United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space

The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space is one of the seven subcommittees 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 over NASA. For the 111th Congress, the committee gained additional jurisdiction on science matters from the former United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation.

Members, 112th Congress

The Subcommittee is chaired by Democrat Bill Nelson of Florida, and the Ranking Minority Member is Republican John Boozman of Arkansas.

Majority	Minority
Bill Nelson, Florida, Chairman Daniel Inouye, Hawaii John Kerry, Massachusetts Maria Cantwell, Washington Mark Pryor, Arkansas Mark Warner, Virginia	John Boozman, Arkansas, Ranking Member Roger Wicker, Mississippi Marco Rubio, Florida Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Dean Heller, Nevada
Ex officio
Jay Rockefeller, West Virginia	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas

External links

• Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website, Subcommittee page