Welcome to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Website. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus aims to address national and international issues and the impact these policies have on the Hispanic community. The Caucus is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States and Puerto Rico. The CHC was founded in December 1976.
Hispanic Caucus Mourns the Passing of Chairwoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones - (Washington D.C.)-Last night, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH), the Chairwoman of the House Ethics Committee and a Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, passed away. Congressman Joe Baca, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement:...More
7/31/2008
Hispanic Caucus Applauds Passage of Monumental Higher Education Reauthorization -
(Washington D.C.)- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) applauded the passage of today’s historic Higher Education Reauthorization Act, H.R. 4137, by a vote of 380-49 in the House and 83-8 in the Senate. The bill now heads to the President’s desk. Once signed into law, this bill will bring tremendous improvements to the Pell Grant and Federal Work-Study programs, simplify the financial aid process, strengthen GEAR UP and TRIO programs, recruit more minority teachers, and enact the new graduate program for Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI’s)....More