Congressional Equality Caucus

Summary

The Congressional Equality Caucus, formerly the Congressional LGBTQ+ Caucus, is a caucus in the US Congress focused on advancing LGBTQ rights in the United States. It was formed by openly gay representatives Tammy Baldwin and Barney Frank on June 4, 2008. The caucus is chaired by the most senior openly LGBTQ member of Congress and is co-chaired by the other openly-LGBTQ members of the House of Representatives; during the 119th Congress, the caucus is chaired by Representative Mark Takano and is co-chaired by representatives Becca Balint, Angie Craig, Sharice Davids, Robert Garcia, Julie Johnson, Sarah McBride, Chris Pappas, Mark Pocan, Ritchie Torres, Emily Randall, and Eric Sorensen.