JCPA joined over 90 Jewish organization in a letter to the House of Representatives urging opposition to a bill that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sport team consistent with their gender. Judaism specifically recognizes the diversity of gender identity. In fact, our Jewish legal texts
JCPA and more than 100 NGOs sent a letter urging Congress to increase FY24 funding for programs that protect and promote the rights of LGBTQI+ people around the world.
JCPA, along with more than 150 other nonprofits, signed a statement in support of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), our nation’s most effective anti-hunger program as Congress considers the 2023 Farm Bill, an omnibus, multiyear law that provides funding for agricultural and food programs. Click here to read the
JCPA joined NCJW’s amicus brief in Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida on behalf of itself, its staff, and its patients, et al. v. State of Florida, et al. arguing against Florida’s House Bill 5. The brief argues that there are many different religious beliefs about when life begins,
JCPA joined NCJW and other national faith-based based organizations in an interfaith amcius brief in State of Georgia v. Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, et. al. challenging Georgia’s new six-week abortion ban. The brief argues that this ban violates religious freedom and codifies one religious view. Click here
JCPA joined more than 100 national organizations sent a letter to Congress in support of the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act, which was just introduced in the House of Representatives. The EACH Act would permanently end Hyde and related coverage bans while prohibiting political interference
JCPA’s Board Chair David Bohm was quoted in today’s press release on the introduction of the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act. See below for the full statement. —— WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, January 27, 2023, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, new bipartisan legislation — the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons
Today, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) announced a major organizational reset at a crucial time, with the American Jewish community facing a series of growing challenges across the country.
JCPA welcomes the enactment of the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act, which the President signed into law today.
In a victory for democracy, Americans turned out in record numbers for the 2022 midterm elections, despite unprecedented efforts at voter suppression and disinformation campaigns. Candidates who ran on anti-democratic platforms, authoritarian, and populist agendas largely lost their races, with, unfortunately, notable exceptions. We are relieved there have been no
