The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate .[1] Maria Cantwell (D-WA) with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) as Ranking Member. The majority office is housed in the Dirksen Senate Office Building , and the minority office is located in the Hart Senate Office Building .[1]
Senate Commerce Committee Standing committee Formed February 4, 1977 Chair Maria Cantwell (D ) Ranking member Ted Cruz (R ) Political parties Majority (14)
Minority (13)
Policy areas Aviation , Coast Guard , Coastal zone management , Common carriers , Communications , Competitiveness , Consumer protection , Highways and highway safety , Inland waterways , Internet , Navigation , Interstate commerce , Marine conservation , Marine fisheries , Merchant Marine , Oceanography , Outer Continental Shelf lands, Panama Canal , Product safety and liability , Rail , Science policy of the United States , Sport , Standards of weights and measures , Tourism , Transportation generally, Weather and climate change Oversight authority Coast Guard , CPSC , CPB , Department of Commerce , Department of Transportation , FAA , FCC , FMCSA , FRA , FMC , FTC , MARAD , NASA , NHTSA , NOAA , NIST , NSF , NTIA , NTSB , PHMSA , STB , TSA , White House Office of Science and Technology Policy House counterpart United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce , House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology , House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation Communications, Media, and Broadband Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing Space and Science Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion 512 Dirksen Senate Building https://www.commerce.senate.gov/
Charles Bolden , nominee for Administrator of NASA , center, and Lori Garver , right, nominee for deputy administrator of NASA, testify at their confirmation hearing before the Committee in 2009.History The committee has its roots in the Committee on Commerce and Manufacturers , which served as a standing committee in the early-1800s. This committee was split in two in the 1820s and remained in this configuration until the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 . Under the LRA, the number of standing committees was dramatically decreased to increase congressional efficiency and increase institutional strength. As a result, the Committee on Commerce , the Committee on Manufactures , the Committee on Interstate Commerce , and the Committee on Interoceanic Canals were combined into the United States Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce . In 1977, as a part of widespread committee reorganization, the committee was renamed the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and given additional oversight jurisdiction over nonmilitary aeronautical and space sciences, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The original progenitors of this committee were:
Jurisdiction In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
"Coast Guard ; Coastal zone management ;Communications ;Highway safety ;Inland waterways, except construction ;Interstate commerce ;Marine and ocean navigation , safety , and transportation , including navigational aspects of deepwater ports ;Marine fisheries ;Merchant marine and navigation ;Nonmilitary aeronautical and space sciences ; Oceans , weather , and atmospheric activities ;Panama Canal and interoceanic canals generally, except as provided in subparagraph (c);Regulation of consumer products and services , including testing related to toxic substances, other than pesticides, and except for credit, financial services, and housing; Regulation of interstate common carriers , including railroads , buses , trucks , vessels , pipelines , and civil aviation ; Science, engineering, and technology research and development and policy ;Sports ;Standards and measurement ;Transportation ; and,Transportation and commerce aspects of Outer Continental Shelf lands."[2] The Senate Commerce Committee is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, all matters relating to science and technology, oceans policy, transportation, communications, and consumer affairs, and report thereon from time to time."[3]
Members, 118th Congress Majority[4] Minority[5] Maria Cantwell , Washington, Chair Amy Klobuchar , MinnesotaBrian Schatz , HawaiiEd Markey , MassachusettsGary Peters , MichiganTammy Baldwin , WisconsinTammy Duckworth , IllinoisJon Tester , MontanaKyrsten Sinema , Arizona[a] Jacky Rosen , NevadaBen Ray Luján , New MexicoJohn Hickenlooper , ColoradoRaphael Warnock , GeorgiaPeter Welch , VermontTed Cruz , Texas, Ranking Member John Thune , South DakotaRoger Wicker , MississippiDeb Fischer , NebraskaJerry Moran , KansasDan Sullivan , AlaskaMarsha Blackburn , TennesseeTodd Young , IndianaRick Scott , Florida (until February 2, 2023)[6] Ted Budd , North CarolinaEric Schmitt , MissouriJ. D. Vance , OhioShelley Moore Capito , West VirginiaCynthia Lummis , Wyoming
Subcommittees Chairs The committee, under its various names, has been chaired by the following senators:[7]
Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, 1816–1825 Committee on Commerce, 1825–1947 Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 1947–1961 Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 1958–1977 Committee on Commerce, 1961–1977 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 1977–present Historical committee rosters 117th Congress Majority Minority Maria Cantwell , Washington, Chair Amy Klobuchar , MinnesotaRichard Blumenthal , ConnecticutBrian Schatz , HawaiiEd Markey , MassachusettsGary Peters , MichiganTammy Baldwin , WisconsinTammy Duckworth , IllinoisJon Tester , MontanaKyrsten Sinema , ArizonaJacky Rosen , NevadaBen Ray Luján , New MexicoJohn Hickenlooper , ColoradoRaphael Warnock , GeorgiaRoger Wicker , Mississippi, Ranking Member John Thune , South DakotaRoy Blunt , MissouriTed Cruz , TexasDeb Fischer , NebraskaJerry Moran , KansasDan Sullivan , AlaskaMarsha Blackburn , TennesseeMike Lee , UtahRon Johnson , WisconsinShelley Moore Capito , West VirginiaTodd Young , IndianaRick Scott , FloridaCynthia Lummis , Wyoming
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116th Congress Majority Minority Roger Wicker , Mississippi, Chair John Thune , South DakotaRoy Blunt , MissouriTed Cruz , TexasDeb Fischer , NebraskaJerry Moran , KansasDan Sullivan , AlaskaMike Lee , UtahRon Johnson , WisconsinShelley Moore Capito , West VirginiaCory Gardner , ColoradoTodd Young , IndianaRick Scott , FloridaMarsha Blackburn , TennesseeMaria Cantwell , Washington, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar , MinnesotaRichard Blumenthal , ConnecticutBrian Schatz , HawaiiEd Markey , MassachusettsTom Udall , New MexicoGary Peters , MichiganTammy Baldwin , WisconsinTammy Duckworth , IllinoisJon Tester , MontanaKyrsten Sinema , ArizonaJacky Rosen , Nevada
Subcommittees 115th Congress Majority Minority John Thune , South Dakota, Chair Roger Wicker , MississippiRoy Blunt , MissouriTed Cruz , TexasDeb Fischer , NebraskaJerry Moran , KansasDan Sullivan , AlaskaDean Heller , NevadaJim Inhofe , OklahomaMike Lee , UtahRon Johnson , WisconsinShelley Moore Capito , West VirginiaCory Gardner , ColoradoTodd Young , IndianaBill Nelson , Florida, Ranking Member Maria Cantwell , WashingtonAmy Klobuchar , MinnesotaRichard Blumenthal , ConnecticutBrian Schatz , HawaiiEd Markey , MassachusettsTom Udall , New MexicoGary Peters , MichiganTammy Baldwin , WisconsinTammy Duckworth , IllinoisMaggie Hassan , New HampshireCatherine Cortez Masto , NevadaJon Tester , Montana
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