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A Congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress which meets to pursue common legislative objectives. Formally, caucuses are organized as Congressional Member organizations, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. They aren't always called, "caucus"— there are also "Coalitions", "Study Groups", "Task Forces", and "Working Groups."

One prominent example of a congressional caucus is the Congressional Black Caucus, a group of African-American members of Congress. In early United States History, the Congressional nominating caucus and Congressional legislative caucus were influential meetings of congressmen to decide the party's nominiee for President and legislative policy. Similar caucuses were held by the parties at state level.

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Rules

The U.S. House Committee on House Administration proscribes certain rules for Congressional Member Organizations (presumably, similar rules apply to members of the U.S. Senate). The [Members' Congressional Handbook], lists the following rules:

General

Members of Congress may form a Congressional Member Organization (CMO) in order to pursue common legislative objectives.

Registration

Each Congress, CMOs must register with the Committee on House Administration.

CMOs must provide the following information:

1. Name
2. Statement of Purpose
3. Officers of the CMO
4. Employee designated to work on issues related to the CMO

Membership

Funding and Resources

Communications

*''Source: [Committee on House Administration]

Current list of caucuses

This is the complete list of Congressional Member Organizations of the 109th United States Congress as listed by the U.S. House Committee on House Administration. (For earlier CMOS, see [107th Congress] and [108th Congress]). Other current caucuses, not listed with the Committee on House Administration, are included at the end.

2015 Caucus

21st Century Health Care Caucus 4-H Caucus 9/11 Commission Caucus Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus Afterschool Caucus Alzheimer's Disease Congressional Task Force Anti-Value Added Tax Caucus, The (Anti-VAT Caucus) Appalachian Caucus Army Corps Reform Caucus Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus Bipartisan Working Group on Disaster Recovery and Response, The Blue Dog Coalition Building a Better America Caucus (BABC) California Democratic Congressional Delegation Caribbean Caucus Center Aisle Caucus Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force Children's Environmental Health Caucus Coalition on Autism Research and Education Community College Caucus Community Solutions and Initiatives Caucus Congressional Arts Caucus Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Congressional Automotive Caucus Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus Congressional Battlefield Caucus Congressional Bike Caucus (CBC) Congressional Biotechnology Caucus Congressional Bipartisan Cerebral Palsy Caucus Congressional Black Caucus Congressional Boating Caucus Congressional Border Caucus Congressional Brain Injury Task Force , Congressional Brazil Caucus Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Congressional Caucus on Central America Congressional Caucus on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch Congressional Caucus on Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Americans Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans Congressional Caucus on Uganda Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues Congressional Caucus on Youth Sports Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine Congressional Children's Caucus Congressional China Caucus Congressional Climate Caucus Congressional Coalition on Adoption Congressional Coastal Caucus Congressional Complementary and Alternative Medicine Caucus Congressional Constitution Caucus Congressional Correctional Officers Caucus Congressional Croatian Caucus Congressional Diabetes Caucus Congressional E-911 Caucus Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus Congressional Fire Services Caucus Congressional Fitness Caucus Congressional Food Safety Caucus Congressional Forest Task Force Congressional Former Mayors Caucus Congressional Fraternal Caucus Congressional French Caucus Congressional Friends of Denmark (CFD) Congressional Gaming Caucus Congressional Gulf of Mexico Caucus Congressional Hearing Health Caucus Congressional Hispanic Caucus Congressional Hispanic Conference Congressional HUBZone Caucus Congressional Horse Caucus Congressional Human Rights Caucus Congressional Humanities Caucus Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus Congressional Insurance Caucus Congressional Intelligent Transportation Systems Caucus Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus Congressional Internet Caucus Congressional Iraqi Women's Caucus Congressional Kidney Caucus Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus Congressional Life Science Caucus Congressional Management Caucus Congressional Manufacturing Caucus Congressional Manufacturing Task Force Congressional Medical Professionals Caucus Congressional Mental Health Caucus Congressional Mentoring Caucus Congressional Mine Warfare Caucus Congressional Mining Caucus Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus Congressional Morocco Caucus Congressional Organic Caucus Congressional Pakistan Caucus Congressional Port Security Caucus Congressional Real Estate Caucus Congressional Rural Caucus Congressional Rural Housing Caucus Congressional Scouting Caucus Congressional Savings and Ownership Caucus Congressional Second Amendment Caucus Congressional Serbian Caucus Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus Congressional Ski and Snowboard Caucus Congressional Singapore Caucus Congressional Spina Bifida Caucus Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Congressional Steel Caucus Congressional Stop DUI Caucus Congressional Submarine Caucus Congressional Taiwan Caucus Congressional Taskforce on International HIV/AIDS Congressional Tourism and Travel Caucus (CTTC) Congressional TRIO Caucus Congressional Ukrainian Caucus Congressional United Kingdom Caucus Congressional Victim's Rights Caucus Congressional Waterways Caucus Congressional Western Caucus Congressional Working Group on Parkinson's Disease Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus Delaware River Basin Task Force Democratic Israel Working Group Duma - Congress Study Group E-waste Working Group Economic Competitiveness Caucus Electronic Warfare (EW) Working Group Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus Flat Tax Caucus Friends of Norway Caucus Friends of Scotland Caucus Friends of Switzerland Caucus Future of American Media Caucus Global AIDS Emergency Task Force Great Lakes Task Force Historic Preservation Caucus House Aerospace Caucus House Agriculture Energy Users Caucus House Army Caucus House Baltic Caucus House Beef Caucus House Biofuels Caucus House Military Depot and Industrial Facilities Caucus House Oceans Caucus House Reading Caucus House Recycling Caucus House Republican Israel Caucus House Rural Health Care Coalition House Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Caucus House Trails Caucus Hudson River Caucus Hungarian American Caucus (HAC) Indonesia Caucus International Conservation Caucus International Workers Rights Caucus Interstate 69 Caucus Kenya Caucus Law Enforcement Caucus Malaysia Trade, Security and Economic Cooperation Caucus Medical and Dental Doctors in Congress Caucus (MDC) Medical Malpractice Crisis Task Force Medical Technology Caucus Metro Congestion Coalition Military Veterans Caucus Modeling & Simulation Training Caucus National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus National Service Congressional Caucus Navy-Marine Corps Caucus New Democrat Coalition North America’s Supercorridor Caucus Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition Northern Border Caucus Nuclear Issues Caucus Open Space Caucus Oral Health Caucus Passenger Rail Caucus Patriot Act Reform Caucus Pell Grant Caucus, The Public Broadcasting Caucus Qatari-American Economic Strategic Defense, Cultural, and Educational Partnership Caucus Recording Arts and Sciences Congressional Caucus (RASCC) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus Republican Study Committee Research and Development Caucus River of Trade Corridor Congressional Caucus Sex and Violence in the Media Caucus Saudi Arabia Study Group, The Sexual Assault Violence Elimination (SAVE) Taskforce Shellfish Caucus Silk Road Caucus Special Operations Forces Caucus State Maritime Academy Caucus Sudan Caucus Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare TEX-21 Congressional Caucus Unexploded Ordnance Caucus Upper Mississippi River Basin Task Force U.S.-Afghan Caucus U.S.-China Working Group U.S.-Mongolia Friendship Caucus U.S.-New Zealand Congressional Caucus Victory in Iraq Caucus Youth Challenge Caucus Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus Source: [Committee on House Administration]

Other caucuses

Some caucuses are not listed with the Committee on House Administration.

Congressional Progressive Caucus

United States Congress — (House of Representatives, Senate)
Members House: Current, Former, Districts | Senate: Current, Former, Current & Former by state
Groups African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans list, Caucuses, Committees, Demographics
House: Committees  | Senate: Committees, Women list
Leaders House: Speaker, Majority leader, Minority leader, Dem. leader, Rep. leader, Majority whip, Minority whip, Dem. whip, Rep. whip, Dem. caucus, Rep. conference, Dean
Senate: President pro tempore (list), Majority and Minority leaders, Dem. Leader, Rep. Leader, Majority whip, Minority whip, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Dean
Agencies & Employees Architect of the Capitol, Capitol guide service (board), Capitol police (board), Government Printing Office, Law Revision Counsel, Librarian of Congress, Poet laureate
House: Chaplain, Clerk, Doorkeeper, Historian, Page, Parliamentarian, Postmaster, Reading clerk, Sergeant at Arms
Senate: Chaplain, Curator, Page, Parliamentarian, Secretary, Sergeant at Arms
Politics & Procedure Act of Congress (list), Caucuses, Committees, Joint session, Delegations' partisan mix
House: Committees  | Senate: Committees, Filibuster, Traditions, Vice Presidents' tie-breaking votes
Buildings Capitol Complex, Capitol, Botanic Garden
House: Cannon, Ford, Longworth, O'Neill, Rayburn | Senate: Dirksen, Hart, Russell
Research Biographical directory, Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service,
Federal depository library, Library of Congress, The Hill, Roll Call, THOMAS

 

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