Democratic Women’s Caucus Urges DHS to Reinstate Protections for Immigrant Survivors Immediately

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, June 1, 2026, 33 Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members led by DWC Executive Steering Committee member Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and DWC member Gwen Moore (WI-04) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin urging him to immediately reinstate protections to help immigrant survivors escape abuse, stay safe, and seek justice with...

DWC Chair Celebrates House Rejection of the Republican Version of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives rejected the Republican, partisan version of H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act in a bipartisan vote of 216-204. The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) and House Democrats called for the bill to be returned to the original bipartisan version. Earlier this week, the DWC announced formal opposition to the bill. DWC Chair...

ICYMI: DWC Chair Leger Fernández: “Women Get Sh*t Done” in Bipartisan Push to Combat Sexual Misconduct in Congress

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WATCH THE SEGMENT HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning, on MS NOW’s Morning Joe, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Republican Women’s Caucus (RWC) Chair Kat Cammack (FL-03) appeared together for their first joint interview since announcing their bipartisan partnership between the DWC and RWC to combat sexual misconduct in Congress. During the interview, Chair...

Democratic Women’s Caucus Announces Opposition to Republican-Amended Women’s History Museum Bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) announced their formal opposition to H.R. 1329 the Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act, as amended by Republicans. The bill is set to be voted on this week. DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) released the below statement on DWC’s formal opposition to this bill: “F...

Congresswomen Teresa Leger Fernández and Kat Cammack Announce Bipartisan Partnership to Combat Workplace Sexual Misconduct in Congress

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Washington, D.C. — Congresswomen Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Kat Cammack (FL-03) along with Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) and Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced a bipartisan partnership between the Democratic Women’s Caucus and Republican Women’s Caucus to combat workplace sexual misconduct in Congress. The two Caucuses will work together to identify reforms and soluti...

House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Nullify Radical Expanded Global Gag Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday, April 29, 2026, A group of Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members and House Democrats introduced the Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act, legislation that will nullify the Trump administration’s radical, unprecedented expansion of the Global Gag Rule (GGR). The Members leading the legislation are Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucu...

Following Letter from DWC Members, DOJ Inspector General Launches Investigation Into Mishandling of the Epstein Files

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Thursday, April 23, 2026, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) formally notified the Democratic Women’s Caucus that they will launch an investigation into the Department of Justice’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. This investigation follows a January letter from the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), in which 67 DWC members led by DWC Policy Task F...

DWC Members Urge Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Drop Lawsuit Targeting Women’s Networking Event

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —Monday, April 20, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Member April McClain Delaney (MD-06) led a letter to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Andrea Lucas expressing DWC’s deep concern with the EEOC’s recent lawsuit that accused a Coca-Cola distributor of discrimination because the company hosted a networking and professional development event for women employe...

Dingell, Simon, Pettersen Introduce Resolution Marking Care Workers Recognition Month

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the Democratic Women's Caucus Caregiving Task Force co-chairs Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12), and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-07) introduced a resolution establishing April as Care Workers Recognition Month to honor the roles and contributions of care workers. “Caregiving is a core part of our economy,” said Congresswoman Dingell. “But we have a caregivin...

The Washington Post: House Ethics Panel Makes Rare Request for Information on Sexual Misconduct

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Read the article here. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (New Mexico), who chairs the Democratic Women’s Caucus, has called for speeding up how the Ethics Committee investigates sexual misconduct cases. She said Gonzales’s acknowledgement of an affair with a staffer who later set herself on fire and died should have been enough to remove him from office under House rules.