I would like to introduce you to GFWC’s Legislation & Public Policy’s LEGISLATIVE CORNER. This is a monthly column found in the weekly NEWS & NOTES newsletter available to all GFWC members. Here you will find highlights of current legislation and programs that are relevant to the GFWC Resolutions. These Resolutions are voted on by delegates from State Federations each year at our Annual Convention and guide our volunteer programs and advocacy goals for the upcoming year and beyond. You can download a copy from the GFWC website.
It also highlights the important actions of Congress and the White House and provides follow-up information about GFWC Legislative Action Alerts.
One of these ALERTS, notified us of the successful passing of the “TAKE DOWN” ACT which will criminalize the publication of nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated deepfakes, and required social media and other websites to remove such images within 48 hours of receiving notice from the victim, and ensure that the perpetrators are held accountable.
At the September meeting I will ask every member to sign up on the Legislative Action Center. This is a powerful tool to alert you to GFWC’s public issues and advocacy efforts. It will allow you to track bills, contact your local representative and act on issues pertinent to issues with GFWC Resolutions. THESE ARE NOT POLITICAL ISSUES.
2025-2026 Resolutions include: Anti-human trafficking, Victims of Crime Act, Online safety for children, “TAKE IT DOWN” Act, the National Endowment for the Arts funding, reauthorizing the Older Americans Act and the Farm Bill, supporting the CDC’s polio eradication and measles elimination programs and requiring all health insurance plans to cover Breast Cancer screenings at no cost.
