Congressional Hispanic Caucus Releases Report Highlighting Accomplishments During the 116th Congress
WASHINGTON — Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) led by Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released a report highlighting our work during the 116th Congress. At 39-members strong, this CHC is the largest Hispanic Caucus in the history of the U.S. Congress.
You can read the full report here.
The CHC is composed of Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), First Vice Chair Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Second Vice Chair Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44), Whip Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Freshman Representative Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Senator Robert Menendez (New Jersey), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada), Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-12), Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-3), Congressman Pete Aguilar (CA-31), Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39), Congressman J. Luis Correa (CA-46), Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Congressman Antonio Delgado (NY-19), Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29), Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Congresswoman Mike Levin (CA-41), Congressman Ben Ray Luján (NM-3), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano (CA-32), Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Northern Marina Islands-At Large), Congressman Michael F.Q. San Nicolas (Guam-At Large), Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), Congressman José E. Serrano (NY-16), Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-8), Congressman Darren Soto (FL-9), Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35), Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-3), Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-51), and Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34).
"The CHC uplifted all of its members and led on key legislative efforts, including the passage of the American Dream and Promise Act, the Farm Worker Modernization Act, and the National Museum of the American Latino Act. In response to the Trump Administration's cruel immigration policies and human rights abuses at the border, the CHC worked to ensure the passage of the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act and the Homeland Security Improvement Act," the CHC report states. "The CHC led eight Congressional delegations to provide necessary oversight at the southern border and various immigration detention centers across the country. Furthermore, the CHC succeeded in prompting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Office of Inspector Generals (OIG) of several agencies to open numerous investigations into vital issues, including the legality of DHS leadership appointments, the Administration's role in migrant deaths, and the use of tent courts at the border."
"As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ravaged the country, the CHC worked to ensure immigrant families were not left behind from receiving economic relief, testing, treatment, and care amid the public health crisis. Furthermore, the CHC focused on providing personal protective equipment, hazard pay and ensuring worker safety amid the pandemic for essential workers, such as childcare workers, meatpackers, and farmworkers. At the same time, the CHC worked to ensure an accurate 2020 Census count and continued its efforts to improve diversity across all industries, including newsrooms, film, entertainment and publishing industries and the halls of Congress."
###
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), founded in December 1976, is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHC is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories.