Stand Up America

In May 2017, the group launched a national campaign demanding an independent investigation into Trump's ties to Russia and foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election. Following the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the group worked to educate the public about the investigation's result.

In May 2019, after the conclusion of the investigation the release of its redacted report, Stand Up launched a nationwide campaign[9] seeking to pressure Congress to immediately begin a formal impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump. The campaign, which relied heavily on digital organizing tactics, drove 360,000 constituent calls to Congress and included organizing in-district actions during what the group called ‘Impeachment August.’[10]

The group also helped mobilize hundreds of thousands of Americans at the “Nobody Is Above The Law” rallies[11] the eve before Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives. As Trump's impeachment trial unfolded in the Senate, Stand Up continued to work with a bipartisan coalition to pressure Republican senators to convict Trump,[12] and joined Public Citizen, Common Cause, and others in planning over 300 "Reject The Cover-Up" rallies to protest Trump's acquittal.[13]

In response to Russia's attack on the 2016 presidential election, Stand Up America launched a campaign in August 2019 pressuring Congress to approve election security funding to help states to update outdated voting machines.[14] The group reports that their members made more than 120,000 calls to the Senate demanding the funding, leading to a bipartisan group of lawmakers allocating $425 million in funding in the 2020 appropriations bill.[15]

In March 2020, the group shifted focus to support efforts in Congress to provide states with election assistance funding amid the COVID-19 pandemic to protect Americans' right to vote.[16] The group helped secure $400 million in federal funds for mail-in voting and expanded early voting in states.[17] Currently, the group is advocating for an additional $3.6 billion in funding to be appropriated,[4] supporting the HEROES Act passed in the House of Representatives in May 2020 and leading 50 voting rights groups in calling on congressional leadership to provide the funds.[18]

The group helped organize the national Tax March on April 15, 2017, which called for the release of Trump's tax returns. Since 2017, Stand Up America has been one of the leading groups pushing federal lawmakers to obtain and release Trump's tax returns.[19] In 2019, Stand Up also led a coalition of activists and advocates in New York seeking to pass legislation that would provide Congress the ability to request Trump's state income taxes.[20]