United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

The Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is one of six subcommittees of the United States House Committee on Science and Technology.

Jurisdiction

The subcommittee has legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to astronautical and aeronautical research and development including:

• national space policy, including access to space;
• sub-orbital access and applications;
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its contractor and government-operated laboratories;
• space commercialization, including the commercial space activities relating to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce;
• exploration and use of outer space;
• international space cooperation;
• National Space Council;
• space applications, space communications and related matters;
• Earth remote sensing policy;
• civil aviation research, development, and demonstration;
• research, development, and demonstration programs of the Federal Aviation Administration; and
• space law.

History

Chairs of the subcommittee:

• Kendra Horn (D), Oklahoma, 2019-present
• Brian Babin (R), Texas 2015-2019
• Steven Palazzo (R), Mississippi, 2011–2015
• Gabrielle Giffords (D), Arizona, 2009-2011
• Mark Udall (D), Colorado, 2007-2009
• Ken Calvert (R), California, 2005-2007
• Dana Rohrabacher (R), California, 1997-2005

Members, 116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Kendra Horn, Oklahoma, Chair Zoe Lofgren, California Ami Bera, California Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Don Beyer, Virginia Charlie Crist, Florida Katie Hill, California Jennifer Wexton, Virginia	Brian Babin, Texas, Ranking Member Mo Brooks, Alabama Bill Posey, Florida Pete Olson, Texas Michael Waltz, Florida
Ex officio
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas	Frank Lucas, Oklahoma

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Brian Babin, Texas Chairman Mo Brooks, Alabama Vice Chair Dana Rohrabacher, California Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Bill Posey, Florida Steve Knight, California Barbara Comstock, Virginia Ralph Abraham, Louisiana Daniel Webster, Florida Jim Banks, Indiana Andy Biggs, Arizona Neal Dunn, Florida Clay Higgins, Louisiana	Ami Bera, California, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren, California Don Beyer, Virginia Marc Veasey, Texas Daniel Lipinski, Illinois Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Charlie Crist, Florida Bill Foster, Illinois Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania
Ex officio
Lamar S. Smith, Texas	Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas

See also

United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space

External links

• [1], official website
• Republican Subcommittee website
• Democratic Science Subcommittee website