WASHINGTON, D.C.— Yesterday, DWC member Julia Brownley (CA-26), Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), to formally overturn the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) recently finalized abortion rule.
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Mark… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday, January 28, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) endorsed DWC member Robin Kelly (IL-02)’s articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.
DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) issued the following statement:
“The Democratic Women’s Caucus is devastated and outraged by the killings of Renee Good,… Read more »
Lawmakers requested this report after a CBP whistleblower came forward alleging deficient medical care and oversight, and following the death of an 8-year-old girl in custody.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a group of House and Senate colleagues, including Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Thursday, January 22, 2026, marks 53 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, which recognized the constitutional right to privacy and guaranteed the right to abortion across the United States. That right was ripped away when Trump’s Supreme Court overturned Roe through the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on June 24, 2022.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday, January 21, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), released its Women’s Safety Legislative Slate. The first of a series of legislative packages corresponding to DWC’s Better Future Agenda, the Women’s Safety Slate is a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Friday, January 20, Democratic Women’s Caucus Servicewomen, Women Veterans, and Military Families Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC) Co-Chair Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), RFC Co-Chair Diana DeGette (CO-01), RFC International Women’s Rights Task Force Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), and DWC Chair Emerita Lois Frankel (FL-22) led 19 members… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Tuesday, January 13, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), met with military sexual assault survivors in Washington, D.C. At the meeting, DWC members heard the heartbreaking and enraging stories of the survivors, who experienced abuse at the hands of Dr. Blaine McGraw at Fort Hood and Tripler Army Medical Center.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Thursday, January 15, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Reproductive Health Care Task Force Co-Chair & Liaisons Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), and Judy Chu (CA-28) led 23 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus in a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Thursday, January 15, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) led by DWC Policy Task Force Co-Chair Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), DWC Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Liaison Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and DWC member Gwen Moore (WI-04) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem demanding that DHS reinstate protections for… Read more »
