Black Church Legislative Agenda 2020

  • Voting Rights Expansion—Legislation that restores the provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 gutting by Shelby v. Holder in 2013.
  • Federal Jobs Guarantee—Legislation that makes employment a fundamental right and eliminates involuntary unemployment with the creation of living-wage jobs.
  • Guaranteed Annual Income—Legislation that obligates the government to guarantee all persons and families receive an annual income above the federal poverty line.
  • Medicare for All—Legislation that funds and provides a single-payer healthcare program for all residents of US, essentially making affordable healthcare a fundamental right.
  • College for All—Legislation that eliminates tuition at four-year public colleges and university and subsidizes tuition to specified levels at four-year private colleges and universities.
  • Fair Chance to Compete for All—Legislation that protects formerly incarcerated women and men from discrimination in access to employment and public benefits.
  •  Green New Deal—legislation that creates living-wage green jobs, while  funding an infrastructure plan that radically reduces carbon emissions and generates 100 percent of the nation’s power from renewable sources.