Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) on May 18, 2023, reintroduced the Democracy Restoration Act (DRA), federal legislation that seeks to restore voting rights in federal elections to the millions of disenfranchised Americans who have been released from prison and are living in the...
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The Democracy Restoration Act is a Civil and Voting Rights Imperative | NASW Member Voices
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) reintroduced the Democracy Restoration Act, federal legislation that seeks to restore voting rights in federal elections to the millions of disenfranchised Americans who have been released from prison but are still denied the right to vote.
NASW disappointed Senate fails to pass Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is deeply disappointed by Senate gridlock and failure to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. All 50 Republican Senators along with Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West...
Day of Policy Action for the Violence Against Women Act with lead Senators and Actor Angelina Jolie
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) on January 19 is joining the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Angelina Jolie, and Senate sponsors of the upcoming Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization for a policy day of action to...
NASW National Committee on Women’s Issues Denounces Attacks on Reproductive Rights
NASW remains firm in our support of reproductive rights and denounces efforts to restrict access to reproductive health services and undermine rights protected under Roe v. Wade.
NASW on amicus brief before U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn Texas abortion law
This case involves Texas’s Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and allowing private citizens to enforce the law by suing anyone who performed, aided, or abetted an abortion in violation of the ban.
NASW joins amicus brief supporting rights of transgender athletes
The brief supported the Connecticut’s Interscholastic Athletic Conference policy that allows K-12 athletes to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity.
NASW on amicus brief that helped lead to ruling upholding rights of sexual assault survivors
NASW’s amicus brief discussed the important ways that gender bias by law enforcement, including reliance on harmful sex-based stereotypes, not only leads to failures in sexual assault investigations but also compounds the trauma of sexual assault survivors.