USAction was a

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federation of

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community organizing groups. It was founded in 1999 by

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. Its 501(c)(3) counterpart was the USAction Education Fund. In September 2007, TrueMajority and its related organization TrueMajorityACTION merged with USAction.

Activities

In 2008, USAction joined Health Care for America Now, a coalition of labor unions and liberal advocacy groups pushing for affordable health care and stricter regulation of the health insurance industry. USAction committed at least $500,000 to the group's efforts. In 2009, USAction launched a campaign to "Dog the Blue Dogs." The

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is a caucus of United States Congressional Representatives from the Democratic Party who identify themselves as moderates and conservatives. In 2012, USAction was part of a coalition of liberal advocacy groups that announced that companies making direct corporate contributions to influence elections would face consumer boycotts, campaigns to divest pension fund money, stockholder lawsuits, actions at stockholder meetings and widespread social media exposure.

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* Internet-based activism Political advocacy groups in the United States American political websites Anti–Iraq War groups Left-wing politics 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations 1999 establishments in the United States {{US-org-stub