On March 3, 2005, Members of Congress announced that in order to build support for afterschool programs and increase resources for quality afterschool care, they have established the first-ever Afterschool Caucuses in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) and John Ensign (R-NV) and Representatives Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) and Ralph Regula (R-OH) serve as co-chairs of the bipartisan Caucuses. The founding members of the Senate Afterschool Caucus are Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME); the founding members of the House Afterschool Caucus are Representative Dale Kildee (D-MI) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL).

Current members of the Afterschool Caucuses include:
(As of July 4, 2008)

U.S. House of Representatives:

House Afterschool Caucus Membership (87)

1. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), Co-Chair
   
2. Rep. Ralph Regula (R-OH), Co-Chair
   
3. Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI), Founding Member
   
4. Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME)
   
5. Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-NY)
   
6. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
   
7. Rep. John Barrow (D-GA)
   
8. Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
   
9. Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
   
10. Rep. John Boozman (R-AR)
    
11. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA)
    
12. Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)
    
13. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
    
14. Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
    
15. Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN)
    
16. Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE)
    
17. Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY)
    
18. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
    
19. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)
    
20. Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-WY)
    
21. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
    
22. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
    
23. Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)
    
24. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
    
25. Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA)
    
26. Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
    
27. Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
    
28. Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)
    
29. Rep. Phil English (R-PA)
    
30. Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA)
    
31. Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
    
32. Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)
    
33. Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN)
    
34. Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
    
35. Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
    
36. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
    
37. Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D-SD)
    
38. Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)
    
39. Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)
    
40. Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)
    
41. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)
    
42. Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA)
    
43. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
    
44. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
    
45. Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-NY)
    
46. Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI)
    
47. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)
    
48. Rep. John Larson (D-CT)
    
49. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)
    
50. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
    
51. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
    
52. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
    
53. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
    
54. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
    
55. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)
    
56. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA)
    
57. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)
    
58. Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY)
    
59. Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME)
    
60. Rep. James Moran (D-VA)
    
61. Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
    
62. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)
    
63. Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
64. Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ)
    
65. Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA)
    
66. Rep. David Price (D-NC)
    
67. Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
    
68. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
    
69. Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR)
    
70. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)
    
71. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)
    
72. Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
    
73. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
    
74. Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY)
    
75. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
    
76. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
    
77. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
    
78. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC)
    
79. Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH)
    
80. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
    
81. Rep. Tom Udall (D-NM)
    
82. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
    
83. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
    
84. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
    
85. Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-KY)
    
86. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
    
87. Rep. Bill Young (R-FL)
    

United States Senate:

Senate Afterschool Caucus (37)

1. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT), Chair
   
2. John Ensign (R-NV), Chair
   
3. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Founding Member
   
4. Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Founding Member
   
5. Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI)
   
6. Max Baucus (D-MT)
   
7. Joseph Biden (D-DE)
   
8. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
   
9. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
   
10. Robert Casey (D-PA)
    
11. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
    
12. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
    
13. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
    
14. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
    
15. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)
    
16. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
    
17. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)
    
18. John Kerry (D-MA)
    
19. Herb Kohl (D-WI)
    
20. Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)
    
21. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
    
22. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
    
23. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
    
24. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
    
25. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)
    
26. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
    
27. Patty Murray (D-WA)
    
28. Benjamin E. Nelson (D-NE)
    
29. Jack Reed (D-RI)
    
30. Ken Salazar (D-CO)
    
31. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
    
32. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
    
33. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
    
34. Arlen Specter (R-PA)
    
35. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
    
36. John R. Thune (R-SD)
37. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
    

Check back to see if your Senators and Representatives have joined the Afterschool Caucuses!

Click here to see a letter from Sens. Dodd and Ensign asking members of the Senate to join the Afterschool Caucus.

Click here to see a letter from Reps. Lowey and Ros- Lehtinen asking members of the House to join the Afterschool Caucus.

Click here to ask your Senators and Representative to show their support for afterschool programs by joining the Afterschool Caucuses!

Click here to read a press release about the launch of the Afterschool Caucuses.