Since 1941 the NAACP has been the premier civil rights advocacy entity on Capitol Hill. The NAACP was a leading force behind the enactment of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the 1968 Fair Housing Act, the 1991 Civil Rights Restoration Act and the 2002 Help America Vote Act, the most current reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act among countless others.
Advocacy Tools
- How to Advocate Your Concerns Before Congress
- How To Make the Most of Your Legislative Visit
- How to Create a Candidate Questionnaire
- How to Set up a State Legislative Report Card
- Senate Reelection Schedule
Legislative Primers
- Authorization vs. Appropriations
- The Path to a Federal Budget
- How a Bill Becomes a Law
- Federal Judicial Nominations
- The Life of a Bill