Congressman Eni Faleomavaega, Ranking Member of the International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, and Congressman Chris Cannon (R-UT) , Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, are serving as the co-chairs of the Task Force.

On July 27, 2005, the Task Force held its inaugural summit which coincided with the launch of the CEO Forum, a high-level private sector exchange created by President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to improve the commercial climate between the US and India.

While the CEO Forum focuses on furthering dialogue between the executive branches of government, the Task Force in partnership with USIBA parallels the work of the Forum at the legislative level and broadens participation in the economic dialogue. Acting as a support to the CEO Forum, which is limited to 10 top businesses from each country, the USIBA and the Task Force draw upon the expertise of Indian Americans who have been a strong catalyst for the growth of small and medium sized businesses, the engine of growth in both economies.

Co-Chairs

• Rep. Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Ranking Member, International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and Pacific
• Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT), Chairman, Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
  

Members of the Task Force include:

• Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Member, House Committee on International Relations
• Rep. John T Doolittle (R-CA) Committee on Appropriations, Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
• Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA), Ranking Member, House Committee on International Relations
• Rep. James A. Leach (R-IA) Chairman, International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and Pacific
• Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations
• Rep. Donald A. Manzullo (R-IL), Chairman, House Committee on Small Business
• Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), Member, Ways and Means Sub-Committee on Trade
• Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), Member, House International Relations Committee, Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Republican Study Committee
• Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation
• Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) Ranking Member, House Committee on Ways and Means
• Rep. Diane E. Watson (D-CA) Chairman, Congressional Industries Entertainment Caucus, Member House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and Pacific, Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee on Energy & Resources.
  

The Task Force is supported by:

• Senator Charles E. Grassley, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee
• Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Member, International Relations Committee and Co-Chair, House Caucus on India and Indian-Americans