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ACLU Letter to House Education and Labor Committee on ENDA and Sovereign Immunity (09/23/2009)

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Coalition Letter in Support of the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (09/22/2009)

Coalition Letter to the House Urging Co-sponsorship of the Respect for Marriage Act (09/11/2009)

ACLU Letter to House of Representatives on The United American Families Act (06/02/2009)
On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its more than half a million members and activists and 53 affiliates nationwide, we urge you to cosponsor H.R. 1024, the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). H.R. 1024 Modifies U.S. Immigration Policy to Apply Equal Standards to the Permanent Partners of all Americans Under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, citizens and permanent legal residents can sponsor their spouses for immigration purposes. However, because same-sex partners of U.S. citizens are not considered “spouses,” gay U.S. citizens and permanent residents are barred from sponsoring their partners. As a result, relationships and families are inevitably torn. The Uniting American Families Act helps to rectify this injustice.

ACLU Letter to Senate on The United American Families Act (06/02/2009)
On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its more than half a million members and activists and 53 affiliates nationwide, we urge you to cosponsor S. 424, the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). S. 424 Modifies U.S. Immigration Policy to Apply Equal Standards to the Permanent Partners of all Americans Under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, citizens and permanent legal residents can sponsor their spouses for immigration purposes. However, because same-sex partners of U.S. citizens are not considered “spouses,” gay U.S. citizens and permanent residents are barred from sponsoring their partners. As a result, relationships and families are inevitably

ACLU Letter to House Urging Co-Sponsorship of H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (04/16/2009)
The American Civil Liberties Union strongly urges you to co-sponsor H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. The legislation provides important new civil rights protections, while also providing an unprecedented level of statutory protection for free speech and association.

Letter from the ACLU Asking the House Committee on Education and Labor to Oppose Any Discriminatory Amendment to the College Opportunity and Affordability Act that Could Force Accreditation of Universities that Engage in Discrimination (11/14/2007)

ACLU Position on Vote on Final Passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (11/07/2007)

Coalition Letter Urging Congress Only to Move on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act if Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity are Addressed in One Bill (10/01/2007)

ACLU Letter in Support of Kennedy-Smith Hate Crimes Amendment to the Defense Bill (09/27/2007)

ALCU Letter Urging Senate to Support Equal Immigration Protections for Same-Sex Couples (06/13/2007)

ACLU Letter Urging Senate to Support Equal Immigration Protections for Same Sex Couples (06/13/2007)

ACLU Letter Urging House of Representatives to Support Equal Immigration Protections for Same-Sex Couples (06/11/2007)

ACLU Statement on Hate Crimes Legislation Before the Crime Subcommittee of the House Committee on the Judiciary (04/17/2007)
The American Civil Liberties Union respectfully submits this statement to strongly urge the Subcommittee on Crime--and the full House of Representatives--to pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

LCCR Sign-On Letter to Members of Congress Urging Support of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) (01/31/2007)

Letter to the House Urging Members to Oppose H.R. 3313, the Marriage Protection Act (07/13/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition to the Federal Marriage Amendment (07/09/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Them to Consider Consequences of the "Sleeper Sentence" in the Federal Marriage Amendment (07/09/2004)

Written Testimony of Bob Barr at a Hearing on the Federal Marriage Amendment before the Senate Judiciary Committee (06/22/2004)

Statement by MALDEF's Regional Counsel Marisa Demeo Condemning Proposal to Amend the Constitution to Discriminate Against Gay Men and Lesbians (05/14/2004)