Congressional Hispanic Caucus - Congress of the United States

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) was founded in December 1976 as a legislative service organization of the United States House of Representatives. Today, the CHC is organized as a Bicameral Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, with a total of 24 Members, 1 in the U.S. Senate, and 23 Members in the House of Representatives.

The CHC aims to address national and international issues and the impact these policies have on the Hispanic community. The function of the Caucus is to serve as a forum for the Hispanic Members of Congress to coalesce around a collective legislative agenda. The Caucus is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States and Puerto Rico.

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8/6/2009
History is Made as Senate Confirms Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court - (Washington, DC) -The Congressional Hispanic Caucus applauds the United States Senate for confirming Judge Sonia Sotomayor as Associate Justice on the nation’s Supreme Court. By a vote of 68-31, history was made as the first Latino, and only the third woman was confirmed to our nation’s highest court. Born and raised in the South Bronx, New York, Judge Sonia Sotomayor brings the most judicial experience to the court than any other nominee in the last 100 years. The CHC officially endorsed her nomination, and had been promoting the idea of naming a Hispanic to the court even before a vacancy had occurred. ...More

7/16/2009
Justice Not Yet Served One Year After Anti-Immigrant Hate Crime - (Washington, DC) - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) today recognized the one-year anniversary of the vicious hate crime that took the life of a Latino immigrant in Shenandoah, PA by issuing the following joint statement: ...More

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