United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space and Science

The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness is a subcommittee within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. It was renamed from the Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences at the start of the 111th Congress.

Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee's jurisdiction includes oversight of NASA, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy. For the 111th Congress, the Subcommittee gained additional jurisdiction on science matters from the former United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation.^[1]

Members, 118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona, Chair^[2] Ed Markey, Massachusetts Gary Peters, Michigan Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico Raphael Warnock, Georgia	Eric Schmitt, Missouri, Ranking Member Deb Fischer, Nebraska Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
Ex officio
Maria Cantwell, Washington	Ted Cruz, Texas

Historical subcommittee rosters

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
John Hickenlooper, Colorado, Chair Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Ed Markey, Massachusetts Gary Peters, Michigan Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico Raphael Warnock, Georgia	Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming, Ranking Member Ted Cruz, Texas Deb Fischer, Nebraska Jerry Moran, Kansas Todd Young, Indiana Mike Lee, Utah Rick Scott, Florida
Ex officio
Maria Cantwell, Washington	Roger Wicker, Mississippi

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Ted Cruz, Texas, Chairman Jerry Moran, Kansas Dan Sullivan, Alaska Mike Lee, Utah Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Cory Gardner, Colorado	Ed Markey, Massachusetts, Ranking Member Brian Schatz, Hawaii Tom Udall, New Mexico Gary Peters, Michigan Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire
Ex officio
John Thune, South Dakota	Bill Nelson, Florida

References

^ Science and Space, United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space
^ Sen. Sinema is an independent, but caucuses with the Democrats.

External links

Which former U.S. presidential candidate is the chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness?
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website, Subcommittee page

Current United States Senate Commerce subcommittees

Current United States congressional committees

Senate (list)

Standing

Other

Aging (special)
International Narcotics Control (permanent caucus)
Ethics (select)
Indian Affairs (permanent select)
Intelligence (select)

House (list)

Standing	Agriculture Appropriations Armed Services Budget Education and the Workforce Energy and Commerce Ethics Financial Services Foreign Affairs Homeland Security House Administration Judiciary Natural Resources Oversight and Accountability Rules Science, Space, and Technology Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure Veterans' Affairs Ways and Means (Whole)
Other	Intelligence (permanent select) Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (select)

Joint (list)

Commission
assignments

Joint	Capitol Historical Society (advisory group) China COVID-19 Oversight Cyberspace Solarium Security and Cooperation in Europe
House	Democracy Partnership Human Rights