Civil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights
The Civil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights Task Force works to protect the civil rights, housing and voting rights of the Latino community. The task force oversees issues such as the Voting Rights Act, hate crimes, and housing fairness.
Members:
Rep. José Serrano, Co-Chair
Rep. Norma Torres, Co-Chair
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
More on Civil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Today, CHC Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released this statement following several acts of political terrorism and violence, including a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue:
"Whether he will take responsibility or not, it's clear that the President's divisive words and fear mongering have motivated these domestic terrorists to commit these repulsive acts of hate and violence."
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), released the following statement in reaction to reports that the Trump Administration is considering resuming the separation of families seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), released the following statement in reaction to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's plan to introduce legislation that would fully fund President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the US-Mexico border:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), released the following statement on the Senate's vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the United States Supreme Court:
"I am deeply disappointed in the Senate's vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanuagh to the Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh's nomination clearly demonstrated that he did not have the integrity, judicial temperament and impartiality for a seat on the nation's highest court.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Members, led by Rep. José E. Serrano, sent a letter to James McHenry, the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) at the Department of Justice expressing concerns with a recent EOIR report on the Legal Orientation Program (LOP).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), released the following statement in response to a report by the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General, which details how the Trump Administration violated regulations that protect children, had no plan or database to match separated families and actively misled the public as they executed President Trump's inhumane ‘zero tolerance' p
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and members of CHC leadership, sent a letter to Smithsonian Institution Secretary David Skorton, requesting a meeting to discuss concerns about the recent findings from a University of California study which found that the Smithsonian has failed to heed its own recommendations and take measures to improve the representation of Latinos and Latinas across exhibitions and its workforce.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following statement after the Trump administration released proposed changes to the so-called, "public charge" test, which would deny green cards to eligible immigrants who have participated in government programs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following statement celebrating National Voter Registration Day.
"Americans have a sacred responsibility to fully participate in our electoral process and help strengthen our democracy for future generations. Throughout our history, suffragists and civil rights pioneers have fought tirelessly to establish and protect voting rights for all Americans and ensure our vote is our voice.