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January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)—along with Congressional Progressive Caucus Deputy Chair Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05), released the following joint statement today in response to the deadly shooting by ICE agents in Minneapolis.


December 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — 127 Members of Congress, including 17 Senators and 110 Members of the House, sent a bicameral letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw its proposed public charge rule, warning it would harm U.S. citizen children, immigrant communities, and public health systems nationwide.


December 18, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released its 2025 End-of-Year Report that includes a summary of actions CAPAC has taken to support thriving families and communities, advance equity and defend our rights, and promote economic opportunities for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs).


December 16, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued the following statement in response to an increase in anti-Muslim and xenophobic rhetoric by elected officials at all levels of government:


December 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the eighth episode of “Spill the Tea with Chair Meng” with Senator Andy Kim (NJ), who made history as the first Korean American elected to the United States Senate and the first Asian American senator from New Jersey.


December 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) voted 8-3 to end the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose recommendation for newborns:


November 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Tuesday, November 25, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Andriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (NY-06) led 74 House Democrats in a letter to the U.S.


November 24, 2025

Washington, DC — Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep.


November 20, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) unveiled its policy framework for the 119th Congress, outlining a comprehensive agenda that promotes, protects, and prioritizes the well-being of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities nationwide.