Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, which tragically claimed the lives of 2,977 Americans and forever changed our nation and world.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Saturday, August 26, three Black people were killed by a white gunman in Jacksonville, Florida. This attack is currently being investigated as a federal hate crime.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today marks 35 years since the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was signed into law, granting reparations and a Presidential apology to every citizen or legal immigrant of Japanese ancestry incarcerated by the United States government during World War II.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today marks the 58th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). This law protects the right to vote by prohibiting racial discrimination at the ballot box.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Oak Creek, Wisconsin, shooting at a Sikh gurdwara where six people were fatally shot and four injured by a White supremacist gunman. A seventh victim died in 2020 from injuries he sustained from this shooting.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) sent a letter to the Biden-Harris Administration urging its support of replenishing the
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today marks World Hepatitis Day, which is observed annually to raise global awareness about viral hepatitis and encourage the eradication of this disease. In the United States, the most common types of viral hepatitis are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism Co-Chair Rep.