Past JCJ Initiatives
Previous legislative actions to help further social causes on the national, state, and local levels.
10 California Bills to Advocate for in September
On August 31, the California State Legislature wrapped up its regular session by approving hundreds of pieces of legislation. Upon passage, these bills were sent to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom, who has until the September 30 deadline to sign them into law. This...
Take Action : Protect election workers from interference and intimidation
Take ACTION by contacting your State Legislators and encouraging them to enact a bill to protect election workers — as well as voters — from interference and intimidation. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Sample script: Hello, my name is [your name]....
Take Action: Require Gun Registration & Firearm Safety Certificate
Take ACTION by contacting your State Legislators and encouraging them to enact bills that would require firearms to be registered annually, and a Firearm Safety Certificate. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Sample script: Hello, my name is [your...
Take Action : Remove Barriers to Youth Mental Health Resources
Take ACTION by contacting your State Legislators and encouraging them to enact a bill that would require treatment denials from private insurance be automatically referred to the Independent Medical Review process. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator!...
Take Action : Expand Heat Protection for Indoor Workers
Take ACTION by contacting Cal OSHA and your State Legislators and encouraging them to enact protections from extreme heat for those who work indoors. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Submit a petition to the Occupational Safety and Health Standards...
Take Action : Protect medical privacy
Take ACTION by contacting your State Senator urging them to support AB 254. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Sample script: Hello, my name is [your name]. I’m calling today to urge [name of Senator] to pass Assembly Bill 254, which will protect the...
Take Action : Help children get better mental health resources in their school
Take ACTION by contacting your U.S. Representative, and urging them to support H.R. 4054, H.R. 3331, H.R. 3228, and H.R. 3055. Find your U.S. Representative here. Sample script: Hello, my name is [your name], and I am calling on behalf of the Jewish Center for Justice...
Take Action : Help the U.S. fund the United Nations Population Fund
Take ACTION by contacting your U.S. Representative, and urging them to support H.R. 3938. Find your U.S. Representative here. Sample script: Hello, my name is [your name], and I am calling today to urge [U.S. Representative name] to support H.R. 3938, also called the...
Take Action : Help Pass Fossil Fuel Divestment in California
Take ACTION by contacting your Assembly Member urging them to support Senate Bill 252. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Sample script: “Hi, my name is [your name]. I’m calling today to urge [name of Assembly Member] to pass the Senate Bill 252. This...
Take Action : Force Corporations to Disclose Carbon Footprint
Take ACTION by urging your California senator m to support Senate Bill 253. Click here to find your California Representative and Senator! Sample call / email script: “Hi, my name is [your name]. I’m calling today to urge [name of Senator] to pass the Senate Bill 253....
Take Action : Increase the Amount of Protected Paid Sick Leave from 3 to 7 Days
In late May, the Senate passed SB 616. Take action by now urging your California Assembly Member to quickly pass this bill so it can head to the governor's desk. Click here to find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Sample call / email script: Hello. My...
Take Action : Expand the Right to Vote in California
Take action by urging your California assembly member to pass Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4 (ACA 4), which may be heard in committee in March 9, 2023. Click here to find your California Representative and Senator! Sample call / email script: Hello. My name is...
Take Action : Codify Family Caregiver Protections into Law
Take ACTION by urging your California assembly member to support The Family Caregiver Anti-Discrimination Act, AB 524. Click here to find your California Representative and Senator! Sample call / email script: Hello. My name is [YOUR NAME], and I am calling to urge...
Take action : Create More Equitable Access to Paid Family Leave Wage
Take action by urging your California assembly member to pass AB 518, Paid Family Leave for Chosen Family, which was referred to the committee on insurance on February 17, 2023. Click here to find your California Representative and Senator! Sample call / email...
Take Action : Help pass California Senate Bill 2
Take ACTION by contacting your California State Senator and urging them to support Senate Bill 2 to reduce gun violence. Click to find your Senator! Sample call script: Hello. My name is [YOUR NAME], and I am calling to urge Senator [NAME] to support SB 2. As a member...
Take Action : Help codify Roe
Take ACTION by contacting your Representatives and urging them to re-introduce The Women's Health Protection Act. U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Find your Representative! Sample script: “Hi, my name is [your name]. I’m calling today to urge [name of...
Take Action : Help pass the Assault Weapons Ban
Take ACTION by contacting your Senators and Representatives and urging them to support the Assault Weapons Ban. U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Find your Representative and Senators! Sample script: “Hi, my name is [your name]. I’m calling today to urge [name...
Act to Protect Marriage Equality
Take ACTION by contacting your Senators and Representatives and urging them to support the Respect for Marriage Act bill. U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Find your Senator! Sample script: “Hi, my name is [your name]. I’m calling today to urge [your Senator]...
Gov. Newsom has until September 30 to sign these bills
With the California legislative cycle now complete, there are a number of bills on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. The governor has until September 30th to sign these bills into law. Below are 8 of many bills for which we have advocated and call on the governor to...
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, explained
For over a year, the Jewish Center for Justice community has been urging Congress to enact a robust economic and environmental justice bill through a process called budget reconciliation. In this era of hyper-partisanship, a Senate rule called the filibuster—which...
Reproductive Rights : An Update
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, there have been several developments in both California and Washington, DC regarding reproductive health care. ⇊ Scroll to the bottom for actions YOU can take ⇊ CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1666 which...
Pride Month Action: Protect the LGBTQ+ Community
The Jewish Center for Justice commends the Biden administration for signing the Executive Order on Advancing Equality for LGBTQI+ Individuals on June 15, 2022. This Order comes in response to hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ laws proposed or enacted in state legislatures that...
How to take action on the newly proposed Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Framework
The Jewish Center for Justice calls upon the Senate and the House of Representative to support and pass the Bipartisan Gun Control Framework, currently being drafted. The Jewish Center for Justice is mobilizing Jewish communities and gun violence prevention groups as...
JCJ decries leaked SCOTUS memo signaling end of Roe v. Wade
In response to the leaked Supreme Court memo signaling a likely overturning of Roe v. Wade, Jewish Center for Justice Chairperson Julie Bank and Lawyers’ Committee co-chair Ariella Simonds issued the following joint statement: “We are outraged at what looks to be the...
9 Resources for LGBTQ youth in Texas and Florida
JCJ Fellows responded to the horrific anti-LGBTQ bills going through the Texas and Florida State Legislatures by compiling a list of orgs to help provide legal, emotional, and financial resources for LGBTQ youth and their families. Texas The Transgender Education...
Take action to secure funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system
We call upon the Senate to pass the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022, also called H.R. 5323, which the House passed on September 23, 2021. The Jewish Center for Justice is helping to mobilize the Jewish community and other communities of faith in an...
Take action to codify the right to reproductive choice into law
We call upon the Senate to pass The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, also called H.R. 3755, which passed the House of Representatives in September of 2021. The Jewish Center for Justice is helping to mobilize the Jewish community and other communities of faith...
Urgent Action Needed: the Build Back Better Act
UPDATE: On Friday, November 19, the US House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act. The bill will now move to the Senate. Please urge your Senators to pass this vital piece of legislation. The recent passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill is a...
How to Take Action on ‘The Freedom to Vote Act’
“Do you have time to make good trouble?” Early in this congressional session, the House of Representatives passed two key Voting Rights Bills — The For the People Act (H.R. 1) and The John Lewis Voting Rights Act (H.R. 4). With attention now on the Senate, this week...
The domestic violence prevention bill in California that you need to know about
The Jewish Center for Justice calls upon the California State Assembly to pass SB320 (Domestic Violence protective orders-limiting firearms), which passed the Senate in early June. In California, 33% of women and 27% of men experience some form of domestic violence...
Three key immigrant justice bills in the Senate that require our action
The Jewish Center For Justice calls upon the U.S. Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 (H.R. 1603), the Access To Counsel Act of 2021 (H.R. 1573), and the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimnation For Nonimmigrants Act (H.R. 1333), all of which...
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will prioritize accountability of law enforcement. Here’s how to take action.
We call upon the Senate to pass The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, also called H.R. 1280, which passed the House of Representatives in early March. The Jewish Center for Justice is mobilizing Jewish communities and working with racial justice and...
The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 is in the SENATE >> Here’s how to take action
We call upon the Senate to pass the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, also called H.R. 6, which has passed the House of Representatives The Jewish Center for Justice is mobilizing Jewish communities and immigration reform groups as well as people of faith in...
The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 is in the SENATE >> Here’s how to take action
The Jewish Center for Justice calls upon the Senate to pass the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, also called H.R. 8, which has passed in the House of Representatives. The Jewish Center for Justice is mobilizing Jewish communities and gun-violence prevention...
UPDATE: The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act has passed in the House. Now up for vote in the Senate
This article was updated on August 24, 2021. We call upon the United States Senate to pass The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, also called H.R. 4. The Jewish Center for Justice is mobilizing Jewish communities and pro-democracy people of faith in support of...
The For the People Act 🗳 will expand voting rights. Here’s how to take action.
Last week, the House of Representatives officially passed The For the People Act of 2021, also called H.R. 1. The Jewish Center for Justice is mobilizing Jewish communities and pro-democracy people of faith in support of The For the People Act, which would would make...
UPDATE 🚨 The Equality Act has passed HOUSE, now in SENATE 🏳️🌈 Here’s how to take action.
UPDATE: On February 25, the House passed The Equality Act. The bill now moves to the Senate. All actions mentioned below will apply to U.S. Senators only. Last week, The Equality Act was officially passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Jewish Center for...