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May 21, 2024 · Washington, May 21, 2024. Watch Gomez’s floor speech HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez’s (CA-34) bipartisan legislation to name the Los Angeles U.S. Courthouse after Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez, American civil rights icons.
1 day ago · Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez’s (CA-34) bipartisan legislation to name the Los Angeles U.S. Courthouse after Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez, American civil rights icons. The Mendez family helped change the course of U.S. history almost eight decades ago after their daughter wasn’t allowed to enroll ...
6 days ago · This month, the House passed a bipartisan bill sponsored by Congressman Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif. that seeks to name a courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after the family, as it’s only a few blocks away from the courthouse where the Mendez case took place.
6 days ago · May 24, 2024. By Mcbruin12 - Own work. The U.S. House of Representatives has made a historic decision by passing a bill from U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) to name the Los Angeles U.S. Courthouse after Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez, two key figures in the fight for civil rights.
May 22, 2024 · If passed by the Senate and signed by the president, this could mark the first time a federal courthouse is named after a Latina, according to Gomez's office.
May 10, 2024 · Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Congressional Renters Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) are leading 26 of their colleagues in calling on the Administration to immediately release the final “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
May 22, 2024 · "The Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez U.S. Courthouse will be a powerful symbol of the enduring Latino American legacy and our nation’s broader struggle for equality," Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif...
