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.
The co-chairs of the Caucus, Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC) and Bradley Byrne (R-AL), both have education backgrounds and are members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee and the Subcommittee on Higher Education. Rep. Adams is a former professor of Bennett College and an alumnus of North Carolina A&T State University and Rep. Byrne is a former Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System.
The purpose of the Caucus is to promote and protect the interests of HBCUs. Together, Members of Congress who have joined the Caucus, will work to create a national dialogue, educating other Members of Congress and their staffs 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.
There are more than 100 HBCUs in the United States that enroll more than 300,000 students per year. HBCUs represent 3 percent of colleges and universities, yet graduate 20 percent of African Americans with undergraduate degrees – and 25 percent of African Americans with degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
On April 28th, TMCF helped launch the new Congressional HBCU Caucus with co-chair Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC) and Bradley Byrne (R-AL). The launch event was to inform attendees about the Caucus and included a panel discussion on the relevancy of HBCUs followed by a reception.
Click here to view photos from the event.
Caucus Members
Co-Chairs
| Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) | Congressman Chris Coons (D-DE) |
| Congressman French Hill (R-AR) | Congressman Tim Scott (R-SC) |
Vice Chairs
| Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) | Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) |
House of Representatives
| Colin Allred (D-TX) | Ted Lieu (D-CA) |
| Karen Bass (D-CA) | Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) |
| Joyce Beatty (D-OH) | Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) | Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) |
| Don Beyer (D-VA) | Elaine Luria (D-VA) |
| Sanford Bishop (D-GA) | Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) | Kathy Manning (D-NC) |
| Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) | Lucy McBath (D-GA) |
| Anthony Brown (D-MD) | Betty McCollum (D-MN) |
| Ted Budd (R-NC) | Donald McEachin (D-VA) |
| Cheri Bustos (D-IL) | Jim McGovern (D-MA) |
| G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) | Gregory Meeks (D-NY) |
| André Carson (D-IN) | Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) |
| Kathy Castor (D-FL) | Seth Moulton (D-MA) |
| Yvette Clarke (D-NY) | Frank Mrvan (D-IN) |
| Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) | Donald Norcross (D-NJ) |
| Jim Clyburn (D-SC) | Ralph Norman (R-SC) |
| Jim Cooper (D-TN) | Frank Pallone (D-NJ) |
| Charlie Crist (D-FL) | Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-NJ) |
| Danny Davis (D-IL) | Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) |
| Debbie Dingell (D-MI) | Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) |
| Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) | David Price (D-NC) |
| Dwight Evans (D-PA) | Deborah Ross (D-NC) |
| Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) | Michael F.Q. San Nicolas (D-GU) |
| Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) | Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) |
| Louie Gohmert (R-TX) | Bobby Scott (D-VA) |
| Al Green (D-TX) | David Scott (D-GA) |
| Alcee Hastings (D-FL) | Adam Smith (D-WA) |
| Jim Himes (D-CT) | Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) |
| Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) | Eric Swalwell (D-CA) |
| Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC) | Bennie Thompson (D-MS) |
| Steny Hoyer (D-MD) | Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) |
| Richard Hudson (R-NC) | Ritchie Torres (D-NY) |
| Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) | David Trone (D-MD) |
| Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) | Marc Veasey (D-TX) |
| Hank Johnson (D-GA) | Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) |
| Mike Johnson (R-LA) | Bruce Westerman (R-AR) |
| Trent Kelly (R-MS) | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) |
| Ro Khanna (D-CA) | Nikema Williams (D-GA) |
| Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) | Frederica Wilson (D-FL) |
| Al Lawson (D-FL) | Robert Wittman (R-VA) |
| Barbara Lee (D-CA) |
Senate
| Mike Braun, R-IN | John Ossoff, D-GA |
| Cory Booker, D-NJ | Bernie Sanders, I-VT |
| John Boozman, R-AZ | Chuck Schumer, D-NY |
| Sherrod Brown, D-OH | Thom Tillis, R-NC |
| Richard Burr, R-NC | Chris Van Hollen, D-MD |
| Shelley Capito, R-WV | Mark Warner, D-VA |
| Tom Carper, D-DE Bill Cassidy, R-LA | Raphael Warnock, D-GA |
| Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY | Elizabeth Warren, D-MA |
| Tim Kaine, D-VA |