Rep. Michele Bachmann (R., Minn.) has filed paperwork to start a tea-party caucus in the House. CNN reports:

In a letter dated July 15 and sent to Rep. Robert Brady, the Democratic chairman of the House Administration Committee, Bachmann asked to register the group for the 111th Congress.
Bachmann writes: “I would like to register the House Tea Party Caucus as a Congressional Member Organization for the 111th Congress. The House Tea Party Caucus will serve as an informal group of Members dedicated to promote Americans’ call for fiscal responsibility, adherence to the Constitution and limited government.”
In her letter, Bachmann named herself as chair of the caucus.

The tea-party caucus idea is hot this week:

Bachmann isn’t the only Tea Party-backed Republican who is keen on the idea.
Earlier this week, Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul told the National Review that if elected, he hopes to band together with like-minded conservatives to form what he called a “Tea Party Caucus” in the upper chamber that will advocate for small government ideals.
“I think I will be part of a nucleus with Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn, who are unafraid to stand up,” Paul said. “If we get another loud voice in there, like Mike Lee from Utah or Sharron Angle from Nevada, there will be a new nucleus.”