Quorum absent, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights adjourns without votes
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights convened July 17 but failed to reach a quorum and adjourned before voting on the FY2026 statutory enforcement report, an anti‑Semitism campus report, and proposed investigations including federal immigration enforcement.
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Chair Rochelle Garza opened the July 17 business meeting of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights at 10:05 a.m. Eastern and conducted a roll call. After calling attendance, Garza declared that a quorum of commissioners was not present and said, "based on that roll call, we do not have a quorum of commissioners present." She said the lack of quorum prevented the commission from conducting official business or taking votes on the matters noticed for the meeting.
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