Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia Fudge Announces CBC Taskforces for the 113th Congress

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) announced the CBC taskforces for the 113th Congress. CBC taskforces examine issues impacting African American and vulnerable communities to develop and support necessary policy solutions.

Africa
Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY-05), Co-Chair
Rep. Karen Bass (CA-37), Co-Chair
Rep. Bobby Rush (IL-01)
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13)
Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-05)
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04)

Budget, Appropriations, and Taxation
Rep. Charlie Rangel (NY-13), Co-Chair
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03), Co-Chair
Rep Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04)
Rep. Cedric Richmond (LA-02)

Civil Rights and Judiciary
Rep. John Conyers (MI-13), Co-Chair
Rep. John Lewis (GA-05), Co-Chair
Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC)
Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
Rep. Corrine Brown (FL-05)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03)
Rep. Mel Watt (NC-12)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI)
Rep. Danny Davis (IL-07)
Rep. William Lacy Clay (MO-01)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (NC-01)
Rep. Al Green (TX-09)
Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04)
Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-05)
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Rep. Cedric Richmond (LA-02)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL-24)
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. (NJ-10)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08)
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)

Justice System Reform Working Group
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18), Co-Chair
Rep. Cedric Richmond (LA-02), Co-Chair
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03)
Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI)
Rep. Danny Davis (IL-07)
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04)

Prison Telecomm Reform Working Group
Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC), Chair
Rep. John Lewis (GA-05)
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (NC-01)
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. (NJ-10)

Voter Protection and Empowerment Working Group
Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Co-Chair
Rep. William Lacy Clay (MO-01), Co-Chair
Rep. Corrine Brown (FL-05)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Rep. Mel Watt (NC-12)
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
Rep. Al Green (TX-09)
Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04)
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-05)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL-24)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08)
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)

Diversity
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), Co-Chair
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13), Co-Chair

Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43)
Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02)

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)

Rep. Mel Watt (NC-12)

Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05)

Economic Development and Wealth Creation
Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43), Co-Chair
Rep. Al Green (TX-09), Co-Chair
Rep. Bobby Rush (IL-01)
Rep. Mel Watt (NC-12)
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY-05)
Rep. Cedric Richmond (LA-02)

Education and Labor
Rep. Chaka Fattah (PA-02), Co-Chair
Rep. Danny Davis (IL-07), Co-Chair
Rep. Bobby Rush (IL-01)
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03)
Rep. David Scott (GA-13)
Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04)
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL-24)

Education Reform Working Group
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03), Co-Chair
Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Co-Chair
Rep. Danny Davis (IL-07)
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04)

Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Rep. Bobby Rush (IL-01), Co-Chair
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18), Co-Chair
Rep. Alcee Hastings (FL-20)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Rep. Al Green (TX-09)
Rep. Cedric Richmond (LA-02)
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)

Foreign Affairs and National Security
Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-02), Co-Chair
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33), Co-Chair
Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY-05)
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13)
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-05)

Healthcare
Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI), Chair
Rep. John Conyers (MI-13)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03)
Rep. Danny Davis (IL-07)
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13)
Rep. David Scott (GA-13)
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. (NJ-10)
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)

Healthcare Reform Implementation Working Group
Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI), Co-Chair
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. (NJ-10), Co-Chair
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03)
Rep. Danny Davis (IL-07)
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13)
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)

Immigration Reform
Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Co-Chair
Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04), Co-Chair
Rep. Hakeem Jefferies(NY-08), Co-Chair
Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC)
Rep. Bobby Rush (IL-01)
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Rep. Al Green (TX-09)
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)

Poverty and the Economy
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13), Co-Chair
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), Co-Chair
Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Co-Chair
Rep. Bobby Rush (IL-01)
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03)
Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04)
Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI)
Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-05)
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. (NJ-10)