United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It has jurisdiction over non-defense federal scientific research and development. More specifically, the committee has complete jurisdiction over the following federal agencies: NASA, NSF, NIST, and the OSTP. The committee also has authority over R&D activities at the Department of Energy, the EPA, FAA, NOAA, the DOT, the NWS, the DHS and the U.S. Fire Administration.[1]

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Standing committee
Active

United States House of Representatives
118th Congress
History
FormedJanuary 3, 1959
Leadership
ChairFrank Lucas (R)
Since January 9, 2023
Ranking memberZoe Lofgren (D)
Since January 3, 2023
Vice chairVacant
Structure
Seats40
Political partiesMajority (22)
  •   Republican (22)
Minority (18)
Jurisdiction
Oversight authorityNASA, NSF, NIST, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Website
science.house.gov
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    History

    In the wake of the Soviet Sputnik program in the late 1950s, Congress created the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration on 05 March 1958, chaired by majority leader John William McCormack. This select committee drafted the National Aeronautics and Space Act that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). A staff report of the committee, the Space Handbook: Astronautics and its Applications, provided non-technical information about spaceflight to U.S. policy makers.[2]

    The committee also chartered the permanent House Committee on Science and Astronautics, which officially began on January 3, 1959, and was the first new standing committee established in the House since 1946. The name was changed in 1974 to the House Committee on Science and Technology. The name was changed again in 1987 to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. After the Republican Party gained a majority in Congress in 1994, the name of the committee was changed to the House Committee on Science. With the return of control to the Democrats in 2007, the committee's name was changed back to the House Committee on Science and Technology.

    During the 112th Congress, which was in session from 2011-2013, Committee Chairman Ralph Hall added "Space" back into the committee's name: "The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology" – a nod to the committee's history, broad jurisdiction, and the importance of space exploration in maintaining American innovation and competitiveness.[3]

    Members, 118th Congress
    Majority Minority

    Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (Chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 80 (R), H.Res. 87 (D), H.Res. 164 (D), H.Res. 179 (R), H.Res. 205 (D)

    Subcommittees
    Subcommittee Chair[4] Ranking Member[5]
    Energy Brandon Williams (R-NY) Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
    Environment Max Miller (R-OH) Deborah Ross (D-NC)
    Investigations and Oversight Mike Collins (R-GA) Valerie Foushee (D-NC)
    Research and Technology Jay Obernolte (R-CA) Haley Stevens (D-MI)
    Space and Aeronautics Brian Babin (R-TX) Eric Sorensen (D-IL)

    Committee chairs, 1959–present

    Chairmen since 1959[3]

    Historical membership rosters

    117th Congress
    Majority Minority

    Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (Chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R), H.Res. 111 (D), H.Res. 475 (D), H.Res. 602 (R), H.Res. 826 (R)

    Subcommittees
    Subcommittee Chair[7] Ranking Member[8]
    Energy Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) Randy Weber (R-TX)
    Environment Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
    Investigations and Oversight Bill Foster (D-IL) Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
    Research and Technology Haley Stevens (D-MI) Michael Waltz (R-FL)
    Space and Aeronautics Don Beyer (D-VA) Brian Babin (R-TX)

    116th Congress
    Majority Minority

    Sources: H.Res. 24 (Chair), H.Res. 25 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 67 (D), H.Res. 68 (R), H.Res. 73 (D), H.Res. 264 (R), H.Res. 516 (R), H.Res. 596 (R), H.Res. 712 (D), H.Res. 1037 (R)

    Subcommittees

    There were five subcommittees in the 116th Congress.[6]

    Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member
    Energy Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) Randy Weber (R-TX)
    Environment Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) Roger Marshall (R-KS)
    Investigations and Oversight Bill Foster (D-IL) Ralph Norman (R-SC)
    Research and Technology Haley Stevens (D-MI) Jim Baird (R-IN)
    Space and Aeronautics Don Beyer (D-VA) Brian Babin (R-TX)

    115th Congress
    Majority[9] Minority[10]

    See also

    References
    1. "History and Jurisdiction". House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
    2. "Space Handbook: Astronautics and its Applications". NASA.
    3. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY" (PDF). United States Government. November 7, 2007.
    4. "Lucas Announces Subcommittee Rosters and Leadership". House Committee on Science Space & Tech - Republicans. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
    5. "Ranking Member Lofgren Announces Organization of Science Committee Democrats | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology". democrats-science.house.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
    6. "House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittees". House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
    7. HOUSE SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS ORGANIZES FOR THE 117TH CONGRESS
    8. Lucas Announces Republican Science Committee Leaders
    9. H.Res. 6, H.Res. 51
    10. H.Res. 7, H.Res. 45, H.Res. 52, H.Res. 95
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