GOP firebrand moves to dissolve Congressional Black Caucus: ‘Federally sanctioned segregation’

Republican Representative Nancy Mace has introduced a House resolution that would bar congressional caucuses organised around race, ethnicity or national origin. If adopted, it could require the dissolution of prominent Democrat-aligned groups including the Congressional Black Caucus, which Mace describes as a form of “federally sanctioned segregation”.

The proposal was introduced on Thursday and would also affect the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, as well as potentially comparable Republican groups. Its prospects are unclear, but it highlights an intensifying political dispute over race-conscious organisations and diversity initiatives in Congress.