Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, on National Voter Registration Day, CAPAC Chair Judy Chu (CA-28) joined House Democrats in introducing H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill would protect the right to vote and safeguard our democracy by restoring and modernizing the full protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) recognize National Voter Registration Day, a nonpartisan day encouraging all eligible Americans, including Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities, to register to vote.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Department of Justice (DOJ) Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta met with the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) to provide updates on the implementation of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act and Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act grants, and additional DOJ efforts to combat hate crimes.

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.

In recognition of this anniversary, CAPAC Members released the following statements:

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.

CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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. Over 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed and incarcerated as a result of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 in 1942.