Overview

• The 54th Annual Legislative Conference runs Sept. 24–28 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, with tens of thousands expected to attend.
• Leaders kicked off the week with a community press event at the Sycamore and Oak Cultural Center, where Chair Yvette Clarke emphasized standing with D.C. residents.
• Local reporting noted National Guard troops deployed in Washington, setting a tense backdrop as sessions focus on democracy, equity and election safeguards.
• The agenda features responses to DEI rollbacks, stepped-up immigration enforcement and proposed election rule changes, including panels on ranked-choice voting and the Supreme Court.
• Rep. Maxwell Frost will lead a panel on deportations and is promoting his June bill to increase ICE detention transparency, as the caucus highlights record membership and Sen. Angela Alsobrooks’ role co-chairing with a session on AI and Black business.