United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, often referred to colloquially as the CJS Subcommittee is one of twelve subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. It was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary during the 108th Congress (2003-2005), but responsibility for the State Department and the federal Judiciary are now handled by separate subcommittees.

Jurisdiction

This subcommittee is responsible for discretionary spending at the Commerce Department and the Justice Department, as well various independent federal agencies, such as the International Trade Commission, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Members, 112th Congress

The Committee is currently chaired by Democrat Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, and the Ranking Minority Member is Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas.

Majority	Minority
Barbara Mikulski, Maryland, Chairwoman Daniel Inouye, Hawaii Patrick Leahy, Vermont Herb Kohl, Wisconsin Dianne Feinstein, California Jack Reed, Rhode Island Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey Ben Nelson, Nebraska Mark Pryor, Arkansas Sherrod Brown, Ohio	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas, Ranking Member Richard Shelby, Alabama Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Lamar Alexander, Tennessee Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Ron Johnson, Wiconsin Susan Collins, Maine Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
Ex-Officio
	Thad Cochran, Mississippi

See also

• United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

External links

• U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies