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House Mentoring Supporters Form Caucus
Legislative Goal:
To encourage Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to join the Congressional Mentoring Caucus, thereby illustrating their support for mentoring.
Summary of Issue:
Members of Congress who are concerned about a particular issue often join together to form a caucus on that issue. A Caucus will hold policy briefings, roundtable discussions, receptions, and other events to keep Members informed on topics related to the focus of the Caucus. Caucus Members also often jointly advocate for passage of certain bills or amendments. By joining a Caucus, a Member demonstrates support and concern for a specific issue.
The bipartisan Congressional Mentoring Caucus was formed in April 2002, originally under the leadership of Congressman Tom Osborne of Nebraska. After Rep. Osborne retired from Congress in 2006, new leadership took over. The three co-chairs of the Caucus are now Congresswoman Susan Davis of California, Congresswoman Betty McCollum of Minnesota, and Congressman Mike Rogers of Michigan. Members of the Congressional Mentoring Caucus can work together to advocate for specific mentoring legislative issues.
House Republicans and Democrats alike are welcome to join the Congressional Mentoring Caucus, demonstrating that mentoring is not a partisan issue. Members who join the Caucus are not committing to support any specific mentoring policies; rather, they are signaling that the issue of mentoring is of importance to them.
Please click here to ask your Representative to join the Mentoring Caucus!
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