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 White House Office of [Science and Technology Policy|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.
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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 5 March 1958, chaired by majority leader John William McCormack, on the advice of National Defense Analyst Eilene Galloway. This select committee drafted the National Aeronautics and Space Act that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. A staff report of the committee, the Space Handbook: Astronautics and its Applications, provided non-technical information about spaceflight to U.S. policy makers.
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 chair 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.

Members, 119th Congress

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Committee leadership

Chairs and ranking members are listed below.

NamePartyStateStartEnd
DemocraticMA19581959
DemocraticLA19591961
DemocraticCA19611973
DemocraticTX19731978
DemocraticFL19791987
DemocraticNJ19871991
DemocraticCA19911995
RepublicanPA19951997
RepublicanWI19972001
RepublicanNY20012007
DemocraticTN20072011
RepublicanTX20112013
RepublicanTX20132019
DemocraticTX20192023
RepublicanOK20232025
RepublicanTX2025present



NamePartyStateStartEnd
RepublicanMA19581967
RepublicanPA19671973
RepublicanOH19731977
RepublicanNY19771981
RepublicanKY19811985
RepublicanNM19851989
RepublicanPA19891995
DemocraticCA19951999
DemocraticTX19992003
DemocraticTN20032007
RepublicanTX20072011
DemocraticTX20112019
RepublicanOK20192023
DemocraticCA2023present


Historical membership rosters

118th Congress

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SubcommitteeChairRanking Member
EnergyBrandon Williams Jamaal Bowman
EnvironmentMax Miller Deborah Ross
Investigations and OversightMike Collins Valerie Foushee
Research and TechnologyJay Obernolte Haley Stevens
Space and AeronauticsBrian Babin Eric Sorensen

117th Congress

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;Subcommittees
SubcommitteeChairRanking Member
EnergyJamaal Bowman Randy Weber
EnvironmentMikie Sherrill Stephanie Bice
Investigations and OversightBill Foster Jay Obernolte
Research and TechnologyHaley Stevens Mike Waltz
Space and AeronauticsDon Beyer Brian Babin

116th Congress

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;Subcommittees
There were five subcommittees in the 116th Congress.
SubcommitteeChairRanking Member
EnergyJamaal Bowman Randy Weber
EnvironmentMikie Sherrill Roger Marshall
Investigations and OversightBill Foster Ralph Norman
Research and TechnologyHaley Stevens Jim Baird
Space and AeronauticsDon Beyer Brian Babin