United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

{{Short description|Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives}} {{Use American English|date=May 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox U.S. congressional committee |name = House Science, Space, and Technology Committee |type = standing |chamber = house |congress = 119th |status = active |formed = January 3, 1959 |chair = Brian Babin |chair_party = R |chair_since = January 13, 2025 |ranking_member = Zoe Lofgren |rm_party = D |rm_since = January 3, 2023 |seats = 40 |majority1 = R |majority1_seats = 22 |minority1 = D |minority1_seats = 18 |policy_areas = |oversight = NASA, NSF, NIST, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy |counterpart = |subcommittees = |meeting_place = |meeting_image = |meeting_img_size = |website = {{URL|science.house.gov}} (Republican)<br>{{URL|democrats-science.house.gov}} (Democratic) }} {{United States House of Representatives}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://science.house.gov/about/history-and-jurisdiction|title=History and Jurisdiction|publisher=House Committee on Science, Space and Technology|access-date=January 20, 2019|archive-date=July 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714214158/https://science.house.gov/about/history-and-jurisdiction|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== 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 (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.<ref name=nasa/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://spacenews.com/dr-eilene-galloway-the-grand-matriarch-of-space-law-passes-away/|title=Dr. Eilene Galloway The Grand Matriarch of Space Law Passes Away|work=SpaceNews|date=May 4, 2009|access-date=January 20, 2026}}</ref>

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.<ref name=history/>

== Members, 119th Congress == {|class=wikitable !Majority !Minority |- |{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top | *Brian Babin, Texas, ''Chair'' *Randy Weber, Texas *Jim Baird, Indiana *Daniel Webster, Florida *Jay Obernolte, California *Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee *Darrell Issa, California *Claudia Tenney, New York *Scott Franklin, Florida *Max Miller, Ohio *Rich McCormick, Georgia *Vince Fong, California *David Rouzer, North Carolina *Keith Self, Texas *Pat Harrigan, North Carolina *Sheri Biggs, South Carolina *Jeff Hurd, Colorado *Mike Haridopolos, Florida *Mike Kennedy, Utah *Nick Begich III, Alaska *Matt Van Epps, Tennessee (from December 11, 2025) |{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top | *Zoe Lofgren, California, ''Ranking Member'' *Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon *Haley Stevens, Michigan *Deborah Ross, North Carolina *Andrea Salinas, Oregon *Valerie Foushee, North Carolina *Emilia Sykes, Ohio *Maxwell Frost, Florida *Gabe Amo, Rhode Island *Suhas Subramanyam, Virginia *Luz Rivas, California *Sylvester Turner, Texas (until March 5, 2025) *Sarah McBride, Delaware *Laura Gillen, New York *George T. Whitesides, California, ''Vice Ranking Member'' *Laura Friedman, California *April McClain Delaney, Maryland *Josh Riley, New York *Christian Menefee, Texas (from February 10, 2026) *Bill Foster, Illinois (from May 20, 2025) |}

Resolutions electing members: {{USBill|119|HRes|13}} (Chair), {{USBill|119|HRes|14}} (Ranking Member), {{USBill|119|HRes|42}} (R), {{USBill|119|HRes|44}} (D), {{USBill|119|HRes|430}} (Foster), {{USBill|119|HRes|940}} (Van Epps), {{USBill|119|HRes|1048}} (Menefee)

== Subcommittees == {|class="wikitable" !Subcommittee !Chair<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 30, 2025|title=Chairman Babin Announces SST Subcommittee Rosters and Leadership|url=https://science.house.gov/press-releases?ID=E63F5ECD-66C8-4B1F-96FB-AEC47A00143E|website=House Committee on Science Space & Technology|language=en}}</ref> !Ranking Member<ref>{{cite web|url=https://democrats-science.house.gov/news/press-releases/science-committee-democrats-organize-and-announce-subcommittee-ranking-members|title=Science Committee Democrats Organize and Announce Subcommittee Ranking Members|date=February 5, 2025|work=U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, & Technology}}</ref> |- |Energy |Randy Weber (R-TX) |Deborah Ross (D-NC) |- |Environment |Scott Franklin (R-FL) |Gabe Amo (D-RI) |- |Investigations and Oversight |Rich McCormick (R-GA) |Emilia Sykes (D-OH) |- |Research and Technology |Jay Obernolte (R-CA) |Haley Stevens (D-MI) |- |Space and Aeronautics |Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) |Valerie Foushee (D-NC) |}

== Committee leadership == Chairs and ranking members are listed below.<ref>{{Cite web| title=A History of the Committee on Science and Technology | url=https://republicans-science.house.gov/_cache/files/b/1/b164acf0-738a-490a-8c00-c9b7d827a16d/B71FF8AB1BBC8AA32BA1B49357DFEEB3B497BEFF49413C5BEF95A8CC24D6E196.committee-history-50years.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303222015/https://republicans-science.house.gov/_cache/files/b/1/b164acf0-738a-490a-8c00-c9b7d827a16d/B71FF8AB1BBC8AA32BA1B49357DFEEB3B497BEFF49413C5BEF95A8CC24D6E196.committee-history-50years.pdf | archive-date=2025-03-03}}</ref><ref name=history/><ref>{{cite web | title=Toward the endless frontier : History of the Committee on Science and Technology, 1959-79 | date=1980 | url=https://archive.org/details/towardendlessfro00hech/page/1034/mode/2up }}</ref>

==Historical membership rosters==

===118th Congress=== {|class=wikitable !Majority !Minority |- |{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top | *Frank Lucas, Oklahoma, ''Chair'' *Bill Posey, Florida *Randy Weber, Texas *Brian Babin, Texas *Jim Baird, Indiana *Daniel Webster, Florida *Mike Garcia, California *Stephanie Bice, Oklahoma *Jay Obernolte, California *Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee *Darrell Issa, California *Rick Crawford, Arkansas *Claudia Tenney, New York *Ryan Zinke, Montana *Scott Franklin, Florida *Dale Strong, Alabama *Max Miller, Ohio *Rich McCormick, Georgia *Mike Collins, Georgia *Brandon Williams, New York *Thomas Kean Jr., New Jersey *Greg Lopez, Colorado (from July 8, 2024) *Vince Fong, California (from June 3, 2024) |{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top | *Zoe Lofgren, California, ''Ranking Member'' *Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon *Haley Stevens, Michigan *Jamaal Bowman, New York *Deborah Ross, North Carolina *Eric Sorensen, Illinois *Andrea Salinas, Oregon *Valerie Foushee, North Carolina *Kevin Mullin, California *Jeff Jackson, North Carolina *Emilia Sykes, Ohio *Maxwell Frost, Florida *Yadira Caraveo, Colorado *Summer Lee, Pennsylvania *Jennifer McClellan, Virginia *Gabe Amo, Rhode Island (from December 13, 2023) *Ted Lieu, California *Sean Casten, Illinois *Paul Tonko, New York |}

Resolutions electing members: {{USBill|118|HRes|14}} (Chair), {{USBill|118|HRes|15}} (Ranking Member), {{USBill|118|HRes|80}} (R), {{USBill|118|HRes|87}} (D), {{USBill|118|HRes|164}} (D), {{USBill|118|HRes|179}} (R), {{USBill|118|HRes|205}} (D), {{USBill|118|HRes|931}} (D)

;Subcommittees {|class="wikitable" !Subcommittee !Chair<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=Lucas Announces Subcommittee Rosters and Leadership |url=https://science.house.gov/2023/2/lucas-announces-subcommittee-rosters-and-leadership |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=House Committee on Science Space & Tech - Republicans |language=en}}</ref> !Ranking Member<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranking Member Lofgren Announces Organization of Science Committee Democrats {{!}} House Committee on Science, Space and Technology |url=https://democrats-science.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-lofgren-announces-organization-of-science-committee-democrats |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=democrats-science.house.gov |language=en}}</ref> |- |Energy |Brandon Williams (R-NY) |Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) |- |Environment |Max Miller (R-OH) |Deborah Ross (D-NC) |- |Investigations and Oversight |Mike Collins (R-GA) |Valerie Foushee (D-NC) |- |Research and Technology |Jay Obernolte (R-CA) |Haley Stevens (D-MI) |- |Space and Aeronautics |Brian Babin (R-TX) |Eric Sorensen (D-IL) |}

===117th Congress=== {|class=wikitable !Majority !Minority |- |{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top | *Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas, ''Chair'' *Zoe Lofgren, California *Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon *Ami Bera, California *Haley Stevens, Michigan, ''Vice Chair''<ref name="subcommittees">{{Cite web|title=House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittees|url=https://science.house.gov/subcommittees|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 26, 2021|website=House Committee on Science, Space and Technology}}</ref> *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 |{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top | *Frank Lucas, Oklahoma, ''Ranking Member'' *Mo Brooks, Alabama *Bill Posey, Florida *Randy Weber, Texas *Brian Babin, Texas *Anthony Gonzalez, Ohio *Mike 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) *Mike Carey, Ohio (since December 1, 2021) |}

Resolutions electing members: {{USBill|117|HRes|9}} (Chair), {{USBill|117|HRes|10}} (Ranking Member), {{USBill|117|HRes|62}} (D), {{USBill|117|HRes|63}} (R), {{USBill|117|HRes|111}} (D), {{USBill|117|HRes|475}} (D), {{USBill|117|HRes|602}} (R), {{USBill|117|HRes|826}} (R)

;Subcommittees {|class="wikitable" !Subcommittee !Chair<ref>[https://science.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-science-space-and-technology-committee-democratic-caucus-organizes-for-the-117th-congress HOUSE SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS ORGANIZES FOR THE 117TH CONGRESS]</ref> !Ranking Member<ref>[https://republicans-science.house.gov/news/press-releases/lucas-announces-republican-science-committee-leaders Lucas Announces Republican Science Committee Leaders]</ref> |- |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) |Mike Waltz (R-FL) |- |Space and Aeronautics |Don Beyer (D-VA) |Brian Babin (R-TX) |}

===116th Congress=== {|class=wikitable !Majority !Minority |- |{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top | *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) |{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top | *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 *Mike 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: {{USBill|116|HRes|24}} (Chair), {{USBill|116|HRes|25}} (Ranking Member), {{USBill|116|HRes|67}} (D), {{USBill|116|HRes|68}} (R), {{USBill|116|HRes|73}} (D), {{USBill|116|HRes|264}} (R), {{USBill|116|HRes|516}} (R), {{USBill|116|HRes|596}} (R), {{USBill|116|HRes|712}} (D), {{USBill|116|HRes|1037}} (R)

;Subcommittees There were five subcommittees in the 116th Congress.<ref name="subcommittees" />

{|class="wikitable" !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 === {|class=wikitable !Majority<ref name=Majority/> !Minority<ref name=Minority/> |- |{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top | *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 |{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top | *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 |}

== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=Majority>{{USBill|115|HRes|6}}, {{USBill|114|HRes|51}}</ref> <ref name=Minority>{{USBill|115|HRes|7}}, {{USBill|115|HRes|45}}, {{USBill|115|HRes|52}}, {{USBill|115|HRes|95}}</ref>  <ref name=history>{{cite web |url = http://science.house.gov/history|format=PDF|title = A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY |date = November 7, 2007 |publisher = United States Government }}</ref> <ref name=nasa>{{cite web |url = http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/conghand/default.htm |title = Space Handbook: Astronautics and its Applications |publisher = NASA |access-date = 2008-02-05 |archive-date = 2021-09-21 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210921175154/https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/conghand/default.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref> }}

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