Advocacy

Federal Legislative Advocacy

National Priority Bills:

• The Ending PUSHOUT Act (H. Res. 702): Ending punitive, unfair, school-based harm to girl-identified youth that is overt and unresponsive to trauma. *JFG signs on to the PUSHOUT Act in full support of the bill’s efforts to end the disruption of girls’ education. 

• Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) (H.R. 1652) - PASSED!

• Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) (H.R. 1620) - PASSED!

• Emergency Family Stabilization Act (S. 3923)

• American Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6)

• COVID Relief and Reconciliation Package (link here)

• Jenna Quinn Law (S. 924)

• Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transport Act (H.R. 5139)

• Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R. 5469)

• Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020 (H.R. 1109)

• Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act (H.R. 7718)

• Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020 (H.R. 8196)

Representative Ayanna Pressley introduced The Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-Based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma (PUSHOUT) Act to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. The bill, co-sponsored by Representative Ilhan Omar, focuses on three main sections (read this summary for more information on each of these bullets): 

Establishing $2.5 billion in new federal grants to support states and schools that commit to ban unfair and discriminatory school discipline practices and improve school climates

Protecting the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) and strengthening the Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Civil Rights (OCR)Establishing a Federal Interagency Taskforce to End School Pushout and examine its disproportionate impact on girls of color

Individuals and organizational partners can sign on here to support the Act.

Watch this Capitol Hill briefing on the PUSHOUT Film Facebook page and check out this op-ed by Representative Pressley and Dr. Monique Morris.