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.

Members, 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

Historical subcommittee rosters

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

See also

• United States House Science Subcommittee on Space

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