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Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues

Index Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues

The Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues is a bipartisan membership organization within the House of Representatives committed to advancing women's interests in Congress. [1]

42 relations: Carolyn Maloney, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Connie Morella, Contract with America, Cynthia Lummis, Donna Edwards, Doris Matsui, Educational equity, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Elizabeth Holtzman, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Ginny Brown-Waite, Gwen Moore, Hilda Solis, Howard W. Smith, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Jan Schakowsky, Juanita Millender-McDonald, Judy Biggert, Kristi Noem, Lindy Boggs, Lois Capps, Lois Frankel, Louise Slaughter, Mammography Quality Standards Act, Margaret Heckler, Mary Fallin, Nancy Johnson, Nita Lowey, Olympia Snowe, Pat Schroeder, Planned Parenthood, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Representation (politics), Shelley Moore Capito, Sue W. Kelly, Susan Brooks, Violence against women, Violence Against Women Act, Women's Business Ownership Act, 103rd United States Congress.

Carolyn Maloney

Carolyn Bosher Maloney (born Carolyn Jane Bosher; February 19, 1946) is the U.S. Representative from and a member of the Democratic Party.

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Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers (born May 22, 1969) is an American politician from Washington where she has served as the U.S. Representative for since 2005.

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Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987

The Civil Rights Restoration Act, or Grove City Bill, was a US legislative act that specified that recipients of federal funds must comply with civil rights laws in all areas, not just in the particular program or activity that received federal funding.

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Connie Morella

Constance Morella (née Albanese; born February 12, 1931) is a Republican who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003.

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Contract with America

The Contract with America was a document released by the United States Republican Party during the 1994 Congressional election campaign.

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Cynthia Lummis

Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn (born September 10, 1954) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for, serving from 2009 to 2017.

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Donna Edwards

Donna F. Edwards (born June 28, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for from 2008 to 2017.

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Doris Matsui

Doris Okada Matsui (born September 25, 1944) is the U.S. Representative for.

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Educational equity

Educational equity, also referred to as equity in education, is a measure of achievement, fairness, and opportunity in education.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American politician serving as a non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives representing the District of Columbia.

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Elizabeth Holtzman

Elizabeth Holtzman (born August 11, 1941) is an American politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives.

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Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United States labor law requiring covered employers to provide employees with job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons.

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Ginny Brown-Waite

Virginia "Ginny" Brown-Waite (born October 5, 1943) is the former U.S. Representative for, serving from 2003 until 2011.

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Gwen Moore

Gwendolynne Sophia Moore (born April 18, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 2005.

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Hilda Solis

Hilda Lucia Solis (born October 20, 1957) is an American politician and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 1st district.

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Howard W. Smith

Howard Worth Smith (February 2, 1883 – October 3, 1976) was an American politician.

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Jaime Herrera Beutler

Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler ("butler"; born November 3, 1978) is an American politician, who has served as the U.S. Representative for since January 2011.

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Jan Schakowsky

Janice Danoff Schakowsky (born May 26, 1944) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 1999.

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Juanita Millender-McDonald

Juanita Millender-McDonald (September 7, 1938 – April 22, 2007) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing California's 37th congressional district, which includes most of South Central Los Angeles and the city of Long Beach, California.

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Judy Biggert

Judith Borg Biggert (born August 15, 1937) is the former U.S. Representative for, serving from 1999 to 2013.

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Kristi Noem

Kristi Lynn Noem (née Arnold; November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for since 2011.

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Lindy Boggs

Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs, usually known as Lindy Boggs (March 13, 1916 – July 27, 2013), was a United States politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See.

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Lois Capps

Lois Ragnhild Grimsrud Capps (born January 10, 1938) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for from 1998 to 2017.

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Lois Frankel

Lois Jane Frankel (born May 16, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States Representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2013.

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Louise Slaughter

Dorothy Louise McIntosh Slaughter (August 14, 1929 – March 16, 2018) was an American politician who served as a United States Representative from New York from 1987 until her death in 2018.

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Mammography Quality Standards Act

The Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) was enacted by the United States Congress to regulate the quality of care in mammography.

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Margaret Heckler

Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; born June 21, 1931) is a Republican politician from Massachusetts who served in the United States House of Representatives for eight terms, from 1967–83 and was later the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Ambassador to Ireland under President Ronald Reagan.

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Mary Fallin

Mary Fallin (born December 9, 1954) is an American politician who is the 27th and current Governor of Oklahoma.

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Nancy Johnson

Nancy Lee Johnson (born January 5, 1935) is an American woman politician from the state of Connecticut.

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Nita Lowey

Nita Sue Melnikoff Lowey (born July 5, 1937) is an American politician who has served as a U.S. Representative from New York since 1989.

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Olympia Snowe

Olympia Jean Snowe (née Bouchles; born February 21, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013.

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Pat Schroeder

Patricia Nell Scott "Pat" Schroeder (born July 30, 1940) is an American politician who represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973–1997.

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Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or Planned Parenthood, is a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health care in the United States and globally.

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Pregnancy Discrimination Act

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of 1978 is a United States federal statute.

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Representation (politics)

In the common view, political representation is assumed to refer only to the political activities undertaken, in representative democracies, by citizens elected to political office on behalf of their fellow citizens who do not hold political office.

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Shelley Moore Capito

Shelley Wellons Moore Capito (born November 26, 1953) is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from West Virginia since 2015.

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Sue W. Kelly

Sue Weisenbarger Kelly (born September 26, 1936) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007, representing New York's 19th District.

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Susan Brooks

Susan Wiant Brooks (born August 25, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who has been the U.S. Representative for since 2013.

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Violence against women

Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is, collectively, violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against women and girls.

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Violence Against Women Act

The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV, sec. 40001-40703 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act) signed as by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994 (codified in part at 42 U.S.C. sections 13701 through 14040).

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Women's Business Ownership Act

The Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 was an act introduced by John LaFalce aimed at aiding the success of women business entrepreneurs.

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103rd United States Congress

The One Hundred Third 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.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Caucus_for_Women's_Issues

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