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22-467: Newspapers Journals TV channels Websites Other Economics Gun rights Identity politics Nativist Religion Watchdog groups Youth/student groups Miscellaneous Other The Second Amendment Caucus , also known as the House Second Amendment Caucus , is a congressional caucus consisting of conservative and libertarian Republican members of
44-452: A federal candidate, but may also fund general party building activities, like a voter registration drive that would help all candidates on a party's ticket in that area. The individual contribution limit to a single national party committee is indexed to inflation and increases in odd-numbered years. As of 2023, the individual contribution limit was $ 41,300 per calendar year. Prior to the 1950s, many state and local party committees were
66-518: A source of patronage jobs , but civil service reforms led to the decline of those systems. During the 1970s and 1980s, state party committees shifted toward professionalized operations mirroring national party committees, concentrating on fundraising and campaign services. State party organizations typically have both federal and non-federal accounts, and money can be transferred between the two under certain circumstances. (A third and more complicated category of money, Levin funds , has been created by
88-534: Is willing to advance LGBT rights, regardless of their sexual identity or orientation; it has historically been co-chaired by every openly-LGBT member of the House. The caucus had 194 members, all of them Democrats , in the 118th United States Congress . The most common caucuses consist of members united as an interest group . These are often bi-partisan (comprising both Democrats and Republicans) and bi-cameral (comprising both Representatives and Senators). Examples like
110-676: The 2016 election results with 13 other congressmen. California Colorado Georgia Kentucky Kansas Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Texas West Virginia Wisconsin Georgia North Carolina Michigan Congressional caucus A congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meet to pursue common legislative objectives. Formally, caucuses are formed as congressional member organizations ( CMOs ) through
132-744: The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act .) As of 2023, the federal limit for individual contributions to a state and related local party committees is $ 10,000 per year. Though the amount an individual can give to both the national and state party organizations are limited, there are no limits to how much state parties can transfer to their partner national parties. Campaign finance watchdogs have criticized transfers between state and national party committees for creating loopholes to avoid contribution limits. In many states, legislative campaign committees or assembly campaign committees are operated by political parties in order to raise funds and campaign for
154-595: The Congressional Bike Caucus works to promote cycling , and the Senate Taiwan Caucus promotes strong relationships with Taiwan. The House Committee on House Administration (HCHA) prescribes certain rules for Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs). Each Congress, CMOs must electronically register with the Committee on House Administration, providing the name of the caucus, a statement of purpose ,
176-582: The Senate to set legislative agendas, select committee members and chairs and hold elections to choose various floor leaders . They also oversee the four Hill committees , political party committees that work to elect members of their own party to Congress. Ideological congressional caucuses can represent a political party within a political party. In the United States two-party dominant political system, these congressional caucuses help congregate and advance
198-691: The United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate and governed under the rules of these chambers . In addition to the term "caucus", they are sometimes called conferences (especially Republican ones), coalitions , study groups, task forces, or working groups. Many other countries use the term parliamentary group ; the Parliament of the United Kingdom has many all-party parliamentary groups . The largest caucuses are
220-526: The United States House of Representatives who support Second Amendment rights. The Second Amendment Caucus was originally established in 2004 by Representative Marilyn Musgrave ( R - CO ) and existed under that name until 2008. Representative Paul Broun ( R - GA ) recreated it in 2009 and titled it the Second Amendment Task Force. Thomas Massie reestablished it in December 2016 in light of
242-636: The party caucuses comprising all members of one house from one party (either the Democrats or the Republicans ) in addition to any independent members who may caucus with either party. These are the House Democratic Caucus , House Republican Conference , Senate Democratic Caucus and Senate Republican Conference . The caucuses meet regularly in closed sessions for both the House of Representatives and
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#1732890703011264-773: The CMO officers and the employee designated to work on issues related to the CMO. The HCHA rules include the following: Political party committee In the United States , a political party committee is an organization, officially affiliated with a political party and registered with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), which raises and spends money for political campaigning . Political party committees are distinct from political action committees , which are formally independent of political parties and subject to different rules. Though their own internal rules differ,
286-574: The ERA, marching on April 28, 2023 to the Senate in support of S.J. Res 4, the bill to affirm the ERA. The Southern Caucus was a Senate caucus of Southern Democrats chaired by Richard Russell , which opposed civil rights legislation and formed a vital part of the conservative coalition that dominated the Senate into the 1960s. The tone of the Southern Caucus was to be more moderate and reasonable than
308-428: The caucus is to work for LGBT rights , the repeal of laws discriminatory against LGBT persons, the elimination of hate-motivated violence , and improved health and well-being for all persons, regardless of sexual orientation , gender identity , or gender expression . The caucus serves as a resource for Members of Congress , their staffs, and the public on LGBT issues. The LGBT Equality Caucus admits any member who
330-467: The committees consisted of federated state organizations that came together every four years to organize a convention and support a national ticket, but did very little business outside of presidential years. The two committees did not have permanent staff or headquarters in Washington, DC until the early 1900s; Republicans opened their first headquarters in 1918, and Democrats followed in 1929. Beginning in
352-595: The explicit white supremacism of some Southern Senators. The caucus was where the Southern Manifesto was written which supported the reversal of the landmark Supreme Court 1954 ruling Brown v. Board of Education and was signed by 19 Senators and 82 Representatives. The formation of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus was announced on June 4, 2008, by openly gay members of congress Tammy Baldwin and Barney Frank . The mission of
374-416: The greatest role in presidential election years when they are responsible for planning the nominating convention . The two major parties also have two national Hill committees , controlled by their caucus leadership in each house of Congress, which work specifically to elect members of their own party to Congress. The DNC and RNC were founded in 1848 and 1854, respectively. For much of their histories,
396-416: The ideals of a more focused ideology within the two major relatively big tent political parties. Some caucuses are organized political factions with a common ideological orientation. Most ideological caucuses are confined to the House of Representatives. The rosters of large caucuses are usually listed publicly. Members of Congress are not restricted to a single ideological caucus, creating overlaps between
418-537: The late 1970s, national party committees, including congressional committees, massively expanded their financial resources, hired larger staffs, and became more active in campaigns. Party committees spend heavily in support of their party's nominees. Spending by national party committees includes contributions directly to candidate campaigns, expenditures coordinated with nominated candidate campaigns, independent expenditures , and transfers to state or local party committees. National party expenditures may directly support
440-565: The organisations. Among the most visible caucuses are those composed of members sharing the same race or ethnic group . The most high profile of these represent people of color . The Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus also form the Congressional Tri Caucus when they sit together. The ERA Caucus (Equal Rights Amendment Caucus)
462-430: The two major political parties ( Democrats and Republicans ) have essentially parallel sets of committees; third parties have more varied organizational structures. The Democratic National Committee (DNC), Reform Party National Committee , Green National Committee , Libertarian National Committee , and Republican National Committee (RNC) are the official central organizations for their respective parties. They have
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#1732890703011484-557: Was formed March 28, 2023, by representatives Ayanna Pressley and Cori Bush to affirm the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, having met all requirements of Article V in 2020 with the ratification by the 38th state, Virginia. The Caucus has quickly grown to be one of the largest in the U.S. House of Representatives, standing at 69 members in May 2023. The ERA Caucus quickly showed their support of
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