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September 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C – Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, led a moment of silence on the House Floor to honor the victims, survivors and first responders of the flash floods that occurred in Nepal and Tibet on August 26, 2026.


August 25, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-D), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39) and Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) led 112 Members of Congress & Senators in a letter urging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) t


August 13, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the latest episode of its Spill the Tea with Chair Meng video series with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Co-Chair of CAPAC’s Immigration Task Force.

In this episode, Rep. Krishnamoorthi discusses how the Trump administration has fueled anti-Asian and anti-Indian hate, explains how attacks on legal immigration undermine America's global competitiveness, and shares why he remains optimistic about our nation's future.


July 23, 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 House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following joint statement on Rep.


July 23, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep.


July 23, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) joined the the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in introducing in introducing the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2026, bicameral legislation that would address health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities as well as women, the LGBTQ+ community, rural populations, and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities across the United States. 


July 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, spoke at a press conference in support of H.R. 1589, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2025. The bipartisan legislation would establish a pathway to permanent residency and U.S.


July 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement in response to a video of ICE agents tackling an elderly Asian man at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas: