WASHINGTON DC – Rep Honda, Chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, introduced legislation today recognizing the cultural and religious significance of Eid al-Adha. ...
SAN JOSE, CA – Today, US Representative Michael Honda (CA-15) hosts a visit by US Department of Transportation Undersecretary Roy Kienitz at the BART Silicon Valley Project worksite in Milpitas, CA. House Appropriator Representative Mike Honda, w...
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), chair of CAPAC’s Economic Development Task Force, remark on today's National Public Radio report that A...
WASHINGTON DC - Today, Rep Michael Honda (CA-15) continued his groundbreaking work to improve K-12 STEM education by introducing H.R. 6248, the Elevating Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Act (e-STEM). Building on President Obama’s annou...
Cupertino, CA - This Friday, August 13, 2010, Rep. Mike Honda, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), will host “Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices in Government,” a community forum in Cupertino, CA. ...
WASHINGTON DC – Today, in a speech to the Urban League, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the formation of the Equity and Excellence Commission. The Commission is the brainchild of Congressman Mike Honda (CA - 15) and Chaka Fattah (PA - ...
WASHINGTON DC – Today, Rep Michael Honda, Chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, introduced legislation, cosponsored by Representatives Teague, Faleomavaega, Kilpatrick, Filner, Israel, Cohen, to honor World War II prisoners o...
WASHINGTON DC – This week, House Appropriator Mike Honda (CA-15) secured much-needed dollars for California’s 15th district as part of the Transportation and Housing spending bill, which passed the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. Rep...
San Jose, CA - Congressman Mike Honda joined the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in holding an invitation-only press briefing near the summit of Mt. Umunhum on Friday, July 9, 2010 to celebrate the allocation of $3.2 million in federal fund...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) made the following statement following the filing of a federal lawsuit by the Department of Justice challenging Arizona’s law, SB1070: ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael Honda (CA-15) sent a letter to the Postmaster General recommending that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) issue more stamps celebrating Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). While the USPS does produce so...
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, members of the House passed H.R. 5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act. H.R 5297 includes an amendment co-sponsored by, Rep. Michael Honda, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Al Green, and Rep. André Carson which would require linguistic...
WASHINGTON DC – Today, former educator US Congressman Michael Honda (D-CA) came out in support of the controversial lawsuit filed last week by over 60 students and several education organizations (Robles-Wong v CA) against the State of California a...
More than 300 Advocates Expected to Rally with Leading Lawmakers to Urge Federal Government to Fix the Funding Failure for Chronic Viral HepatitisWashington, DC—On behalf of more than 5 million Americans who are estimated to be infected with chroni...
Study: Majority of Students Cite Poor School Response to Stress, Knowledge of Student Victims Who Suffered Serious Consequences Due to StressWASHINGTON D.C. (Today) – In response to the historic passage of health care reform, Rep. Honda’s Student...
WASHINGTON, DC (Today) - This Wednesday, Chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, U.S. Rep Michael Honda (CA-15), will join other Members of Congress to denounce the new Arizona immigration measure (S.B. 1070) signed by Gov. Jan B...
WASHINGTON DC – This week, Rep Michael Honda (CA-15), representative of Silicon Valley and a leading member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, introduced the Smart Electronics Act, H.R. 5070, to address the greenhouse gas im...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep Michael Honda accompanies Rep George Miller in Energy Efficiency Policy Perspectives Luncheon. The focus of the luncheon will be the role of Northern California in the new energy economy and federal actions surrounding ene...
SAN JOSE, CA (Today) – U.S. Representative Michael Honda (CA-15) will host a Small Business and Nonprofit Resource Seminar on Friday, April 9, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., at the Silicon Valley Bank’s Kellogg Auditorium, located at 3005 T...
WASHINGTON DC (Today) - Rep Michael Honda, Chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the US House of Representative's healthcare vote on March 21, 2010: "Yesterday's historic vote gives...
Washington DC - Today, Rep Michael Honda (CA-15), Chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, is introducing the One America, Many Voices Act of 2010, which recognizes the importance of bi- and multi-lingual skills in America’s wor...
SAN JOSE, CA – On Saturday, March 13, US Representative Michael Honda (CA-15), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and California State Assemblymember Warren Furutani, Chair of the California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative...
WASHINGTON (Today) - U.S. Representative Mike Honda, D-Calif., invites high school students to participate in the 2010 “An Artistic Discovery” Congressional Art Competition. The winning piece will represent the 15th Congressional District and wil...
WASHINGTON DC – Today, Rep Michael Honda joins Santa Clara University (SCU) in celebrating the success of, and exhibiting projects designed for, the Robotic Exploration Technologies in Astrobiology (RETINA) program, for which Rep Honda secured $382...
WASHINGTON (Today) – Rep. Michael Honda congratulated three finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010 from California’s 15th District. The Intel Science Talent Search, a program of Society for Science & the Public, is America’s olde...
WASHINGTON DC — Minority male students continue to face overwhelming barriers in educational attainment, notes a report released today by the College Board at a Capitol Hill briefing held in collaboration with the Asian Pacific American, Black, and...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep Honda, Chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) strongly supported the introduction of comprehensive immigration reform legislation by Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) in the U.S. House of ...
WASHINGTON DC - Today, the House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which will fund the federal government through September 30, 2010. Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15), a member of the House Appropriations Commi...
WASHINGTON DC – (Today) Congressman Michael Honda (D-CA), chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, introduced the bi-partisan Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009, to address a national Hepatit...
WASHINGTON DC - Today, U.S. Representative Michael Honda (D-CA) unveiled the Hill’s first-ever crowd-sourced federal government website. In an effort to improve civic engagement in Congress, Rep Honda solicited design concepts from around the ...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, is leading efforts to contain health care costs for all Americans and boost public health by including legal and undocumented immigrants in ...
Washington, DC – Cuando estudiamos la historia de los Estados Unidos, se ve claro el creciente protagonismo de los Hispanos en todos los aspectos de la Vida en Estados Unidos. Durante el mes de la herencia Hispana, honramos a los miembros de la...
WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Representative Michael Honda (D-CA) is introducing bi-partisan legislation in Congress to address a national Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C epidemic impacting America. The bill incorporates the monitoring, testing and research and...
WASHINGTON, DC – “As US and China governments engage in strategic and economic talks in this week, the US-China Green Energy Council is drawing attention to the unparalleled potential for clean energy partnerships between our two countries. As ec...
WASHINGTON DC (Today) – House Appropriator Michael Honda (CA-15) secured much-needed dollars for California’s 15th district as part of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Transportation and Housing bills, which passed out of t...
WASHINGTON, DC (Today) - Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) introduced a bill in the House of Representatives today – The Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009 – which helps new Americans integrate into the soc...
WASHINGTON DC – Yesterday, Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15), member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, announced $6,925,000 in funding for critical programs in California’s 15th district, as part of H.R.2847, the...
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, House Appropriator Rep. Honda (CA-15) offered an amendment on the House floor to increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP). Concerned with the complete elimination of SCAAP in the President’...
WASHINGTON D.C. (Today) – Rep Michael Honda (CA-15) recently introduced the Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act (E-STEM) of 2009, H.R. 2710, to keep America competitive in the global economy by improving scienc...
WASHINGTON D.C. (Today) – Chairman of the Asian Pacific American Caucus, Rep. Michael Honda, will hold a press conference on Thursday, June 4, at 12:00 p.m. on Cannon Terrace, or in case of rain Cannon House Office Building Room 441, to present key...
WASHINGTON D.C.– Today, Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15) officially announced the launch of a pioneering new project to improve civic engagement with Congress. The Congressman is redesigning his website – using a technique called crowd-sourcing – in ...
WASHINGTON D.C. – With the Fiscal Year 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations Bill debate on the Floor of the House this week, today, Congressman Michael Honda, member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), along with CPC co-chair, Rep. Raul ...
WASHINGTON D.C. (May 4, 2009) - Kicking off National Teacher Appreciation Week, US Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15) joined hundreds of local public school students and their teachers, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, other members of Congress and N...
WASHINGTON D.C. – On Saturday, April 18, Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) will host San Jose's faith-based communities in a national effort, spanning 20 major U.S. cities, to document immigrant testimonies across the nation ...
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Michael Honda’s Student Advisory Council is hosting its Annual Youth Conference, with a focus on student privacy rights, on May 31, 2009, from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. at Cupertino Community Hall at 10300 Torre Ave, Cupertino, ...
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Representative Michael Honda (CA-15) re-introduced the Global Warming Education Act to create a global warming education program within the National Science Foundation (NSF) to broaden America’s understanding of human-ind...
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the US House of Representatives bolstered Rep Michael Honda’s (CA-15) efforts to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education so that America remains competitive in this global economy. Rep. H...
WASHINGTON D.C. (Today) – Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15) – a former teacher, principal and school board member – re-introduced legislation in Congress to overhaul the country’s education system and finally address the disparities in America’s s...
WASHINGTON D.C. (Today) – This week, Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15), vice-chair of the Appropriations Legislative Branch subcommittee, launched a pioneering new project to improve civic engagement with Congress. Rep. Honda’s constituents, among many ...
WASHINGTON D.C. – This week, Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15) introduces legislation in Congress to honor Nowruz, a holiday which marks the traditional Iranian New Year and celebrates the arrival of spring. The resolution recognizes the cultural and hist...
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15) will accept a peace offering of 1,000 red, white, and blue paper cranes, arranged as the Stars and Stripes, on its way to the White House and the President and the First Lady. This Friday, Marc...
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15), vice-chair of the Appropriations Legislative Branch subcommittee, applauds the passage in the Senate of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, especially a provision to provide free access to Congress’ legis...
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15) joins NASA and local California universities to launch an innovative new partnership on sustainability at the NASA Ames Conference Center (Bldg 3) in Mountain View, CA, this Friday, March 13, 2009, from ...
Washington D.C. – This week, the House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which will fund the federal government through September 30. Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15), a member of the House Appropriations Committe...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15) celebrates the life and contributions of Chinese-American leader, and CA-15 District’s own, Gordon Chan in a U.S. Postal Service office naming on February 18, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. The naming cerem...
WASHINGTON, DC – With the recent House of Representatives’ passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, U.S. Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15) will reflect on the implications of the stimulus package on education spending at the New Te...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15) joins Reps. Jay Inslee and Steve Israel in announcing today the formation of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), a focused, action-based caucus in the U.S. House of Representativ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Honda (CA-15) was a key player in securing a major victory for America’s legal immigrants by ensuring that their children will now receive health insurance. The victory was part of H.R. 2, the State Children’s ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep Mike Honda released the following statement as the U.S. House of Representatives prepared to vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and The Fair Paycheck Act. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) was re-appointed to his powerful House Appropriations subcommittee appointments on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, as well as Commerce, Justice and Science. For hi...
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the U.S. Congress honored a pioneer in California’s Asian American community, when it named the Lundy Avenue Main Post Office in Santa Clara after Gordon N. Chan, a leader in the area’s agricultural industry and in c...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Honda, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, issued the following statement upon the adjournment of 110th Congress without passing a bill to restore benefits to the Filipino veterans of World War II. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Honda released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved the “Economic Rescue Plan/Tax Extender Package.” ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Honda released the following statement after the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008” failed in the U.S. House of Representatives. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the Reuniting Families Act in the Senate and House of Representatives to ensure the immigration system emphasizes family reunification in its distri...
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a resolution honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander soldiers who fought in the U.S. Civil War, culminating a five-year long battle by Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) to help correct the h...
WASHINGTON, DC – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) introduced legislation today that will help newcomers integrate into America’s social and economic fabric through English language education; civics instruction; incen...
SAN JOSE, CA – Rep. Mike Honda hosted a workshop today on foreclosure prevention in which public and non-profit agencies provided one-on-one counseling to local homeowners. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – A bi-partisan education bill that will improve the competitiveness of America’s future labor force continues gathering momentum in Congress as more legislators join the list of supporters. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Honda voted this week against an amendment that funds the war in Iraq, after it was stripped out of provisions that would have set dates for the responsible redeployment of U.S. troops from that country. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) applauded today’s House passage of H.R. 5940, the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Amendments Act of 2008. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Honda and Sen. Barack Obama today introduced a bipartisan bill in their respective chambers that will make America’s students and future labor force more competitive in science-related fields. The bill was introduced at...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Honda issued the following statement in celebration of the Cinco de Mayo holiday and the contributions of the Mexican-American community to American culture, its history and its economy: ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Honda (CA-15) unveiled this week a program that will train English teachers in Nicaragua through a joint initiative between San Jose State University’s Writing Center and the Fabretto Children’s Foundation. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Every week for the past two years, U.S. Army Spc. Ralph Saunders, Jr. carefully checked the mail, hoping to receive news about his Purple Heart medal. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep Michael Honda issue the following response to President Bush: "As I listened to President Bush deliver the State of the Union last night, I could not help but compare his reality with the reality back home in San Jose, Mil...
WASHINGTON, DC – It is official. It is the fastest the mouse in the West…and the Midwest, and the East too. At the very least, it’s the most effective mouse in the 110th Congress –figuratively speaking. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Three major veteran service organizations testified yesterday in support of a bill introduced by Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) that protects uninsured veterans from being saddled with hospital bills for emergency care received at non-Vete...
WASHINGTON, DC – Education, crime fighting, the economy, and the environment in Santa Clara County, received a significant boost after Congress funded several vital projects and initiatives at the request of Rep. Mike Honda (CA-15). ...
WASHINGTON, DC – December 1 is World AIDS Day, a time to call attention to the urgent need for greater quality treatment, care, and support for the millions of people around the world who are living with this devastating disease and for the expansi...
WASHINGTON, DC – If an American living overseas wishes to vote in a U.S. election, chances are his or her vote would not be counted. In fact, less than 30 percent of overseas Americans who requested an absentee ballot in 2006 actually received one....
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep Honda published the following statement in an editorial for the Milpitas Post. "As the American people take this weekend to honor our veterans of past and present wars, a dying number of World War II's bravest remain strip...
WASHINGTON, DC – Aiming to reduce the number of Hepatitis-B victims, Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) and Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) recently introduced a bill that could boost immunization rates against the disease and increase funding for Hepatitis...
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives approved last night a major appropriations bill that will fund top national priorities, including benefits for war veterans and the improvement of elementary school education in a fiscally responsi...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda issued the following statement in response to the L.A. Times story (October 19, 2007), “An unlikely treasure-trove of donors for Clinton”: ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Honda has led a group of 17 U.S. House of Representatives members who introduced a resolution recognizing Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations Panel, for their ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Federal employees whose jobs require them to speak another language but do not get compensated for it, could get a boost in their salary because of a new bill introduced today by Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA). ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Bringing BART to Silicon Valley is one step closer after the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) finally released funding for several key phases of the project. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) had a conversation with TSA Administrator Kip Hawley regarding the agency’s headwear screening policy, which impacted Sikh American passengers; a conversation which Honda qualified as “encouraging a...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15) issued the following statement on the sixth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks upon the United States: ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed unanimously H.Res. 121, a resolution calling on the government of Japan to deliver an apology for its sexual enslavement of "comfort women" during World War II. The House of Represent...
WASHINGTON, DC – An amendment offered by Rep. Mike Honda (CA-15) to increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) from $375 million to $405 million was adopted in the full committee markup of the Commerce, Justice, Scienc...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement on the occasion of Vietnam’s President Nguyen Minh Triet’s visit to Washington, D.C. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep Michael Honda issued the following statement: "Today the House will be voting on two bills to end the war in Iraq. I strongly believe that Congress must act decisively in light of the President’s failed strategy in Ira...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement on International Red Cross Day: “Today, I am proud to celebrate International Red Cross Day, an occasion on which we mark the many contributions that the Red Cross...
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, health advocates from around the country are participating in a national awareness campaign to bring attention to and educate their communities about prevention of hepatitis B through testing and vaccination. In order to...
Washington, DC – An amendment offered by Rep. Mike Honda (CA-15) to improve global warming and climate science education was adopted late Wednesday night, May 2, 2007, in the House of Representatives during debate on the National Science Foundation...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement on the United Nations Press Freedom Day. ...
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15) issued the following statement on Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s comments on the “comfort women” issue at today’s Camp David press conference with President Bush: ...
WASHINGTON DC - Today, Rep Michael Honda (CA-15) issued the following statement: "Issues of equity and fairness are integral to the strength of our democracy. Pay equity, and its affect on every person in the U.S., is a vital issue and it is uncons...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Michael M. Honda (San Jose, CA) commented on the positive response by Rep. Henry A. Waxman (CA-30), Chairman, US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to Rep. Honda’s call ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Honda (San Jose, CA) issued the following statement regarding recent reports that a top US general advised, within days of the 2004 fratricide of Army Corporal Pat Tillman, that President Bush be warned not to say ...
WASHINGTON, DC – March 31, 2007 marks another year where countless Americans throughout the country will celebrate César Chávez’s birthday and lifetime of accomplishments. Let us remember the legacy of César Chávez, one of the greatest civil ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15) issued the following statement regarding a report confirming the Census Bureau’s release of detailed information about Japanese Americans to security agencies during World War II: ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Michael M. Honda (CA–15) introduced the Global Warming Education Act (H.R. 1728), legislation that would create an education program in the National Science Foundation to broaden the understanding of human...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Honda (San Jose, CA) wrote to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, requesting that the body conduct hearings into the 2004 “friendly-fire” combat death of Army Ranger and San J...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following a Department of Defense briefing on the Pat Tillman “friendly-fire” investigation, Rep. Mike Honda (San Jose, CA) issued the following statement: ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Honda (San Jose, CA) issued the following statement regarding the March 23, 2007 leak of results of the Defense Department investigation into the friendly fire combat death of San Jose native, Army Ranger Pat Tillm...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement on the case of Ms. Zahra Kamalfar, an Iranian political refugee who has been granted Canadian refugee status after living for two years in Russian airport: ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep Michael Honda issued the following statement: "I’ve opposed this war from the very beginning. The American people were misled by the Bush Administration into supporting this war, and in November they sent a cle...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rep. Michael Honda (CA – 15) wrote the Pentagon Inspector General to ask that the family of Army Corporal Patrick Tillman be given a “reasonable opportunity” to review the findings...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Michael M. Honda (CA - 15) introduced H.R. 1397, a piece of legislation that would provide relief to a group of Korean victims of immigration fraud. Over a twelve year period, an INS supervisor accepted $500,000 in brib...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Michael M. Honda (CA – 15), introduced the Student Privacy Protection Act (formerly H.R. 551, 109th Congress). The measure, an amendment to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), would direct local educational...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Web site of Rep. Mike Honda (CA – 15) was again honored by the Congressional Management Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan management consulting and research organization in Washington, D.C., for being one of the v...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Honda (D – CA) addressed the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affair Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment in support of H. Res. 121, a bipartisan resolution he introduced on January ...
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Honda (D – CA) addressed the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H. Con. Res. 63, a resolution expressing support for American troops and disapproving the President’s plan to increase the number of troo...
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Michael M. Honda (CA – 15) held a telephone press conference to discuss H. Res. 121, a bipartisan resolution he introduced last week calling on the government of Japan to formally acknowledge and apologize f...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement on constituents lobbying his Campbell, CA district office against the war in Iraq: ...
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Michael M. Honda (CA – 15) introduced a bipartisan resolution before the U.S. House of Representatives calling on the government of Japan to formally and unambiguously apologize for and acknowledge the trage...
Washington, DC – Rep. Honda (CA -15) wrote the following opinion piece, published in today's San Francisco Chronicle, on Ehren K. Watada, a U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant who has refused deployment to Iraq, charging that the war there is illegal and immo...
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement on President Bush’s impending call for increasing American troop presence in Iraq: ...
Washington, DC – Today, following his appointment to the House Appropriations Committee, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) was named to the following subcommittees of that body: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies; Commerce...
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement on his appointment today to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations for the incoming 110th Congress: ...
Washington, DC – Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) held its leadership elections for the incoming110th Congress. In a unanimous vote, the Caucus re-elected Rep. Mike Honda (CA-15) to a second term as Caucus Chair; Rep. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement on the occasion of the 19th World AIDS Day: Every year, on December 1st, we commemorate World AIDS Day. Now in its 19th year, events are scheduled around the globe t...
WASHINGTON, DC – On November 13, 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass under suspension of the rules H.R. 5602, a bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of ...
SAN JOSE, CA – Rep. Honda (CA -15) wrote the following opinion piece commemorating Veterans Day for today's San Jose Mercury News: This Veterans Day, as we reflect upon the ideals and freedoms that define our country, we honor those who fought to p...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15) introduced a resolution before the U.S. House of Representatives honoring the life of Minnie Vautrin, an American missionary who courageously, and at the risk of her own life, stood against the...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY 2007 Defense Appropriations House/Senate conference report that includes funding secured by Representative Mike Honda (D-San Jose) on behalf of Silicon Valley’s Santa Clara U...
SAN JOSE, CA – Today, Representative Michael M. Honda (CA – 15) – with the support of Ms. Mary Tillman, mother of slain Army Ranger, Corporal Patrick Tillman – sent a letter to the Department of Defense (DoD) Acting Inspector General (IG), in...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued the following statement on a report issued yesterday on Republican immigration field hearings held over the summer: ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15) issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks upon the United States: ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement on the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month: ...
WASHINGTON, DC – The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)) condemned House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King’s ethnic profiling proposal at airport check points. Rep. King recently stated that people of "Middle Eastern and Sout...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Michael M. Honda (CA – 15) and Judy Biggert (IL – 13) held an official hearing of the U.S. House Science Subcommittee on Energy on the potential of renewable energy technologies to reduce dependence on fo...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Honda (CA – 15), conveyed the following letter to His Excellency Ronen Sen, Ambassador of the Republic of India, regarding the recent terror attacks on Mumbai, India: ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement on the decision to pull reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act from today’s legislative cale...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) – Member, House committee on Transportation and Infrastructure – introduced H.R. 5498 the Equitable Access to Disaster Relief and Preparedness Act on May 25. The bill would improve disaster relief and pre...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Honda (D-San Jose) – Ranking Member, Energy Subcommittee, House Committee on Science – introduced H.R. 5477, the Innovations for our Nation’s Vital Educational Needs for Technology (INVENT) Act. The bill woul...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Michael M. Honda, chairman of Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus(CAPAC) and member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure issued the following letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engi...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s “Restoring Emergency Services to Protect Our Nation From Disasters (RESPOND) Act: ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), was joined by fellow Members of Congress to address the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to commemorate Asian Paci...
SAN JOSE, CA – Today, Rep. Honda joined millions of Americans in celebrating Cinco de Mayo. This day marks the historic triumph of the Mexican people over the invading French Army in the 1862 battle of Puebla. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement regarding lobbying reform legislation scheduled for a U.S. House of Representatives vote on Wednesday, May 3, 2006: ...
SAN JOSE, CA - Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement at the May 1, 2006 National Day of Action & Family Unity rally in support of comprehensive, just reform of U.S. immigration laws: ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA), Ranking Democrat on the Energy Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Science today questioned the economic rationality of domestic nuclear fuel reprocessing technologies as well as the impact of reproc...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) – joined by CAPAC Health Task Force Chair Rep. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU) – today issued the following statement in recognition...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda called on President Bush to take immediate action to prevent the eviction of Hurricane Katrina survivors from their temporary residences. According to federal guidelines, beginning tomorrow, 7,000 Katr...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) wrote a letter to Senator Arlen Specter, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary calling for comprehensive immigra...
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives is to consider today provisions extending the 2001 Patriot Act which was set to sunset at the end of last year. Honda considers the Senate modifications to the Patriot Act, S. 2271, as superficial ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Mike Honda, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) today hosted a national press event at the Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum to highlight the linguistic and cultural barriers that...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Mike Honda today accepted an invitation from House Democratic Caucus Chairman James E. Clyburn (SC) today to join a special Task Force on Hurricane Katrina. ...
WASHINGTON DC - Today, Rep Michael Honda published the following opinion piece in The Hill newspaper: In his State of the Union address last month, President Bush stressed America’s need to break its “addiction to oil” – a welcome change from...
WASHINGTON, DC – On January 16th, we honor the heroic life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a man who inspired us with his noble vision and compassionate message for humanity. Dr. King preached non-violence in the fight for freedom, shaking the found...
WASHINGTON, DC – US Rep. Mike Honda, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), today joined CAPAC Immigration Task Force Chair Neil Abercrombie and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and the Congressional Bla...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Mike Honda today joined Silicon Valley leaders in supporting the decision by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to request a temporary withdrawal of the BART to San José project from preliminary engineer...
WASHINGTON, DC – US Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), today hosted a forum to highlight the ongoing fight for equality and justice waged for decades by Filipino veterans of World War II. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Honda (D-San José) today announced that he succeeded in securing $100,000 for the Gilroy Gang Task Force Youth Center in the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Resolution 571, a measure calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraq, will be considered under highly irregular procedures. The measure was introduced today by Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan ...
WASHINGTON DC - Today, Rep Michael Honda released this statement regarding National Hispanic Heritage Month: As our country celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, I encourage both Hispanic Americans and non-Hispanics to recognize the Hispanic c...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) today released the following statement regarding passage of a $10.5 billion emergency supplemental spending bill to provide disaster relief for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama as the Gulf Coast s...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) today sent an open letter to Cindy Sheehan, mother of Iraq War casualty Casey Sheehan, as she resumes her vigil outside President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas. Text of the Honda letter is as follo...
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