[NFBNJ] Fwd: Congressional Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus

[Linda Melendez]

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Date: Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 1:58 PM
Subject: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Congressional Bipartisan Disabilities
Caucus

As many of you know, yesterday, July 26, was the 32nd anniversary of the
signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. To honor this
anniversary, the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus in Congress held a special
event on Capitol Hill where the current caucus chair, Rep. Jim Langevin of
Rhode Island, announced his successors.



In case you may be wondering what a congressional caucus is, and how it
differs from a congressional committee, let’s take a brief detour. A caucus
is a group of members of Congress who meet with the goal of pursuing common
legislative objectives. Typically, they will have bipartisan membership,
but not always. Additionally, while a caucus may seem like just another
committee, caucuses have no official jurisdictional authority. Effectively,
a caucus is a brainstorming session for members of Congress who are
passionate about a specific issue.



The Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus was created during the 107th Congress
and, as its name suggests, focuses on resolving disability issues in a
bipartisan manner. Representative Langevin was a key figure in the creation
of the caucus during the 107th Congress, and given his retirement at the
end of the current Congress, he chose to announce the co-chairs for the
caucus going forward. The next co-chairs of the Bipartisan Disabilities
Caucus will be Representative Debbie Dingell of Michigan and Representative
Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania. We look forward to their leadership, and
we wish Representative Langevin a happy retirement.




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Linda Melendez, President
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