The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation is a subcommittee within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The Subcommittee was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Security, the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations and Safety, and Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation.
Jurisdiction The Subcommittee on Aviation and Space has jurisdiction over technology, engineering, astronautical and aeronautical research and development; national and civil space policy; civil aviation research, development, and demonstration, and aviation safety and protection of consumers. The subcommittee conducts oversight on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the civil aviation and civil space policy functions of the Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce, and National Space Council within the Executive Office of the President.
Members, 119th Congress MajorityMinority Jerry Moran, Kansas, Chair John Thune, South Dakota Ted Budd, North Carolina Eric Schmitt, Missouri Tim Sheehy, Montana Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Tammy Duckworth, Illinois, Ranking Member Jacky Rosen, Nevada John Hickenlooper, Colorado John Fetterman, Pennsylvania Andy Kim, New Jersey Ex officio Ted Cruz, Texas Maria Cantwell, Washington
Historical subcommittee rosters 118th Congress MajorityMinority Tammy Duckworth, Illinois, Chair Kyrsten Sinema, ArizonaSen. Sinema is an independent, but caucuses with the Democrats. Peter Welch, Vermont Jacky Rosen, Nevada John Hickenlooper, Colorado Raphael Warnock, Georgia Jerry Moran, Kansas, Ranking Member Deb Fischer, Nebraska Roger Wicker, Mississippi Dan Sullivan, Alaska Todd Young, Indiana Ex officio Maria Cantwell, Washington Ted Cruz, Texas 117th Congress MajorityMinority Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona, Chair Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Jon Tester, Montana Jacky Rosen, Nevada John Hickenlooper, Colorado Raphael Warnock, Georgia Ted Cruz, Texas, Ranking Member John Thune, South Dakota Roy Blunt, Missouri Jerry Moran, Kansas Mike Lee, Utah Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Ex officio Maria Cantwell, Washington Roger Wicker, Mississippi 116th Congress MajorityMinority Ted Cruz, Texas, Chairman John Thune, South Dakota Roy Blunt, Missouri Jerry Moran, Kansas Cory Gardner, Colorado Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Mike Lee, Utah Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona, Ranking Member Brian Schatz, Hawaii Tom Udall, New Mexico Gary Peters, Michigan Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Jon Tester, Montana Jacky Rosen, Nevada Ex officio Roger Wicker, Mississippi Maria Cantwell, Washington
References
External links Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website, Subcommittee page