ELCA Action Alert from July 14. Thank Congress for bipartisan action on the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a major new law aimed at expanding housing supply, modernizing federal housing programs, and supporting communities working to address homelessness and affordability.

ELCA Action Alert from July 9. Call on Congress to pass the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025, supporting survivor-centered protections, prevention education, and stronger anti-trafficking efforts.

ELCA Action Alert from July 8. Ask Senators Kelly and Gallego to protect Temporary Protected Status holders from losing legal status and being forced to return to countries where violence, instability, or humanitarian crises put them at risk.

FOX 10 Phoenix’s 2026 Arizona congressional primary guide offers voters a district-by-district look at the candidates running for all nine of the state’s U.S. House seats ahead of the July primary.

Will H.R. 9141, the new federal REAL ID proposal truly expand access for low-income voters or become another hurdle to full civic participation?

Have you wondered what the ELCA Advocacy office is working on in Washington? Here’s a brief look at the federal issues Lutherans are tracking — and why they matter for Arizona communities.

As our nation marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, Lutherans are invited to receive its promises with gratitude, examine its failures with honesty, and recommit to public witness rooted in justice, humility, and love of neighbor.

LAMA joined a national call to protect SNAP and reduce barriers for students facing hunger, a concern made visible here in Arizona by campus food pantries working to ensure no student has to learn on an empty stomach.

On June 23, Chairman Boozman released his Farm Bill 2.0 text, raising urgent questions for Arizona Lutherans about whether Congress will strengthen rural communities and agriculture while also protecting SNAP and neighbors facing hunger. Download the text.

ELCA Action Alert from June 16. Ask Congress to lift trade and travel restrictions with Cuba, easing humanitarian hardship and supporting our church’s long-standing accompaniment with Cuban Lutheran and ecumenical partners.

ELCA Action Alert from June 5 is top priority! Senate passed Reconciliation package, bill is up for a vote in the House this week. Read Bishop Hutterer’s letter to Rep. Ciscomani. Take action today!

ELCA Action Alert from May 27. Lutherans are urged to contact their senators as the Senate considers the Farm Bill, calling for a bipartisan bill that protects SNAP, supports hungry families and rural communities, reauthorizes international food aid, invests in conservation, and expands tribal food sovereignty programs.

On June 10, people of faith across the country will raise our collective voice as part of Bread for the World’s Day of Action with one key message for lawmakers: we believe it’s possible to end hunger in our lifetime. Will you join them in spirit and in solidarity? 

Arizona’s 2026 candidate list (265 to date!) is already filling out across statewide, congressional, and legislative races, making this a good time to learn who is running in your district and start asking how they will serve the common good.

ELCA Action Alert from May 12. Join the ELCA in urging Congress to support essential hunger and agricultural funding. Proposed budget cuts could turn many families and children away from hunger programs. Take action today!

This statement was issued by Eric Mitchell, president of the Alliance to End Hunger, following the passage of H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (“the Farm Bill”) out of the House Agriculture Committee.

ELCA Action Alert updated April 28. This alert includes op-ed by Bishop Deborah Hutterer and a letter to members of the U.S. House from the Rev. Amy Reumann, ELCA Senior Director for Witness in Society urging adoption of critical amendments in the Farm Bill. Act today!

ELCA Action Alert from April 16. Join the ELCA in urging Congress to protect employment authorization for those seeking asylum. Comment on the government’s proposal (from now until Apr. 24, 2026) and/or contact your legislator.