{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-nancy-mace-introduces-resolution-shut-down-race-based-caucuses-congress", "Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Resolution to Shut Down Race-Based Caucuses in Congress", "2026-07-23", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Nancy Mace", "M000194", "mace.house.gov", "mace", "https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 23, 2026) \u2014 Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a resolution to put an end to race-based caucuses in Congress. The resolution would direct the Committee on House Administration to revoke and prevent the registration of Congressional Member Organizations (commonly known as caucuses) and Congressional Staff Organizations which discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin.\n\nFor decades, Congress has given official recognition to caucuses sorting Members by race and ethnicity. This ends now. Rep. Mace's resolution directs the House Administration Committee to revoke existing registrations and block the registration of future organizations doing the same.\n\n\"Race-based caucuses are not about diversity. They are segregation sanctioned by the legislative branch of the federal government,\" said Congresswoman Mace. \"You do not get to lecture America about inclusion while running an organization checking skin color at the door or advocating for Americans of one race over another. It is discrimination under the guise of diversity. Our resolution calls it what it is and shuts it down for good.\"\n\nThe resolution targets caucuses and staff organizations:\n\nformed primarily or substantially on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin;\n\nWho admits or decline to admit members on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin;\n\nOrganizes or advocates for the perceived interests of a particular race, color, ethnicity, or national origin over others.\n\nThe resolution would apply to any Congressional Member Organization or Congressional Staff Organization formed primarily on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin, potentially implicating the following organizations:\n\nCongressional Asian Pacific American Caucus\n\nCommission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Caucus\n\nCongressional Black Caucus\n\nCongressional Black Maternal Health Caucus\n\nCongressional Caucus on Black Innovation\n\nCongressional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Caucus\n\nCongressional Hispanic Caucus\n\nCongressional Hispanic Conference\n\nCongressional Latino-Jewish Caucus\n\nCongressional Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) Caucus\n\nItalian American Congressional Delegation\n\nBlack Republican Congressional Staff Association\n\nCongressional Asian Pacific American Staff Association\n\nCongressional Black Associates Staff Association\n\nCongressional Hispanic Staff Association\n\nCongressional Korean American Staff Association\n\nCongressional South Asian-American Staff Association\n\nGOP Latino Staff Association\n\nGreek American Congressional Staff Association\n\nItalian American Congressional Staff Association\n\nMiddle Eastern and North African (MENA) Staff Association\n\nRepublican Asian American Staff Association\n\nSyrian-American Congressional Staff Association\n\n\"We represent all of our constituents, not just the ones who look like us. If you do not agree, you should not be serving in Congress. It is time to end federally-sanctioned discrimination in this institution,\" Mace added.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-24T07:30:11Z", "2026-07-24T07:31:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-nancy-mace-introduces-resolution-shut-down-race-based-caucuses-congress"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9322590194642544, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}