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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: November 12, 2025
Media Contact:
Monica Garay | Monica.Garay@mail.house.gov
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Welcomes Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva After Long-Overdue Seating
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Hispanic Caucus Response to the seating of Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva:
“Nearly two months after her decisive election, Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva was finally sworn in to the 119th Congress. Finally, nearly one million Arizonans will regain their voice in Congress today, a voice that was illegally silenced by Speaker Johnson.
MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release:
Date: November 10, 2025
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
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For Immediate Release:
Date: October 10, 2025
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Demands Answers on the Undue Coercion of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Attorney General Pam Bondi expressing serious concern over reports that the Trump administration is offering $2,500 payments to unaccompanied migrant children in exchange for agreeing to “voluntarily” depart the United States.
For Immediate Release:
Date: October 2, 2025
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Leads 180 Democrats in Demanding Immediate Swearing-in for Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07)
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Whip Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) led 180 Members of Congress, including all 20 Democratic ranking members, in a letter urging Speaker Mike Johnson to schedule swearing in for Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) at the next pro forma session of the House of Representatives on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.
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“We strongly condemn the House Homeland Security Committee’s baseless and politically motivated probe into more than 200 nonprofit organizations and religious groups that provide basic needs for children, immigrants, and other at-risk populations.”
More than a dozen members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus signed a letter demanding answers in the death of Brownsville sailor Angelina Resendiz, whose body was found last month in Virginia.