United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard is one of the seven subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

Members, 114th Congress

Majority	Minority
Marco Rubio, Florida, Chair Roger Wicker, Mississippi Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Ted Cruz, Texas Dan Sullivan, Alaska Ron Johnson, Wisconsin	Cory Booker, New Jersey, Ranking Member Gary Peters, Michigan Maria Cantwell, Washington Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts
Ex officio
John Thune, South Dakota	Bill Nelson, Florida

Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard is responsible for legislation and oversight of matters that impact our oceans, coasts, and climate, including: coastal zone management; marine fisheries and marine mammals; oceans, weather and atmospheric activities; marine and ocean navigation; ocean policy and NOAA. The Subcommittee is responsible for overseeing the Coast Guard, which includes the safe and secure operations of vessels entering the United States or transiting through the USA's Exclusive Economic Zone and the enforcement of maritime laws to support maritime commerce and protect marine living resources.

External links

• Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website, Subcommittee page