United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Standing committee
Active United States House of Representatives 117th Congress
History
Formed	January 3, 1959
Leadership
Chair	Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) Since January 3, 2019
Ranking member	Frank Lucas (R) Since January 3, 2019
Vice chair	Haley Stevens (D) Since January 3, 2021
Structure
Seats	41
Political parties	Majority (22)   Democratic (22) Minority (19)   Republican (19)
Jurisdiction
Oversight authority	NASA, NSF, NIST, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Website
science.house.gov

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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]

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

Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas, Chair Zoe Lofgren, California Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Ami Bera, California Haley Stevens, Michigan, Vice Chair[4] Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey Jamaal Bowman, New York Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico (since June 15, 2021) Brad Sherman, California Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Jerry McNerney, California Paul Tonko, New York Bill Foster, Illinois Donald Norcross, New Jersey Don Beyer, Virginia Charlie Crist, Florida Sean Casten, Illinois Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania Deborah K. Ross, North Carolina Gwen Moore, Wisconsin Dan Kildee, Michigan Susan Wild, Pennsylvania Lizzie Fletcher, Texas

Frank Lucas, Oklahoma, Ranking Member Mo Brooks, Alabama Bill Posey, Florida Randy Weber, Texas Brian Babin, Texas Anthony Gonzalez, Ohio Michael Waltz, Florida Jim Baird, Indiana Pete Sessions, Texas Daniel Webster, Florida Mike Garcia, California Stephanie Bice, Oklahoma Young Kim, California Randy Feenstra, Iowa Jake LaTurner, Kansas Carlos Giménez, Florida Jay Obernolte, California Peter Meijer, Michigan Jake Ellzey, Texas (since August 24, 2021)

Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (Chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R), H.Res. 111 (D), H.Res. 475 (D), H.Res. 602 (R)

Subcommittees[]

There are five subcommittees in the 117th Congress.^[5]

Subcommittee	Chair[6]	Ranking Member[7]
Energy	Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)	Randy Weber (R-TX)
Environment	Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)	Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
Investigations and Oversight	Bill Foster (D-IL)	Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
Research and Technology	Haley Stevens (D-MI)	Michael Waltz (R-FL)
Space and Aeronautics	Don Beyer (D-VA)	Brian Babin (R-TX)

Committee chairs, 1959-present[]

Chairmen since 1959.^[3]

• Overton Brooks (LA), 1959–1961
• George P. Miller (CA), 1961–1973
• Olin E. Teague (TX), 1973–1978
• Don Fuqua (FL), 1979–1987
• Robert A. Roe (NJ), 1987–1991
• George Brown, Jr. (CA), 1991–1995
• Robert Smith Walker (PA), 1995–1997
• Jim Sensenbrenner (WI), 1997–2001
• Sherwood Boehlert (NY), 2001–2007
• Bart Gordon (TN), 2007–2011
• Ralph Hall (TX), 2011–2013
• Lamar S. Smith (TX), 2013–2019
• Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX), 2019–present

Historical membership rosters[]

116th Congress[]

Majority

Minority

Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas, Chair Zoe Lofgren, California Dan Lipinski, Illinois Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Ami Bera, California, Vice Chair Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, Texas Haley Stevens, Michigan Kendra Horn, Oklahoma Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey Brad Sherman, California Steve Cohen, Tennessee Jerry McNerney, California Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Paul Tonko, New York Bill Foster, Illinois Don Beyer, Virginia Charlie Crist, Florida Sean Casten, Illinois Katie Hill, California (until October 27, 2019) Ben McAdams, Utah Jennifer Wexton, Virginia Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania (since November 19, 2019)

Frank Lucas, Oklahoma, Ranking Member Mo Brooks, Alabama Bill Posey, Florida Randy Weber, Texas Brian Babin, Texas Andy Biggs, Arizona Roger Marshall, Kansas Neal Dunn, Florida Ralph Norman, South Carolina Michael Cloud, Texas Troy Balderson, Ohio Pete Olson, Texas Anthony Gonzalez, Ohio Michael Waltz, Florida Jim Baird, Indiana Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico Francis Rooney, Florida (since July 24, 2019) Greg Murphy, North Carolina (since September 26, 2019) Mike Garcia, California (since July 1, 2020) Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin (since July 1, 2020)

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)

Subcommittees

There were five subcommittees in the 116th Congress.^[8]

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Energy	Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)	Randy Weber (R-TX)
Environment	Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)	Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Investigations and Oversight	Bill Foster (D-IL)	Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Research and Technology	Haley Stevens (D-MI)	Jim Baird (R-IN)
Space and Aeronautics	Don Beyer (D-VA)	Brian Babin (R-TX)

115th Congress[]

Majority[9]

Minority[10]

Lamar Smith, Texas, Chair Dana Rohrabacher, California Frank Lucas, Oklahoma, Vice Chair Mo Brooks, Alabama Randy Hultgren, Illinois Bill Posey, Florida Thomas Massie, Kentucky Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma Randy Weber, Texas Steve Knight, California Brian Babin, Texas Barbara Comstock, Virginia Gary Palmer, Alabama Barry Loudermilk, Georgia Ralph Abraham, Louisiana Darin LaHood, Illinois Daniel Webster, Florida Jim Banks, Indiana Andy Biggs, Arizona Roger Marshall, Kansas Neal Dunn, Florida Clay Higgins, Louisiana Ralph Norman, South Carolina

Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren, California Dan Lipinski, Illinois Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Ami Bera, California Elizabeth Esty, Connecticut Marc Veasey, Texas Don Beyer, Virginia, Vice Ranking Member Jacky Rosen, Nevada Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania (from April 17, 2018) Jerry McNerney, California Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Paul Tonko, New York Bill Foster, Illinois Mark Takano, California Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii Charlie Crist, Florida

See also[]

• List of current United States House of Representatives committees

References[]

External links[]

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