Key Lawmakers

        
The House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs determine the funding level for the Fulbright Program. The members of these subcommittees are the most important decision-makers in Congress for determing Fulbright Program funding.
 

House Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations

Majority

Kay Granger (TX-12), Chairwoman
Jerry Lewis (CA-41)
Frank Wolf (VA-10)
Tom Cole (OK-04)
Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-21)
Charles Dent (PA-15)
Steve Austria (OH-07)

Minority

Nita Lowey (NY-18), Ranking Member
Jesse Jackson Jr. (IL-02)
Adam Schiff (CA-29)
Steve Rothman (NJ-09)

Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations

Majority

Patrick Leahy (VT), Chairman
Daniel Inouye (HI)
Tom Harkin (IA)
Barbara Mikulski (MD)
Richard Durbin (IL)
Mary Landrieu (LA)
Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
Sherrod Brown (OH)

Minority

Lindsey Graham (SC), Ranking
Mitch McConnell (KY)
Mark Kirk (IL)
Roy Blunt (MO)
Daniel Coats (IN)
Ron Johnson (WI)
John Hoeven (ND)