The Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness is a subcommittee within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. It was renamed from the Subcommittee on Space and Science at the beginning of the 119th United States Congress. Prior to the 111th Congress it was named the Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences.
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.Science and Space, United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space
Members, 119th Congress MajorityMinority Ted Budd, North Carolina, Chair Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Todd Young, Indiana Eric Schmitt, Missouri Bernie Moreno, Ohio Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin, Ranking Member Gary Peters, Michigan Jacky Rosen, Nevada John Hickenlooper, Colorado Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware Ex officio Ted Cruz, Texas Maria Cantwell, Washington
Historical subcommittee rosters 118th Congress MajorityMinority Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona, ChairSen. Sinema is an independent, but caucuses with the Democrats. Ed Markey, Massachusetts Gary Peters, Michigan Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico Raphael Warnock, Georgia Eric Schmitt, Missouri, Ranking Member Deb Fischer, Nebraska Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming Ex officio Maria Cantwell, Washington Ted Cruz, Texas 117th Congress MajorityMinority 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
115th Congress
MajorityMinority 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
References
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