion emergency funding via E-rate for Wi-Fi hotspots, connected device to help close “Homework Gap”
Education Funding Coalition Letter
Lifeline Emergency Request FCC 250 signers
Coalition Letter on COVID-19
Letter urging that the Social Security Fairness Act be included in the coronavirus legislative package.
Thank you letter to Senator Braun for his assistance in getting a large group of students and educators safely back to the United States.
VOTE NO on the Johnson amendment to the Families First Coronavirus Act.
Education Groups Letter on COVID-19
Vote YES on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
EdLiNC letter to FCC regarding COVID-19 and the homework gap
YES on Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201)
VOTE YES on the NO BAN Act
Comments for House Education & Labor Subcommittee Hearing on Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1784)
Letter to Senate and House on NEA’s “We Count” Campaign
VOTE YES on $8 billion for COVID-19 public health emergency
VOTE YES on the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act (H.R. 2339)
Letter Urging House Members to vote YES on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Letter to the Senate on the 2019 Borrower Defense to Repayment rule
Extend the deadline for ratifying the ERA
Expand FMLA coverage and benefits
Vote YES Vote on H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Statehood
VOTE YES on the PRO Act (H.R. 2474)
VOTE NO on Andrew Brasher’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
VOTE YES on H. Res. 826 to preserve kids’ health care
Letter for House Committee Hearing on Trump Administration’s Proposed Changes to SNAP Eligibility
Letter for House Hearing on Trump Administration’s Proposal to Weaken Enforcement of the Fair Housing Act
Letter Urging Support for the Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020
Include public schools in any infrastructure package
Support the FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185)
Letter to Congress urging YES vote on the Never Again Act of 2020 (H.R. 943)
Support the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694) and the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act (H.R. 5191)
Letter Urging House Members to vote Yes on H.R. Res. 76, to Overturn 2019 Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule
Vote YES on Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act (H.R. 5377)
Urge senate to vote YES on the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Vote YES on the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865)
Include the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act in any negotiated healthcare or tax package
Lift the SALT deduction cap and increase the educator tax deduction
Letter Urging House Members to vote Yes on the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act
VOTE NO on VanDyke for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Letter to the House of Representatives urging a Yes vote on the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
Oppose Lawrence VanDyke’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Letter Supporting Endowment Fund for Secure Rural Schools and Extension of SRS Payments
Letter Seeking Co-sponsors for College Affordability Act
VOTE NO on Menashi for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Letter to Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Expresses Concerns on the Luke and Alex School Safety Act
Cosponsor and support the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (S. 684)
Letters to the House Education & Labor Committee on Amendments to the College Affordability Act
VOTE YES on CRA resolution to preserve health coverage for people with pre-existing conditions
Letter urging a YES vote on the College Affordability Act
Updated NEA comments on U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed revision of categorical eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Letter to the House Judiciary Committee urging a Yes vote on the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
VOTE NO on Steven Menashi’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
NEA’s comments on criteria for the national ESP (RISE) award
NEA comments for House Education & Labor Subcommittee hearing on USDA’s proposed cuts to free school meals
H.R. 4540 begins to fix problems caused by Social Security’s WEP
VOTE NO on Scalia for Labor Secretary
VOTE YES on S. J. Res. 54 to end Trump’s “national emergency” and preserve funding for public schools on military bases
Comments for the record on Sept. 16 hearing, “Environmental Injustice: Exploring Inequities in Air and Water Quality in Michigan”
VOTE YES on H.R. 2203 to improve DHS transparency and oversight of its policies
Letter to House Judiciary Committee for hearing on assault weapons
Letter to House Members for Historic Hearing Joint Committee Hearing on Trump Muslim Ban
Letter to Judiciary Subcommittee on Community Responses to Gun Violence in Our Cities
Vote NO on Eugene Scalia’s nomination as Labor Secretary
House Education and Labor Subcommittee hearing on Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee on Eugene Scalia’s Nomination as Labor Secretary
Vote YES on the Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act (H.R. 4301)
Make the District of Columbia the 51st state
House Education and Labor Committee hearing on students impacted by gun and other violence
Oppose Steven Menashi’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Cosponsor and support the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (S. 430) and the Forest Management for Rural Stability Act (S. 1643)
Cosponsor and support the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (H.R. 3048)
VOTE YES on the Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186), the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act (H.R. 1236), and the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act (H.R. 3076)
Oppose the Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494)
VOTE YES on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (H.R. 3877)
Support the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act (H.R. 3463)
VOTE YES on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (H.R. 3877)
Comments in connection with the July 24 hearing, “Examining State and Federal Recommendations for Enhancing School Safety Against Targeted Violence”
Comments submitted in connection with House hearing on Social Security 2100 Act (S. 269/H.R. 860)
VOTE YES on the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act (H.R. 3239)
VOTE YES on the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748)
VOTE YES on H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act
VOTE NO on Daniel Bress’s nomination to the U.S. Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
NEA supports Savanna’s Act (S. 227/H.R. 2733) to help curb violence against Native American women and girls
VOTE YES on amendment #412 to the NDAA to prevent unfair taxation of educators in DoD schools
Comments submitted for the record in connection with July 11 House hearing on childhood trauma
Letter regarding how limitations to the state and local tax deduction (SALT) harm funding for schools and other public services
Letter to Bernie Sanders thanking him for introducing the College for All Act
VOTE YES on amendment to H.R. 3351 to stop FCC’s E-Rate proposal
Letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about changes to the E-Rate program, which helps provide high-speed broadband internet access across the country
Oppose any judicial nominee who refuses to affirm that Brown v. Board of Education was rightly decided
VOTE NO on Daniel Bress’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
VOTE YES on the FY2020 “minibus” appropriations bill
VOTE NO on Matthew Kacsmaryk’s nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Support the Consider Teachers Act of 2019, S. 1387
NEA’s views on how FY2020 appropriations bill treats the D.C. voucher program
Co-sponsor H.R. 2651, the bipartisan Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act.
VOTE YES on the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6)
Support the Dream Act (H.R. 2820), the American Promise Act (H.R. 2821), and the Venezuela TPS Act (H.R. 549)
VOTE NO on Howard Nielson’s nomination to the United States District Court for the District of Utah
VOTE NO on Daniel Collins’ nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
VOTE NO on Wendy Vitter’s nomination to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
VOTE NO on Kenneth Lee’s nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
VOTE NO on Michael Truncale’s nomination to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Letter to Rep. Anthony Brown is support of the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019 (H.R. 532)
Letter urging the House to VOTE YES on the Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (H.R. 986)
VOTE NO on Michael Park’s nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Expression of support for the goals of the Medicare for All Act (S. 1129) introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Expression of support for the goals of the Medicare for All Act (H.R. 1384) introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
Comments in connection with the April 10 hearing, “Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Strengthening Accountability to Protect Students and Taxpayers”
Comments in connection with April 10 hearing, “Comprehensive Legislative Proposals to Enhance Social Security”
Comments in connection with the April 10 hearing, “Perspectives on Child Nutrition Reauthorization”
VOTE YES on the Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) to lift the caps on non-defense discretionary funding (NDD) for fiscal 2020 and 2021
VOTE YES on the Save the Internet Act (H.R. 1644) to restore net neutrality
Comments for the record in connection with the April 2 hearing, “Reauthorizing HEA: Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring Student Safety and Rights”
Comments for the record in connection with the April 3 hearing, “Strengthening Accountability in Higher Education to Better Serve Students and Taxpayers”
VOTE NO on S. Res. 50, which would drastically limit debate on all federal district court nominees and the vast majority of executive branch nominees
VOTE YES on the bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 1585)
Comments for the record in connection with a hearing on the Equality Act (H.R. 5)
Comments for the record in connection with the March 6 hearing, “Our Nation’s Crumbling Infrastructure and the Need for Immediate Action”
Comments for the record in connection with the March 26 hearing, “Red Flag Laws: Examining Guidelines for State Action”
VOTE YES on the Paycheck Fairness Act of 2019 (H.R. 7)
VOTE NO on Neomi Rao’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
VOTE YES on H.J. Res. 46 to undo the national emergency declared by President Trump
Comments for the record in connection with the March 12 hearing, “Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Simplifying the FAFSA and Reducing the Burden of Verification”
Comments for the record in connection with the March 13 hearing, “The Cost of College: Student Centered Reforms to Bring Higher Education Within Reach”
Comments for the record in connection with the March 13 hearing, “Gun Violence Prevention and Enforcement”
VOTE YES on the For the People Act (H.R. 1)
Comments for the record in connection with the March 6 hearing, “Addressing the Public Health Emergency of Gun Violence”
Comments for the record in connection with the March 6 hearing, “Protecting Dreamers and TPS Recipients”
Oppose confirming Chad Readler to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
VOTE YES on H.R. 276 to create a national award for education support professionals
VOTE YES on the Castro resolution to undo the national emergency declared by President Trump
VOTE YES on the Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019 (H.R. 865)
VOTE YES on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 8) and the Enhanced Background Checks Act (H.R. 1112)
VOTE YES on the Paycheck Fairness Act of 2019 (H.R. 7)
VOTE NO on the Lankford proposal changing Senate rules to limit debate on all federal district court nominees and the vast majority of executive branch nominees
Oppose confirming William Barr as Attorney General of the United States
Oppose confirming Neomi Rao to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
VOTE YES on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 8)
Oppose confirming William Barr as Attorney General of the United States
Oppose confirming Chad Readler to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Oppose confirming Wendy Vitter to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
VOTE YES on the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act (H.R. 790) to bring the 2019 pay increase for civilian federal employees in line with the raise the military received
VOTE NO on amendment #5, VOTE YES on amendment #6 to the Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 268)
Oppose confirming William Barr as Attorney General of the United States
