Committees and Caucuses
I am proud to serve on the following committees and subcommittees for the 113th Congress:
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Congressman Cárdenas' opening statements from hearings of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
March 19, 2013 - DOD and DHS: Implementing Agency Watchdog’s Recommendations Could Save Taxpayers Billions
April 17. 2013 - Options to Bring the Postal Service Back from Insolvency
April 24, 2013 - Broken Promises: The Small Business Lending Fund’s Backdoor Bank Bailout
Committee on the Budget
Committee on Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs
- Subcommittee on Water and Power
CAUCUSES - Caucuses are groups formed by Representatives who share something in common, be it geography, policy interests, ethnicity, ideology or even a shared love for a particular food or drink. I have joined the caucuses listed below because I believe it is important for legislators to come together around shared interests, to better understand our colleagues and the diverse communities they serve.
I am the co-chair of the Crime Prevention and Youth Development Caucus, along with Rep. David Reichert of Washington. Together, we hope to lead the Caucus to achieve the goal of helping Members of Congress better understand the developmental and justice challenges facing the children of the United States of America, and to create bipartisan solutions to chose challenges.
I also co-founded the the bipartisan Congressional Student-Athlete Protection Caucus with Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania. The Caucus was founded to both inform Congressional members about physical, academic and financial issues faced by student-athletes, and to ensure that all student-athletes participating in collegiate athletics are treated fairly and are provided with the educational promise that is at the heart of collegiate athletics.
I am also a member of:
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
New Democrat Coalition
Small Business Caucus
Animal Protection Caucus
Creative Rights Caucus
Latino-Jewish Caucus
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Border Caucus
U.S.- Mexico Friendship Caucus
Wine Caucus
Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus
Congressional Caucus on Community Health
Caucus on Foster Youth
Caucus on India and Indian-Americans
Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Caucus on Diabetes
Congressional Internet Caucus
LGBT Equality Caucus
Native American Caucus
Small Business Information Technology Caucus
Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
TRIO Caucus
House General Aviation Caucus
Ports Opportunity Renewal Trade and Security Caucus
California Democratic Congressional Delegation
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Deaf Caucus
Congressional Cloud Computing Caucus
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Congressional Hellenic Caucus
University of California Caucus
Congressional STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Caucus
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
Congressional Philanthropy Caucus
Congressional Maker Caucus