4-784: The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus ( CAPAC ) is a caucus consisting of members of the United States Congress who are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders ( AAPI ), and who have a strong interest in advocating and promoting issues and concerning the AAPI community. CAPAC was founded on May 16, 1994 by former Congressman Norman Mineta . While CAPAC describes itself as non-partisan, all of its current members are Democrats , though some past members, such as Joseph Cao , were Republicans . The caucus generally includes members of East , Southeast , South or Pacific Islander descent, who are executive board members of
8-548: Is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives. Formally, caucuses are formed as Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs) through the United States House of Representatives and governed under the rules of that chamber . Caucuses are informal in the Senate, and unlike their House counterparts, Senate groups receive neither official recognition nor funding from
12-599: The caucus. It also includes associate members who have high concentrations of AAPI constituents in their district, or those with an interest in AAPI issues in general. Last updated: November 11, 2024 Vice Presidents of the United States Members of Congress † Served in leadership or as an executive board member Caucuses of the United States Congress A congressional caucus
16-521: The chamber. In addition to the term caucus, they are sometimes called coalitions , study groups, task forces, or working groups. Caucuses typically have bipartisan membership and have co-chairs from each party. Chairs are listed below the name of each caucus. This is a list of congressional CMOs of the United States Congress , as listed by the House Administration Committee as of February 9, 2024. This article also contains
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