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January 13, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements to recognize Korean American Day, which commemorates the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the U.S. on January 13, 1903. The day also honors the contributions of Korean Americans in all aspects of society.


December 19, 2019

Washington, DC —Today, the President signed into law the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, which would permanently reauthorize more than $250 million in annual funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities.


December 12, 2019

Washington, DC — Today, the House of Representatives voted by pass H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act. The bill establishes a fair price drug negotiation program to reduce the cost of certain high-priced drugs without competition.


December 12, 2019
Tri-Caucus Leaders are calling on Congressional committees to ensure diversity in their witnesses

December 6, 2019

Washington, DC — Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 (VRAA). The VRAA is a response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder that required Congress to create an updated coverage formula to determine if the Federal government can intervene in a state’s election laws.


November 26, 2019

Washington, D.C. – On Monday, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) sent a letter to executives at ABC News, CBS News, CNN Worldwide, Fox News, NBC News and MSNBC requesting information on what steps are being taken to promote representation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) both on camera and behind the scenes.


November 20, 2019

WASHINGTON— This week, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which represents over half of the Democratic Caucus and includes the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – called on Google to answer for their decision to hire Miles Taylor as a government affairs and public policy


November 18, 2019

Washington, D.C. –Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement criticizing the lack of funding for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Continuing Resolution introduced today to keep the federal government open for one month:


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.