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November 15, 2019

Washington, D.C. – This week, Members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which includes the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) –  sent a letter to House leadership and appropriators to encourage including the FUTURE Act in an upcoming agreement to fund the government.


November 13, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC –  Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) held a Congressional Forum on the Rise of Southeast Asian Deportations.


November 7, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) sent a letter to Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg requesting a briefing regarding Facebook’s efforts to combat interference and disinformation on its platform pertaining to the 2020 Decennial Census.


October 25, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements in commemoration of Diwali, the “Festival of Lights”, which is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists across the world every autumn.

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:


October 23, 2019

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu (CA-27) and CAPAC Housing Task Force Chair Representatives Al Green (TX-09) introduced H.R. 4783, the Limited English Proficiency Data Acquisition in Mortgage Lending Act of 2019. The legislation was also co-led by Reps.


October 16, 2019

Washington, DC —On Tuesday, Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee introduced the College Affordability Act, which reauthorizes the Higher Education Act.


October 10, 2019

WASHINGTON—  Today, Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which represents over half of the Democratic Caucus and includes the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) –


October 1, 2019

Washington, DC — Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in the case Students for Fair Admissions v.


October 1, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Today marks the beginning of Filipino American History Month, which is celebrated throughout October to commemorate the 16th century arrival of the first Filipinos to what is now the United States. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements to mark the occasion.