The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety is a subcommittee within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. It was renamed from the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports at the beginning of the 119th United States Congress. It was known in previous Congresses as the Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety.
Jurisdiction The Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety has jurisdiction over interstate transportation policy issues. In addition to the committee's broad oversight of the Department of Transportation, the subcommittee has oversight over the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Surface Transportation Board. The subcommittee focuses on safety and infrastructure development related to both freight and passenger rail, including Amtrak.
Members, 119th Congress
MajorityMinority Todd Young, Indiana, Chair John Thune, South Dakota Roger Wicker, Mississippi Deb Fischer, Nebraska Dan Sullivan, Alaska Eric Schmitt, Missouri Bernie Moreno, Ohio Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Gary Peters, Michigan, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico Andy Kim, New Jersey Ex officio Ted Cruz, Texas Maria Cantwell, Washington
Historical subcommittee rosters 118th Congress MajorityMinority Gary Peters, Michigan, Chair Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Raphael Warnock, Georgia Peter Welch, Vermont Todd Young, Indiana, Ranking Member John Thune, South Dakota Roger Wicker, Mississippi Deb Fischer, Nebraska Eric Schmitt, Missouri Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Ted Budd, North Carolina Ex officio Maria Cantwell, Washington Ted Cruz, Texas 117th Congress
MajorityMinority Gary Peters, Michigan, Chair Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Jon Tester, Montana Raphael Warnock, Georgia Deb Fischer, Nebraska, Ranking Member John Thune, South Dakota Roy Blunt, Missouri Dan Sullivan, Alaska Todd Young, Indiana Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Rick Scott, Florida Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming Ex officio Maria Cantwell, Washington Roger Wicker, Mississippi 116th Congress
MajorityMinority Deb Fischer, Nebraska, Chair John Thune, South Dakota Roy Blunt, Missouri Jerry Moran, Kansas Cory Gardner, Colorado Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Todd Young, Indiana Rick Scott, Florida Tammy Duckworth, Illinois, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Ed Markey, Massachusetts Tom Udall, New Mexico Gary Peters, Michigan Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Ex officio Roger Wicker, Mississippi Maria Cantwell, Washington
References
External links Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website, Subcommittee page