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United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives

Field	Value
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
oversight	NASA, NSF, NIST, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
website	(Republican)
(Democratic)

(Democratic) 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.

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.

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.

Members, 119th Congress

Majority	Minority

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (R), (D), (Foster), (Van Epps)

Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
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.

Party	State	Start	End
Democratic	MA	1958	1959
Democratic	LA	1959	1961
Democratic	CA	1961	1973
Democratic	TX	1973	1978
Democratic	FL	1979	1987
Democratic	NJ	1987	1991
Democratic	CA	1991	1995
Republican	PA	1995	1997
Republican	WI	1997	2001
Republican	NY	2001	2007
Democratic	TN	2007	2011
Republican	TX	2011	2013
Republican	TX	2013	2019
Democratic	TX	2019	2023
Republican	OK	2023	2025
Republican	TX	2025	present

Party	State	Start	End
Republican	MA	1958	1967
Republican	PA	1967	1973
Republican	OH	1973	1977
Republican	NY	1977	1981
Republican	KY	1981	1985
Republican	NM	1985	1989
Republican	PA	1989	1995
Democratic	CA	1995	1999
Democratic	TX	1999	2003
Democratic	TN	2003	2007
Republican	TX	2007	2011
Democratic	TX	2011	2019
Republican	OK	2019	2023
Democratic	CA	2023	present

Historical membership rosters

118th Congress

Majority	Minority

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (R), (D), (D), (R), (D), (D)

;Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
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

Majority	Minority

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D), (D), (R), (R)

;Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
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

Majority	Minority

Sources: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D), (R), (R), (R), (D), (R)

;Subcommittees There were five subcommittees in the 116th Congress.

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

Majority	Minority

References

"History and Jurisdiction". House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
(May 4, 2009). "Dr. Eilene Galloway The Grand Matriarch of Space Law Passes Away". [[SpaceNews]].
(January 30, 2025). "Chairman Babin Announces SST Subcommittee Rosters and Leadership".
(February 5, 2025). "Science Committee Democrats Organize and Announce Subcommittee Ranking Members". U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, & Technology.
"A History of the Committee on Science and Technology".
(1980). "Toward the endless frontier : History of the Committee on Science and Technology, 1959-79".
(2023-02-09). "Lucas Announces Subcommittee Rosters and Leadership".
"Ranking Member Lofgren Announces Organization of Science Committee Democrats {{!}} House Committee on Science, Space and Technology".
"House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittees".
[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]
[https://republicans-science.house.gov/news/press-releases/lucas-announces-republican-science-committee-leaders Lucas Announces Republican Science Committee Leaders]
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(November 7, 2007). "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY". United States Government.
"Space Handbook: Astronautics and its Applications". [[NASA]].

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