Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Nancy Mace Introduces Resolution to Dissolve 3 Race-Based House Caucuses
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 23

Nancy Mace Introduces Resolution to Dissolve 3 Race-Based House Caucuses

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 23

Summary

  • Rep. Nancy Mace on Thursday proposed banning House caucuses organized by race, ethnicity or national origin, a move that would target the Congressional Black, Hispanic and Asian Pacific American caucuses.
  • Mace said such groups amount to “federally-sanctioned segregation” and “taxpayer-funded discrimination,” framing the resolution as part of her broader push against diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
  • The measure would also reach some GOP-linked organizations, including Black, Latino and Asian American Republican staff associations, not just Democratic-aligned caucuses.
  • Republicans control the House, but the resolution faces long odds because Democrats are expected to oppose it unanimously and some Republicans may also resist.
  • The proposal lands as recent GOP redistricting in several Southern states has already shrunk the Congressional Black Caucus by reshaping or eliminating multiple Black-majority districts.

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