BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL HBCU CAUCUS
Launched in April 2015 to support the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the mission of the Bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus is to highlight and address unique challenges that HBCUs face and to make sure their needs are heard and recognized on Capitol Hill. The Bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus is an official caucus approved by the Committee on House Administration in the 114th Congress. Together, Members of Congress who have joined the Caucus work to create a national dialogue, educating other Members of Congress and their staff about the issues impacting HBCUs. The Caucus will also work to draft meaningful bipartisan legislation to address the needs of HBCUs and to support students and graduates of HBCUs by increasing access and career opportunities.
Over 100 HBCUs in the United States enroll more than 300,000 students annually. HBCUs represent 3 percent of colleges and universities, yet represent 20 percent of African Americans with undergraduate degrees – and 25 percent of African Americans with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Caucus Members
Co-Chairs
Congresswoman Alma Adams (Founder) | Senator Chris Coons |
Congressman French Hill | Senator Tim Scott |
House of Representatives
Congressman Colin Allred | Congressman Ro Khanna |
Congresswoman Nanette Barragan | Congresswoman Barbara Lee |
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty | Congressman Ted Lieu |
Congressman Don Beyer | Congressman Barry Loudermilk |
Congresswoman Stephanie Bice | Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer |
Congressman Sanford Bishop | Congressman Donald M Payne Jr. |
Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester | Congresswoman Kathy Manning |
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici | Congresswoman Lucy McBath |
Congressman Jamaal Bowman | Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan |
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski | Congresswoman Betty McCollum |
Congresswoman Cori Bush | Congressman James McGovern |
Congressman Jerry Carl | Congressman Gregory Meeks |
Congressman André Carson | Congressman Kweisi Mfume |
Congressman Troy Carter | Congressman Seth Moulton |
Congresswoman Kathy Castor | Congressman Frank Mrvan |
Congresswomen Yvette Clarke | Congressman Wiley Nickel |
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver | Congressman Donald Norcross |
Congressman James Clyburn | Congressman Ralph Norman |
Congressman Steve Cohen | Congressman Frank Pallone |
Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman | Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett |
Congressman Danny Davis | Congresswoman Ayanna Plaskett |
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell | Congresswoman Deborah Ross |
Congressman Llyod Doggett | Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon |
Congressman Byron Donalds | Congressman Bobby Scott |
Congressman Dwight Evans | Congressman David Scott |
Congressman Chuck Fleishmann | Congresswoman Terri Sewell |
Congresswoman Valerie Foushee | Congressman Adam Smith |
Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia | Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland |
Congressman Al Green | Congressman Eric Swalwell |
Congressman Jim Himes | Congressman Bennie Thompson |
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton | Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib |
Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan | Congressman Ritchie Torres |
Congressman Steny Hoyer | Congressman David Trone |
Congressman Richard Hudson | Congressman Mike Turner |
Congressman Glenn Ivey | Congressman Marc Veasey |
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee | Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez |
Congressman Jonathan Jackson | Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries | Congressman Bruce Westerman |
Speaker Mike Johnson | Congresswoman Nikema Williams |
Congressman Hank Johnson | Congresswoman Federica Wilson |
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Congressman Robert Wittman |
Congressman Trent Kelly |
Senate
Senator Cory Booker | Senator Tim Kaine |
Senator John Boozman | Senator Jon Ossoff |
Senator Mike Braun | Senator Bernie Sanders |
Senator Sherrod Brown | Majority Leader Chuck Schumer |
Senator Tedd Budd | Senator Thom Tillis |
Senator Shelley Capito | Senator Chris Van Hollen |
Senator Tom Carper | Senator Mark Warner |
Senator Bill Cassidy | Senator Raphael Warnock |
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand | Congressman Robert Wittman |