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]

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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 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.[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.

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.[3]


Members, 117th Congress
Majority Minority

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

Historical membership rosters

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)

115th Congress
Majority[4] Minority[5]

Subcommittees

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

Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member
Energy Conor Lamb (D-PA)[7] until Jan 9, 2020; Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)[8] Randy Weber (R-TX)
Environment Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)[9] until Jan 9, 2020; Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)[10] Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Investigations and Oversight Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)[11] until Jan 9, 2020; Bill Foster (D-IL)[12] Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Research and Technology Haley Stevens (D-MI)[13] Jim Baird (R-IN)
Space and Aeronautics Kendra Horn (D-OK)[14] Brian Babin (R-TX)

Committee chairs, 1959-present

Chairmen since 1959.[3]

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. H.Res. 6, H.Res. 51
  5. H.Res. 7, H.Res. 45, H.Res. 52, H.Res. 95
  6. "House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittees". House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  7. "LAMB ELECTED CHAIR OF ENERGY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE SCIENCE, SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE FOR 116TH CONGRESS". Congressman Conor Lamb. January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  8. Cruz, Rocio (January 9, 2020). "Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher To Chair House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy". Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  9. "Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher to Serve as Chair of Subcommittee on Environment". Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. February 1, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  10. "Rep. Sherrill Named Environment Subcommittee Chair". Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  11. "House Science Committee Names Congresswoman Sherrill Chair of the Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee". Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill. January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  12. "Foster Named Chairman of House Science Committee's Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee". Congressman Bill Foster. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  13. "Rep. Stevens Elected Chairwoman of Research & Technology Subcommittee of the House Science, Space & Technology Committee". Congresswoman Haley Stevens. January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  14. Bitterman, Abby (February 2, 2019). "Rep. Horn to chair space and aeronautics subcommittee". Nondoc. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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