The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness is a subcommittee within the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate. Besides having broad jurisdiction over all matters concerning interstate commerce, science and technology policy, a ...
. It was renamed from the Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences at the start of the
111th Congress.
Jurisdiction
The Subcommittee's jurisdiction includes oversight of
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
, the
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ...
, the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. NIST's activities are organized into physical sci ...
, and the
Office of Science and Technology Policy
An office is a space where an organization's employees perform administrative work in order to support and realize objects and goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific dut ...
. For the
111th Congress, the Subcommittee gained additional jurisdiction on science matters from the former
.
Science and Space, United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space
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Members, 118th Congress
Historical subcommittee rosters
117th Congress
115th Congress
See also
*United States House Science Subcommittee on Space The Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is one of five subcommittees of the United States House Committee on Science and Technology.
Jurisdiction
The subcommittee has legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and inves ...
References
External links
Which former U.S. presidential candidate is the chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness?Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website, Subcommittee page
Commerce Space
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