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Democrats Abroad Actions
- Share: Have you RSVPed for one of our events? Invite a friend!
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Like/Follow/Share: Are you on social media? Make sure you follow us and interact!
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Invite: Make sure your US citizen friends are members of Democrats Abroad! Have them join here.
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Contact: Tell your Congressional Representative and Senators to cosponsor H.R. 5432 - Tax Simplification for Americans Abroad Act
- Specific steps for contacting your representatives can be found here.
- This bill is sponsored by Donald S. Beyer [D-VA-8].
- Cosponsors are:
- Danny K. Davis [D-IL-7]
- David J. Trone [D-MD-6]
- Jerrold Nadler [D-NY-12]
- Dina Titus [D-NV-1]
- Jamie Raskin [D-MD-8]
- If your Representative isn't listed above, contact them about this bill!
- There is not a corresponding Senate bill at this time, so encourage your Senator to get involved.
Actions of Potential Interest*
- Defend Justice in Wisconsin: In April 2023, WI voters elected Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court. During her time on the campaign trail, she stated that the Wisconsin maps are gerrymandered and need to be revised. Now, WI Republicans are threatening to impeach her before she's even heard a single case (Washington Post, Sept. 7; NY Times, Sept. 8). You can help her keep her seat via DefendJustice.com!
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Listen: Please listen to the Horrific Barriers of Buoys and Razor Wire in a Texas River episode of The Blue Vote Café podcast.
- You can also read Amerika Grewal's notes and see the photos she took during an August 1 river tour.
- Follow the Eagle Pass Border Coalition on Instagram.
- Finally, please visit the End Operation Lone Star website. Along with lots of information, you will find:
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Donate: The Maui Strong Fund was created to provide community resilience with resources for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. The fund is currently being used to support communities affected by the wildfires on Maui.
via Hawai'i Community Foundation
- Donate: Did you know that private households are among the biggest contributors of food waste in Switzerland? With more than 100 public refrigerators, Madame Frigo offers the Swiss public a practical and simple way to reduce their own food waste. At the same time, the fridges promote social involvement and are the result of the initiative of interested people.
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Contact: Tell your Congressional Representative and Senators to cosponsor H.R. 2729 - Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2023
- This bill is sponsored by Dina Titus [D-NV-1].
- Cosponsors are:
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. [D-VA-8]
- Dwight Evans [D-PA-3]
- Joyce Beatty [D-OH-3]
- Maria Elvira Salazar [R-FL-27]
- Jamie Raskin [D-MD-8]
- Patrick Ryan [D-NY-18]
- Dean Phillips [D-MN-3]
- Darren Soto [D-FL-9]
- Kevin Mullin [D-CA-15]
- Suzan K. DelBene [D-WA-1]
- Jill N. Tokuda [D-HI-2]
- David J. Trone [D-MD-6]
- Eleanor Holmes Norton [D-DC-At-Large]
- Angie Craig [D-MN-2]
- Julia Brownly [D-CA-26]
- David Scott [D-GA-13]
- James E. Clyburn [D-SC-6]
- If your Representative isn't listed above, contact them about this bill!
- There is not a corresponding Senate bill at this time, so encourage your Senator to get involved.
*The actions in this section are neither organized nor sponsored by DACH. We don't endorse a particular position or platform expressed via these actions. We are sharing them because we believe they may be of interest to our members. As always, please obey all local laws, maintain the proper spirit of peaceful demonstration, and observe any COVID-19 guidelines regarding social distancing and number of people at a gathering. DACH is not responsible for the logistics of any events listed in this section and cannot guarantee that the information we have provided is the most up-to-date information available.