United States House Science Subcommittee on Space

The Science Subcommittee on Space 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:

• Brian Babin, Texas 2015-present
• Steven Palazzo, Mississippi, 2011–2015
• Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona, 2009-2011
• Mark Udall, Colorado, 2007-2009
• Ken Calvert, California, 2005-2007

Members, 114th Congress

Majority	Minority
Brian Babin, Texas Chairman Dana Rohrabacher, California Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Michael McCaul, Texas Mo Brooks, Alabama Vice Chair Larry Bucshon, Indiana Bill Posey, Florida Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma Bill Johnson, Ohio Steve Knight, California	Donna Edwards, Maryland, Ranking Member Ami Bera, California Zoe Lofgren, California Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Marc Veasey, Texas Don Beyer, Virginia
Ex officio
Lamar S. Smith, Texas	Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas

See also

United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space

External links

• Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, official website
• Republican Subcommittee website
• Democratic Science Subcommittee website