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Congressional Committees
Authorizing Committees
The Committee on Foreign Relations in the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House have jurisdiction over non-military U.S. international broadcasting. Every other year, these Committees consider authorization bills that provide budget ceilings for our broadcasting efforts, provide for changes in administrative authorities, and provide policy direction. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considers nominations for USAGM Presidential appointments.
MAJORITY (R)
Jim Risch, ID—Chairman
Marco Rubio, FL
Ron Johnson, WI
Cory Gardner, CO
Mitt Romney, UT
Lindsey Graham, SC
John Barrasso, WY
Rob Portman, OH
Rand Paul, KY
Todd Young, IN
Ted Cruz, TX
MINORITY (D)
Robert Menendez, NJ—Ranking Member
Benjamin L. Cardin, MD
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Christopher A. Coons, DE
Tom Udall, NM
Christopher S. Murphy, CT
Tim Kaine, VA
Edward J. Markey, MA
Jeff Merkley, OR
Cory Booker, NJ
MAJORITY (D)
Eliot L. Engel, NY—Chair
Brad Sherman, CA
Gregory W. Meeks, NY
Albio Sires, NJ
Gerald E. Connolly, VA
Ted Deutch, FL
Karen Bass, CA
Bill Keating, MA
David Cicilline, RI
Ami Bera, CA
Joaquín Castro, TX
Dina Titus, NV
Adriano Espaillat, NY
Ted Lieu, CA
Susan Wild, PA
Dean Phillips, MN
Ilhan Omar, MN
Colin Allred, TX
Andy Levin, MI
Abigail Spanberger, VA
Chrissy Houlahan, PA
Tom Malinowski, NJ
David Trone, MD
Jim Costa, CA
Juan Vargas, CA
Vicente Gonzalez, TX
MINORITY (R)
Michael McCaul, TX—Ranking Member
Christopher H. Smith, NJ
Steven J. Chabot, OH
Joe Wilson, SC
Scott Perry, PA
Ted Yoho, FL
Adam Kinzinger, IL
Lee Zeldin, NY
F. James Sensenbrenner, WI
Ann Wagner, MO
Brian Mast, FL
Francis Rooney, FL
Brian Fitzpatrick, PA
John Curtis, UT
Ken Buck, CO
Ron Wright, TX
Guy Reschenthaler, PA
Tim Burchett, TN
Greg Pence, IN
Steven Watkins, KS
Michael Guest, MS
Appropriations Committees
The Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate appropriate funds for U.S. international broadcasting on an annual basis and provide program and policy guidance or direction for the use of appropriated funds.
MAJORITY (R)
Richard C. Shelby, AL—Chairman
Mitch McConnell, KY
Lamar Alexander, TN
Susan Collins, ME
Lisa Murkowski, AK
Lindsey Graham, SC
Roy Blunt, MO
Jerry Moran, KS
John Hoeven, ND
John Boozman, AR
Shelley Moore Capito, WV
John Kennedy, LA
Cindy Hyde-Smith, MS
Steve Daines, MT
Marco Rubio, FL
James Lankford, OK
MINORITY (D)
Patrick J. Leahy, VT—Ranking Member
Patty Murray, WA
Dianne Feinstein, CA
Richard J. Durbin, IL
Jack Reed, RI
Jon Tester, MT
Tom Udall, NM
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jeff Merkley, OR
Christopher A. Coons, DE
Brian Schatz, HI
Tammy Baldwin, WI
Christopher S. Murphy, CT
Joe Manchin III, WV
Chris Van Hollen, MD
MAJORITY (D)
Nita M. Lowey, NY—Chair
Marcy Kaptur, OH
Peter J. Visclosky, IN
José E. Serrano, NY
Rosa DeLauro, CT
David E. Price, NC
Lucille Roybal-Allard, CA
Sanford D. Bishop Jr., GA
Barbara Lee, CA
Betty McCollum, MN
Tim Ryan, OH
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, MD
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, FL
Henry Cuellar, TX
Chellie Pingree, ME
Mike Quigley, IL
Derek Kilmer, WA
Matt Cartwright, PA
Grace Meng, NY
Mark Pocan, WI
Katherine Clark, MA
Pete Aguilar, CA
Lois Frankel, FL
Cheri Bustos, IL
Bonnie Watson Coleman, NJ
Brenda Lawrence, MI
Norma Torres, CA
Charlie Crist, FL
Ann Kirkpatrick, AZ
Ed Case, HI
MINORITY (R)
Kay Granger, TX—Ranking Member
Harold Rogers, KY
Robert B. Aderholt, AL
Mike Simpson, ID
John Carter, TX
Ken Calvert, CA
Tom Cole, OK
Mario Diaz-Balart, FL
Steve Womack, AR
Jeff Fortenberry, NE
Chuck Fleischmann, TN
Jaime Herrera Beutler, WA
Dave Joyce, OH
Andy Harris, MD
Martha Roby, AL
Mark Amodei, NV
Chris Stewart, UT
Steven Palazzo, MS
Dan Newhouse, WA
John Moolenaar, MI
John Rutherford, FL
Will Hurd, TX
MAJORITY (D)
Nita M. Lowey, NY—Chair
Barbara Lee, CA
Grace Meng, NY
David E. Price, NC
Lois Frankel, FL
Norma Torres, CA
MINORITY (R)
Harold Rogers, KY—Ranking Member
Jeff Fortenberry, NE
Martha Roby, AL
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