United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate.[1] Besides having broad jurisdiction over all matters concerning interstate commerce, science and technology policy, and transportation, the Senate Commerce Committee is one of the largest of the Senate's standing committees, with 28 members in the 117th Congress. The Commerce Committee has six subcommittees. It is chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) 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]
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:
- United States Senate Committee on Commerce and Manufactures (1816–1825)
- United States Senate Committee on Commerce (1825–1946, 1961–1977)
- United States Senate Committee on Manufactures (1825–1855, 1864–1946)
- United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce (1885–1946)
- United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals (1899–1946)
- United States Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (1946–1961)
- United States Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (1958–1977)
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, 119th Congress
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Subcommittees
| Subcommittee[6] | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| Aviation, Space, and Innovation | Jerry Moran (R-KS) | Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) |
| Telecommunications and Media | Deb Fischer (R-NE) | Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) |
| Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy | Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) | John Hickenlooper (D-CO) |
| Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries | Dan Sullivan (R-AK) | Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) |
| Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness | Ted Budd (R-NC) | Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) |
| Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety | Todd Young (R-IN) | Gary Peters (D-MI) |
Chairs
The committee, under its various names, has been chaired by the following senators:[7]
Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, 1816–1825
| Chair | Party | State | Years | |
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| Template:Party color cell | William Hunter | Federalist | Rhode Island | 1816–1817 |
| Template:Party color cell | Nathan Sanford | Republican | New York | 1817–1820 |
| Template:Party color cell | Mahlon Dickerson | Republican/Crawford Republican | New Jersey | 1820–1825 |
Committee on Commerce, 1825–1947
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 1947–1961
| Chair | Party | State | Years | |
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| Template:Party color cell | Wallace H. White, Jr. | Republican | Maine | 1947–1949 |
| Template:Party color cell | Edwin C. Johnson | Democratic | Colorado | 1949–1953 |
| Template:Party color cell | Charles W. Tobey | Republican | New Hampshire | 1953 |
| Template:Party color cell | John W. Bricker | Republican | Ohio | 1953–1955 |
| Template:Party color cell | Warren Magnuson | Democratic | Washington | 1955–1961 |
Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 1958–1977
| Chair | Party | State | Years | |
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| Template:Party color cell | Lyndon B. Johnson | Democratic | Texas | 1958–1961 |
| Template:Party color cell | Robert S. Kerr | Democratic | Oklahoma | 1961–1963 |
| Template:Party color cell | Clinton P. Anderson | Democratic | New Mexico | 1963–1973 |
| Template:Party color cell | Frank E. Moss | Democratic | Utah | 1973–1977 |
| Template:Party color cell | Wendell H. Ford | Democratic | Kentucky | Jan. 10–Feb. 11, 1977 |
Committee on Commerce, 1961–1977
| Chair | Party | State | Years | |
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| Template:Party color cell | Warren Magnuson | Democratic | Washington | 1961–1977 |
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 1977–present
Historical committee rosters
118th Congress
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- Subcommittees
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation | Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) | Jerry Moran (R-KS) |
| Communications, Media and Broadband | Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) | John Thune (R-SD) |
| Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security | John Hickenlooper (D-CO) | Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) |
| Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing | Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) | Dan Sullivan (R-AK) |
| Space and Science | Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) | Eric Schmitt (R-MO) |
| Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports | Gary Peters (D-MI) | Todd Young (R-IN) |
| Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion | Jacky Rosen (D-NV) | Ted Budd (R-NC) |
117th Congress
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- Subcommittees
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation | Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) | Ted Cruz (R-TX) |
| Communications, Media and Broadband | Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) | John Thune (R-SD) |
| Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security | Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) | Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) |
| Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing | Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) | Dan Sullivan (R-AK) |
| Space and Science | John Hickenlooper (D-CO) | Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) |
| Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports | Gary Peters (D-MI) | Deb Fischer (R-NE) |
| Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion | Jacky Rosen (D-NV) | Rick Scott (R-FL) |
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116th Congress
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- Subcommittees
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| Aviation and Space | Ted Cruz (R-TX) | Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) |
| Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet | John Thune (R-SD) | Brian Schatz (D-HI) |
| Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection | Jerry Moran (R-KS) | Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) |
| Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather | Cory Gardner (R-CO) | Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) |
| Security | Dan Sullivan (R-AK) | Ed Markey (D-MA) |
| Transportation and Safety | Deb Fischer (R-NE) | Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) |
115th Congress
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Notes
References
External links
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation website (Archive)
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
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