Yvette D. Clarke

Bills Yvette D. Clarke Sponsored

• Expressing support for the recognition of October 2026, as "World Menopause Awareness Month" and for global awareness and access to care during menopausal transition and post-menopause. (H.Res. 1610, Introduced)
• American Renewable Energy Act of 2026 (H.R. 10489, In Committee)
• Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act of 2026 (H.R. 9733, In Committee)
• Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization Act (H.R. 9457, In Committee)
• Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act (H.R. 9090, In Committee)
• Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2026 (H.R. 9014, In Committee)
• Moms Matter Act (H.R. 8811, In Committee)
• INVEST Act (H.R. 8786, In Committee)
• To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol. (H.R. 8098, In Committee)
• Magnus White and Safe Streets for Everyone Act of 2026 (H.R. 7353, In Committee)
• Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that protecting and advancing the rights of women and girls in the Republic of Haiti is critical to the success of Haiti's transition from crisis and its future stability, condemning the failure to center women's leadership and distinct needs to date, and calling for urgent measures to secure all human rights of women and girls in Haiti. (H.Res. 1018, Introduced)
• Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2025 (H.R. 6356, In Committee)

Floor Speeches

Clarke spoke on the floor 27 times on 26 session days in the 119th Congress.

• House, September 1, 2026, 261 wordsLiberty and Justice for All

  I rise on this day in righteous indignation and vehement opposition to the barbaric policing, detention, and, indeed, even murder of immigrants at the hands of the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and CBP, on the orders of Donald Trump.

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• House, July 20, 2026, 584 wordsHonoring the Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis

  I am Representative D. Yvette Clarke, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus for the 119th Session of Congress, proudly representing New York's Ninth Congressional District in central and southwest Brooklyn.

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• House, June 30, 2026, 237 wordsCelebrating Anita Taylor on Her Retirement

  I rise today with a sense of overwhelming gratitude and admiration for my longtime district director, Ms. Anita Taylor, as she celebrates her retirement.

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• House, May 12, 2026, 544 wordsAnother Blight on American History

  I am Representative Yvette D. Clarke, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, proudly representing New York's Ninth Congressional District in central and southwest Brooklyn.

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• House, April 20, 2026, 378 wordsCelebrating Black Maternal Health

  I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia, my esteemed colleague Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan,…

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• House, April 14, 2026, 363 wordsHonoring Reverend Jesse Jackson

  I thank the gentleman from South Carolina for his leadership and for yielding time to me.

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• House, March 24, 2026, 320 wordsWomen's History Month

  I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia for anchoring this evening's Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour and for her diligence and commitment to sending the message of the CBC throughout this Nation.

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• House, February 12, 2026, 259 wordsCelebrating Shirley Anita Chisholm

  In the centennial year of Black History Month, I rise today as just one voice in the continuous and collective effort to celebrate the incomparable Congresswoman Shirley Anita Chisholm to the degree that she deserves.

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• House, February 9, 2026, 502 wordsPaying Homage to the Black Men and Women of the Armed Forces

  Good evening, I am Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, proudly representing New York's Ninth Congressional District located in Brooklyn, New York.

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• House, February 4, 2026, 209 wordsHorrific ICE Abuses

  I thank the gentleman from New York, Mr. Adriano Espaillat, for yielding.

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New York in Congress →

• Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D, Senate)
• Charles E. Schumer (D, Senate)
• Adriano Espaillat (D, House)
• Andrew R. Garbarino (R, House)
• Laura Gillen (D, House)
• Daniel S. Goldman (D, House)
• Hakeem S. Jeffries (D, House)
• Timothy M. Kennedy (D, House)
• Nick LaLota (R, House)
• Nicholas A. Langworthy (R, House)
• George Latimer (D, House)
• Michael Lawler (R, House)
• Nicole Malliotakis (R, House)
• John W. Mannion (D, House)
• Gregory W. Meeks (D, House)
• Grace Meng (D, House)
• Joseph D. Morelle (D, House)
• Jerrold Nadler (D, House)
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D, House)
• Josh Riley (D, House)
• Patrick Ryan (D, House)
• Elise M. Stefanik (R, House)
• Thomas R. Suozzi (D, House)
• Claudia Tenney (R, House)
• Paul Tonko (D, House)
• Ritchie Torres (D, House)
• Nydia M. Velázquez (D, House)

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