Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues is a bipartisan caucus of the United States House of Representatives.[1][2] It was founded by fifteen Congresswomen on April 19, 1977, and was originally known as the Congresswomen’s Caucus.[3] Its founding co-chairs were Reps. Elizabeth Holtzman, a New York Democrat, and Margaret Heckler, a Massachusetts Republican.[4] In 1981 men were invited to join and the name of the organization was therefore changed to the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues.[5] However, in January 1995, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to eliminate funding for offices and staff of caucus organizations on Capitol Hill; therefore, the Congresswomen reorganized themselves into a Members’ organization.[6] It is still called the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, but men no longer belong to it.[7] Today its membership consists of all women in the U.S. House of Representatives.[8]
In 1990, the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues inspired a House resolution to honor long-time Caucus Secretary Lindy Boggs by naming the room the caucus met in the Corrine “Lindy” Boggs Congressional Women’s Reading Room, which it is known as today.[9][10] It had previously been known as the Congresswomen’s Reading Room.[11]
The list of legislative accomplishments of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues includes:[12]
- The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
- The Child Support Enforcement Act
- The Retirement Equity Act
- The Civil Rights Restoration Act
- The Women's Business Ownership Act
- The Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act
- The Mammography Quality Standards Act
- The Family and Medical Leave Act
- The Violence Against Women Act.
List of Chairs and Ranking Members
- Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) and Rep. Margaret Heckler (R-MA), 1977–1979
- Rep. Patricia Schroeder (D-CO) and Rep. Margaret Heckler (R-MA), 1979–1993
- Rep. Patricia Schroeder (D-CO) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), 1983–1995
- Rep. Connie Morella (R-MD) and Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), 1995–1997
- Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), 1997–1999
- Rep. Sue Kelly (R-NY) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), 1999–2001
- Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) and Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), 2001–2003
- Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), 2003–2005
- Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) and Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA), 2005–2007
- Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), 2007–2009
- Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK), 2009–2011
- Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), 2011–2013
- Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), 2013–2015
- Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), 2015–present
References
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