Congressional Caucus (no not that word) - The Vagueness of it All

A caucus is an ad hoc group of lawmakers. There is no official list of those groups. Congressman Case of Hawaii serves on a multitude of caucuses and defines it as

"With 535 voting Members of Congress, Representatives and Senators generally act together through various committees and caucuses to advance mutual goals and review proposed legislation and broader issues. Most Representatives serve on one to three committees and multiple caucuses.....Caucuses are groups of Representatives who come together to pursue shared goals. They are called coalitions, study groups, task forces or working groups."

The Congressional Research Service report has a tally of all the caucuses listed in Leadership Connect (aka the Congressional Yellow Book) from the 117th Congress

While Roll Call’s suggests, as of June 2023, for the current 118th Congress a total of 807 caucuses.
Again, as of June 2023, only 376 have filed the necessary paperwork (an email) with the House Administration Committee to be listed formally as a Congressional Member Organization.

"To be fair, many members care about particular industry or trade groups because they’re major employers in their district. Caucus membership allows members to show that they care about the issues that matter most to their constituents — especially when, as is so often the case in the House, a member can’t get on a committee with jurisdiction over those topics." Estuaries? Pickleball? Rum? There's a congressional caucus for practically everything - Roll Call

ChamberHill says "Congressional caucuses date back to the early 1800s and have grown in number in recent years." And they further define the boundaries: What’s the Point of Congressional Caucuses? - Chamber Hill Strategies

• Caucuses cannot use franking privileges (free mail privileges), although individual members may use official resources for communication related to a caucus.
• At least one officer or chair of a congressional member organization must be a House member.
• Members can use personal funds to support a caucus but are not allowed to accept goods or services from private organizations to support a caucus.

An example of the disappearing act of a caucus is the Entertainment Caucus.

Congressman Sherman's press release announces he will chair the entertainment industries caucus..... in 2010! There was mention in 2014. And yet in 2023 there is no such caucus listed on the CMO page. Although Billtrack50 has a complete list of the members.

Committees and Caucuses | U.S. House of Representatives

Congressional-Member-Organizations.pdf (house.gov)

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