Purpose of Bangladesh Caucus and Its Membership
The Bangladesh Caucus in the US House of Representative is a bipartisan member organization. It was registered in the second week of March 2001 by Congressman Joseph Crowley with support from Congressmen Gary Ackerman and Benjamin Gilman. All three were the founding Co-Chairs. The instrument for registration was drafted by the Bangladeshi-American Foundation, Inc. (www.bafi.org), which also mobilized community members to approach their Congressional Representatives to join the Caucus.
The stated purpose of the Bangladesh Caucus is to heighten Congressional awareness of the political, social and economic issues affecting Bangladesh. With the help of Bangladeshi-American organizations, other NGO’s, embassy officials, and other experts, the Caucus goal is to keep members of Congress updated on current events in Bangladesh, resulting in informed policy decisions.
The size of the Caucus has grown from 19 in end-2001 to 29 by end-2006. With the election results for November 2006 now in, the Caucus will have at least 28 members at the beginning of the Congressional session in January 2007. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney of Georgia lost in the primary to another Democrat and, therefore, was not a candidate in the general elections.
As of December 2001: 19 Members
As of June 2004: 26 Members
As of February 2005: 27 Members
As of September 2006: 29 Members
As of January 2007: 28 Members
As of June 2007: 30 Members
As of December 2001: 19 Members
| Name |
Party |
State |
Congressional District |
| Congressman Gary Ackerman |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
5th |
| Congressman Michael Capuano |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
8th |
| Congressman Joseph Crowley |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
7th |
| Congressman William Delahunt |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
10th |
| Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn |
REPUBLICAN |
WA |
8th |
| Congressman Benjamin Gilman |
REPUBLICAN |
NY |
20th |
| Congressman Rush Holt |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
12th |
| Congressman Richard Larsen |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
2nd |
| Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
14th |
| Congresswoman Karen McCarthy |
DEMOCRATIC |
MO |
5th |
| Congressman Jim McDermott |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
27th |
| Congresswoman Connie Morella |
REPUBLICAN |
MD |
8th |
| Congressman Frank Pallone |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
6th |
| Congressman Thomas Petri |
REPUBLICAN |
WI |
6th |
| Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
8th |
| Congressman Sylvestre Reyes |
DEMOCRATIC |
TX |
16th |
| Congressman Ed Royce |
REPUBLICAN |
CA |
39th |
| Congressman Robert Wexler |
DEMOCRATIC |
FL |
19th |
| Congressman David Wu |
DEMOCRATIC |
OR |
1st |
As of June 2004: 26 Members
| Name |
Party |
State |
| Congressman Gary Ackerman, Co-Chair |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Michael Capuano |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
| Congressman Joseph Crowley, Co-Chair |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman William Delahunt |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
| Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn |
REPUBLICAN |
WA |
| Congressman Eliot Engel |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Chris Van Hollen |
DEMOCRATIC |
MD |
| Congressman Rush Holt |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Richard Larsen |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
| Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee |
DEMOCRATIC |
TX |
| Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congresswoman Karen McCarthy |
DEMOCRATIC |
MO |
| Congressman Jim McDermott |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
| Congressman Gregory W. Meeks |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Jim Moran |
DEMOCRATIC |
VA |
| Congressman Jerrold Nadler |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Frank Pallone |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
| Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
| Congressman Thomas Petri |
REPUBLICAN |
WI |
| Congressman David Price |
DEMOCRATIC |
NC |
| Congressman Sylvestre Reyes |
DEMOCRATIC |
TX |
| Congressman Ed Royce |
REPUBLICAN |
CA |
| Congressman Brad Sherman |
DEMOCRATIC |
CA |
| Congressman Anthony Weiner |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Robert Wexler |
DEMOCRATIC |
FL |
| Congressman David Wu |
DEMOCRATIC |
OR |
As of February 17, 2005: 27 Members
| Name |
Party |
State |
| Congressman Neil Abercrombie |
DEMOCRATIC |
HI |
| Congressman Gary Ackerman |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Michael Capuano |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
| Congressman Joseph Crowley, Co-Chair |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman William Delahunt |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
| Congressman Eliot Engel |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Chris Van Hollen |
DEMOCRATIC |
MD |
| Congressman Rush Holt |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Richard Larsen |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
| Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee |
DEMOCRATIC |
TX |
| Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congresswoman Karen McCarthy |
DEMOCRATIC |
MO |
| Congressman Jim McDermott |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
| Congressman Gregory W. Meeks |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Jim Moran |
DEMOCRATIC |
VA |
| Congressman Dennis Moore |
DEMOCRATIC |
KS |
| Congressman Jerrold Nadler |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Frank Pallone |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
| Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
| Congressman Thomas Petri |
REPUBLICAN |
WI |
| Congressman David Price |
DEMOCRATIC |
NC |
| Congressman Sylvestre Reyes |
DEMOCRATIC |
TX |
| Congressman Ed Royce |
REPUBLICAN |
CA |
| Congressman Brad Sherman |
DEMOCRATIC |
CA |
| Congressman Anthony Weiner |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Robert Wexler |
DEMOCRATIC |
FL |
| Congressman David Wu |
DEMOCRATIC |
OR |
As of September 2006: 29 Members
| Name |
Party |
State |
| Congressman Neil Abercrombie |
DEMOCRATIC |
HI |
| Congressman Gary Ackerman |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Michael Capuano |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
| Congressman Joseph Crowley, Co-Chair |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman William Delahunt |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
| Congressman Eliot Engel |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Chris Van Hollen |
DEMOCRATIC |
MD |
| Congressman Rush Holt |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Peter King, Co-Chair |
REPUBLICAN |
NY |
| Congressman Mark Steven Kirk, Co-Chair |
REPUBLICAN |
IL |
| Congressman Richard Larsen |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
| Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee |
DEMOCRATIC |
TX |
| Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Jim McDermott |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
| Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney |
DEMOCRATIC |
GA |
| Congressman Gregory W. Meeks |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Jim Moran |
DEMOCRATIC |
VA |
| Congressman Dennis Moore |
DEMOCRATIC |
KS |
| Congressman Jerrold Nadler |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Frank Pallone |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
| Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
| Congressman Thomas Petri |
REPUBLICAN |
WI |
| Congressman David Price |
DEMOCRATIC |
NC |
| Congressman Sylvestre Reyes |
DEMOCRATIC |
TX |
| Congressman Ed Royce |
REPUBLICAN |
CA |
| Congressman Brad Sherman |
DEMOCRATIC |
CA |
| Congressman Anthony Weiner |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Robert Wexler |
DEMOCRATIC |
FL |
| Congressman David Wu |
DEMOCRATIC |
OR |
As of January 2007: 28 Members
| Name |
Party |
State |
| Congressman Neil Abercrombie |
DEMOCRATIC |
HI |
| Congressman Gary Ackerman |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Michael Capuano |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
| Congressman Joseph Crowley, Co-Chair |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman William Delahunt |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
| Congressman Eliot Engel |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Chris Van Hollen |
DEMOCRATIC |
MD |
| Congressman Rush Holt |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Peter King, Co-Chair |
REPUBLICAN |
NY |
| Congressman Mark Steven Kirk, Co-Chair |
REPUBLICAN |
IL |
| Congressman Richard Larsen |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
| Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee |
DEMOCRATIC |
TX |
| Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Jim McDermott |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
| Congressman Gregory W. Meeks |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Jim Moran |
DEMOCRATIC |
VA |
| Congressman Dennis Moore |
DEMOCRATIC |
KS |
| Congressman Jerrold Nadler |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Frank Pallone |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
| Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
| Congressman Thomas Petri |
REPUBLICAN |
WI |
| Congressman David Price |
DEMOCRATIC |
NC |
| Congressman Sylvestre Reyes |
DEMOCRATIC |
TX |
| Congressman Ed Royce |
REPUBLICAN |
CA |
| Congressman Brad Sherman |
DEMOCRATIC |
CA |
| Congressman Anthony Weiner |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Robert Wexler |
DEMOCRATIC |
FL |
| Congressman David Wu |
DEMOCRATIC |
OR |
As of June 2007: 30 Members
| Name |
Party |
State |
| Congressman Neil Abercrombie |
DEMOCRATIC |
HI |
| Congressman Gary Ackerman |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Howard Berman |
DEMOCRATIC |
CA |
| Congressman Michael Capuano |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
| Congressman Joseph Crowley, Co-Chair |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman William Delahunt |
DEMOCRATIC |
MA |
| Congressman Eliot Engel |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Chris Van Hollen |
DEMOCRATIC |
MD |
| Congressman Rush Holt |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Peter King, Co-Chair |
REPUBLICAN |
NY |
| Congressman Mark Steven Kirk, Co-Chair |
REPUBLICAN |
IL |
| Congressman Richard Larsen |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
| Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee |
DEMOCRATIC |
TX |
| Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Jim McDermott |
DEMOCRATIC |
WA |
| Congressman Gregory W. Meeks |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Jim Moran |
DEMOCRATIC |
VA |
| Congressman Dennis Moore |
DEMOCRATIC |
KS |
| Congressman Jerrold Nadler |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congresswoman Grace Napolitano |
DEMOCRATIC |
CA |
| Congressman Frank Pallone |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
| Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. |
DEMOCRATIC |
NJ |
| Congressman Thomas Petri |
REPUBLICAN |
WI |
| Congressman David Price |
DEMOCRATIC |
NC |
| Congressman Sylvestre Reyes |
DEMOCRATIC |
TX |
| Congressman Ed Royce |
REPUBLICAN |
CA |
| Congressman Brad Sherman |
DEMOCRATIC |
CA |
| Congressman Anthony Weiner |
DEMOCRATIC |
NY |
| Congressman Robert Wexler |
DEMOCRATIC |
FL |
| Congressman David Wu |
DEMOCRATIC |
OR |
