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. Specifically, the committee has partial or complete jurisdiction over the following federal agencies: NASA, the Department of Energy, EPA, ATSDR, NSF, FAA, NOAA, National Institute of Standards and Technology, FEMA, the U.S. Fire Administration, and United States Geological Survey.

History 1
Members 2
- 113th Congress 2.1
- 112th Congress 2.2
- 111th Congress 2.3
Subcommittees 3
Committee chairmen, 1959-present 4
References 5
See also 6
External links 7

History

In the wake of the Soviet Sputnik program in the late 1950s, Congress created the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration in 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.^[1]

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.

In the 112th Congress, 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.^[2]

Members

113th Congress

Majority	Minority
Lamar S. Smith, Texas, Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin Ralph Hall, Texas Chairman emeritus Dana Rohrabacher, California, Vice Chairman Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Randy Neugebauer, Texas Michael McCaul, Texas Paul Broun, Georgia Steven Palazzo, Mississippi Mo Brooks, Alabama Randy Hultgren, Illinois Larry Bucshon, Indiana Steve Stockman, Texas Bill Posey, Florida Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming David Schweikert, Arizona Thomas Massie, Kentucky Kevin Cramer, North Dakota Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma Randy Weber, Texas Chris Collins, New York Bill Johnson, Ohio	Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren, California Dan Lipinski, Illinois Donna Edwards, Maryland Frederica Wilson, Florida Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Eric Swalwell, California Dan Maffei, New York Alan Grayson, Florida Joseph Kennedy III, Massachusetts Scott Peters, California Derek Kilmer, Washington Ami Bera, California Elizabeth Esty, Connecticut Marc Veasey, Texas Julia Brownley, California Robin Kelly, Illinois Katherine Clark, Massachusetts

Sources: H.Res. 6 (Chairs), H.Res. 7 (D), H.Res. 17 (R) and H.Res. 22 (D).

112th Congress

Majority	Minority
Ralph Hall, Texas, Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin, Vice Chairman Lamar S. Smith, Texas Dana Rohrabacher, California Roscoe Bartlett, Maryland Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Judy Biggert, Illinois Todd Akin, Missouri Randy Neugebauer, Texas Michael McCaul, Texas Paul Broun, Georgia Sandy Adams, Florida Ben Quayle, Arizona Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee Scott Rigell, Virginia Steven Palazzo, Mississippi Mo Brooks, Alabama Andy Harris, Maryland Randy Hultgren, Illinois Chip Cravaack, Minnesota Larry Bucshon, Indiana Dan Benishek, Michigan Vacancy	Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas, Ranking Member Jerry Costello, Illinois Lynn Woolsey, California Zoe Lofgren, California Brad Miller, North Carolina Dan Lipinski, Illinois Donna Edwards, Maryland Ben R. Luján, New Mexico Paul Tonko, New York Jerry McNerney, California Terri Sewell, Alabama Frederica Wilson, Florida Hansen Clarke, Michigan Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon David Curson, Michigan^[3] 2 Vacancies

Source:

Resolutions electing Republican members (H.Res. 6, H.Res. 37)
Resolutions electing Democratic members (H.Res. 7, H.Res. 39)

111th Congress

Majority	Minority
Bart Gordon, Tennessee, Chairman Jerry Costello, Illinois Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas Lynn Woolsey, California David Wu, Oregon Brian Baird, Washington Brad Miller, North Carolina Dan Lipinski, Illinois Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Donna Edwards, Maryland Marcia Fudge, Ohio Ben R. Luján, New Mexico Paul Tonko, New York John Garamendi, California Steve Rothman, New Jersey Jim Matheson, Utah Lincoln Davis, Tennessee Ben Chandler, Kentucky Russ Carnahan, Missouri Baron Hill, Indiana Harry Mitchell, Arizona Charlie Wilson, Ohio Kathy Dahlkemper, Pennsylvania Alan Grayson, Florida Suzanne Kosmas, Florida Gary Peters, Michigan	Ralph Hall, Texas, Ranking Member Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin Lamar S. Smith, Texas Dana Rohrabacher, California Roscoe Bartlett, Maryland Vern Ehlers, Michigan Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Judy Biggert, Illinois Todd Akin, Missouri Randy Neugebauer, Texas Bob Inglis, South Carolina Michael McCaul, Texas Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida Brian Bilbray, California Paul Broun, Georgia Pete Olson, Texas

Sources:

H.Res. 38, electing minority members to standing committees
H.Res. 74, electing majority members to standing committees
H.Res. 921, electing majority members to standing committees

Subcommittees

There are five subcommittees in the 113th Congress.

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Energy	Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)	Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
Environment	Chris Stewart (R-UT)	Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Oversight	Paul Broun (R-GA)	Dan Maffei (D-NY)
Research and Technology	Larry Bucshon (R-IN)	Dan Lipinski (D-IL)
Space	Steven Palazzo (R-MS)	Donna Edwards (D-MD)

Committee chairmen, 1959-present

Chairmen since 1959.^[4]

Overton Brooks, 1959–1961
George P. Miller, 1961–1973
Olin E. Teague, 1973–1978
Don Fuqua, 1979–1987
Robert A. Roe, 1987–1991
George Brown, Jr., 1991–1995
Robert S. Walker, 1995–1997
Jim Sensenbrenner, 1997–2001
Sherwood Boehlert, 2001–2007
Bart Gordon, 2007–2011
Ralph Hall, 2011–2013
Lamar Smith, 2013–present

References

^ "Space Handbook: Astronautics and its Applications". NASA.
^ "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY" (PDF). United States Government. November 7, 2007.
^ H.Res. 822, November 29, 2012
^ Ibid.

External links

Official web site
Republican Science Committee website
Democratic Science Committee website
A History of the Committee on Science and Technology: 85th-110th Congresses 1958-2008

Current United States congressional committees

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Joint (list)	(Conference) Economic Inaugural Ceremonies (Special) Library Printing Taxation

Defunct committees

Chairmen of the United States House Committee on Science and Technology

Brooks Miller Teague Fuqua Roe Brown Walker Sensenbrenner Boehlert Gordon Hall Smith

United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology