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| Founded | 1970 |
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| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
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Key people | L.F. Payne, President |
| Affiliations | United States Congress |
| Website | http://usafmc.org/ |
FMC, the Association of Former Members of Congress is a non-partisan, non-profit organization of over 800 Former Members of the United States Congress. [2]
The United States Association of Former Members of Congress was founded in 1970 as an alumni organization, [3] eventually becoming chartered by The United States Congress in 1983 under Chapter 703 of Title 36 of the United States Code. [4]
The objectives of the United States Association of Former Members of Congress, which it seeks to achieve through its various programming, are (i) promoting and educating about public service and The United States Congress, (ii) strengthening representative democracy and (iii) keeping members connected after service. [5] [6]
Of the Association's various programming, the Congress to Campus program has been executed for over 40 years, through a partnership with the Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership. [7] [8] [9]
FMC is home to The Congressional Study Groups. The Congressional Study Groups are independent, non-partisan international legislative exchanges committed to increasing bilateral and multilateral dialogue with the United States’ strategic allies." [10] There are currently Congressional Study Groups on Germany (formed in 1983), Japan (formed in 1993), Europe (formed in 2012) and Korea (formed in 2018). The four Study Groups bring together current members of the U.S. Congress, and their staff, with government officials, members of civil society, students and other stakeholders to collaborate on transatlantic and transpacific issues between the United States and its trade partners and allies. Leadership of The Congressional Study Groups, such as Tom Petri [11] and Connie Morella [12] [13] have received awards from foreign governments for their work in supporting bilateral relations.
Executive Committee:
Board of Directors:
Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Tom Graves (R-GA), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Carol Moseley Braun (D-IL), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Charles W. Dent (R-PA), Doug Jones (D-AL), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Albert Wynn (D-MD), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Jim Moran (D-VA), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Jim Slattery (D-KS), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), Larry LaRocco (D-ID), Matt McHugh (D-NY), Connie Morella (R-MD), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Tim Petri (R-WI), Bob Clement (D-TN), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Bob Carr (D-MI), James R. Jones (D-OK), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Ken Kramer (R-CO), Martin Lancaster (D-NC).
Co-Chairs of The Congressional Study Groups [15] :
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, informally known as the Iraq Resolution, is a joint resolution passed by the United States Congress in October 2002 as Public Law No. 107-243, authorizing the use of the United States Armed Forces against Saddam Hussein's Iraq government in what would be known as Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The New Democrat Coalition is a caucus in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress made up of centrist Democrats who take a pro-business stance and a moderate-to-conservative approach to fiscal matters.
The 105th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 1999, during the fifth and sixth years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990.
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The 91st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1971, during the final weeks of the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and the first two years of the first presidency of Richard Nixon.
The Congressional Hispanic Conference (CHC) is a Republican sponsored caucus in the United States Congress. Currently with eleven members, the CHC was formed in 2003, with the stated goal of promoting policy outcomes of importance to Americans of Hispanic or Lusitanic descent. These priorities included support of the following: President George W. Bush and American troops in the war against terrorism; the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA); tax relief to families and the over two million Hispanic- and Lusitanic-owned small businesses; support for faith based initiatives; and, educational choice for all. The impetus behind the Conference's creation was the debate surrounding the nomination of conservative lawyer Miguel Estrada to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals and ideological differences in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which was predominantly populated by Democratic members of Congress.
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This article lists the endorsements made by members of the 110th United States Congress for candidates for their party's nominations in the 2008 United States presidential election. All of the Democratic members of Congress are also superdelegates to their party's presidential nominating convention, except for those from Florida and Michigan. For further details of superdelegates and their voting intentions see List of superdelegates at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. This page lists congressional endorsements, which are distinct from superdelegates' intentions to vote.
The Congressional Steel Caucus is a bipartisan caucus of the United States Congress whose members represent regions with steel manufacturers or care about the health of the American steel industry. Caucus members will routinely meet with the current officials from the Administration and international organization representatives to promote the interests of the American industry and its steelworkers.
The bi-cameral and bi-partisan Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) is composed of nearly 200 Members of Congress: twenty-nine who trace their ancestry to Italy and more than 150 Associate IACD Members who, although not Italian American, have an interest in the Italian American Community.
The Republican Governance Group, originally the Tuesday Lunch Bunch and then the Tuesday Group until 2020, is a group of moderate Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Republican takeover of the House; the Republican House caucus came to be dominated by conservatives.
The Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus, also informally known as the drone caucus, is a group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives interested in the applications of unmanned vehicle systems, also known as drones. The caucus's website states "The Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus’ goal is to educate members of Congress on every facet of this industry. We are this industry’s voice on Capitol Hill, and will work closely with industry to ensure we continue to expand this sector through efficient government regulation and oversight."
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