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A Congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses

At the broadest level, Democratic members of the House of Representatives and Senate organize themselves into the House Democratic Caucus and Senate Democractic Caucus, while their Republican counterparts are organized into the House Republican Conference and Senate Republican Conference. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The House Democratic Caucus nominates and elects the Democratic Party leadership in the United States House of Representatives. The Senate Democratic Caucus (or Conference) is the formal organization of the current 49 Democratic Senators in the United States Senate. The House Republican Conference is an organization for Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the (currently 49 Republican Senators in the United States Senate. [1]

The remaining, more narrowly focused caucuses are typically based on shared affinities or ethnicities of Members participating in a given caucus, and can be bipartisan or even contain members of both houses. Of the many Congressional caucuses, one of the best-known is the Congressional Black Caucus, a group of African-American members of Congress. The Congressional Black Caucus is an organization representing the African American members of the Congress of the United States. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Another prominent example is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, whose members voice and advance issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, including Puerto Rico. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC comprises 21 Democratic Members of the United States Congress of Hispanic descent Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} In a different vein, the Congressional Internet Caucus is composed of a bipartisan group of Members who wish to promote the growth and advancement of the Internet. Congressional caucuses are openly organized political factions and strive to achieve political goals, similar to a European "platform. WikipediaManual of Style#National varieties of English.-->A political faction Platforms, in European politics are openly organized Political factions within Left-wing political parties. " Formally, caucuses that are formed through the House of Representatives are organized as Congressional Member organizations, governed under the Rules of the that chamber. They are not always called "caucuses"— there are also "Coalitions", "Study Groups", "Task Forces", and "Working Groups. "

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Rules

The U.S. House Committee on House Administration prescribes certain rules for Congressional Member Organizations. The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives. 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

List of caucuses

References

  1. ^ See, e. This is the list of every Congressional Member Organizations (caucuses of the United States Congress listed by the U g. , U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives Republican Conference; U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus; U.S. Senate Republican Conference
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