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United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Standing committee of the United States Senate

Field	Value
name	Senate Commerce Committee
type	standing
status	active
chamber	senate
congress	119th
formed	February 4, 1977
chair	Ted Cruz
chair_party	R
chair_since	January 3, 2025
ranking_member	Maria Cantwell
rm_party	D
rm_since	January 3, 2025
majority1	R
majority1_seats	15
minority1	D
minority1_seats	13
policy_areas	Aviation, Coast Guard, Coastal zone management, Common carriers, Communications, Competitiveness, Consumer protection, Highways and highway safety, Inland waterways, Internet, Navigation, Interstate commerce, Marine conservation, Marine fisheries, Merchant Marine, Oceanography, Outer Continental Shelf lands, Panama Canal, Product safety and liability, Rail, Science policy of the United States, Sport, Standards of weights and measures, Tourism, Transportation generally, Weather and climate change
oversight	Coast Guard, CPSC, CPB, Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, FAA, FCC, FMC, FMCSA, FRA, FTC, MARAD, NASA, NHTSA, NIST, NOAA, NSF, NTIA, NTSB, OSTP, PHMSA, STB, TSA
counterpart	*Committee on Energy and Commerce
(Commerce)
subcommittees	{{bulleted list
list_style	text-align:left
meeting_place	512 Dirksen Senate Building
website	https://www.commerce.senate.gov/
chamber_rules	Rule XXV.1.(f), Standing Rules of the Senate
committee_rules	Rules of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

(Commerce)

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation |Communications, Media, and Broadband |Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security |Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing |Space and Science |Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports |Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion

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, and transportation, the Senate Commerce Committee is one of the largest of the Senate's standing committees, with 28 members in the 117th Congress. The Commerce Committee has six subcommittees. It is chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) as ranking member. The majority office is housed in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, and the minority office is located in the Hart Senate Office Building.

History

The committee has its roots in the Committee on Commerce and Manufacturers, which served as a standing committee in the early-1800s. This committee was split in two in the 1820s and remained in this configuration until the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Under the LRA, the number of standing committees was dramatically decreased to increase congressional efficiency and increase institutional strength. As a result, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Manufactures, the Committee on Interstate Commerce, and the Committee on Interoceanic Canals were combined into the United States Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. In 1977, as a part of widespread committee reorganization, the committee was renamed the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and given additional oversight jurisdiction over nonmilitary aeronautical and space sciences, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The original progenitors of this committee were:

United States Senate Committee on Commerce and Manufactures (1816–1825)
United States Senate Committee on Commerce (1825–1946, 1961–1977)
United States Senate Committee on Manufactures (1825–1855, 1864–1946)
United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce (1885–1946)
United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals (1899–1946)
United States Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (1946–1961)
United States Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (1958–1977)

Jurisdiction

In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:

"Coast Guard;
Coastal zone management;
Communications;
Highway safety;
Inland waterways, except construction;
Interstate commerce;
Marine and ocean navigation, safety, and transportation, including navigational aspects of deepwater ports;
Marine fisheries;
Merchant marine and navigation;
Nonmilitary aeronautical and space sciences;
Oceans, weather, and atmospheric activities;
Panama Canal and interoceanic canals generally, except as provided in subparagraph (c);
Regulation of consumer products and services, including testing related to toxic substances, other than pesticides, and except for credit, financial services, and housing;
Regulation of interstate common carriers, including railroads, buses, trucks, vessels, pipelines, and civil aviation;
Science, engineering, and technology research and development and policy;
Sports;
Standards and measurement;
Transportation; and,
Transportation and commerce aspects of Outer Continental Shelf lands." The Senate Commerce Committee is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, all matters relating to science and technology, oceans policy, transportation, communications, and consumer affairs, and report thereon from time to time."

Members, 119th Congress

Main article: 119th United States Congress

Majority	Minority

Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Aviation, Space, and Innovation	Jerry Moran (R-KS)	Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Telecommunications and Media	Deb Fischer (R-NE)	Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy	Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)	John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries	Dan Sullivan (R-AK)	Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness	Ted Budd (R-NC)	Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety	Todd Young (R-IN)	Gary Peters (D-MI)

Chairs

The committee, under its various names, has had the below chairs.

Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, 1816–1825

Name	Party	State	Start	End
		Federalist	Rhode Island	1816
		Democratic-Republican	New York	1817
		Democratic-Republican
(1820–1824)	New Jersey	1820
	Crawford Democratic-Republican
(1824–1825)

Committee on Commerce, 1825–1947

Name	Party	State	Start	End
		Adams-Clay Republican
(1825)	Massachusetts	1825
	Adams Republican
(1825–1826)
		Adams Republican	Louisiana	1826
		Jacksonian	New Hampshire	1827
		Jacksonian	Georgia	1831
		Jacksonian	Alabama	1832
		Anti-Jackson	Massachusetts	1833
		Anti-Jackson	Massachusetts	1835
		Jacksonian
(1836–1837)	Alabama	1836
	Democratic
(1837–1841)
		Whig	Connecticut	1841
		Democratic	North Carolina	1845
		Democratic	New York	1846
		Democratic	Maine	1849
		Democratic	Wisconsin	1856
		Democratic	Alabama	1857
		Democratic	Pennsylvania	1861
		Republican	Michigan	1861
		Republican	New York	1875
		Democratic	Georgia	1879
		Democratic	North Carolina	1880
		Republican	New York	1881
		Republican	Minnesota	1881
		Republican	Maine	1887
		Democratic	North Carolina	1893
		Republican	Maine	1895
		Republican	Minnesota	1911
		Democratic	Arkansas	1913
		Democratic	Florida	1916
		Republican	Washington	1919
		Republican	California	1930
		Democratic	Mississippi	1933
		Democratic	New York	1935
		Democratic	North Carolina	1939

Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 1947–1961

State	Start	End
Republican	Maine	1947
Democratic	Colorado	1949
Republican	New Hampshire	1953
Republican	Ohio	1953
Democratic	Washington	1955

Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 1958–1977

State	Start	End
Democratic	Texas	1958
Democratic	Oklahoma	1961
Democratic	New Mexico	1963
Democratic	Utah	1973
Democratic	Kentucky	1977

Committee on Commerce, 1961–1977

Name	Party	State	Start	End
		Democratic	Washington	1961

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 1977–present

State	Start	End
Democratic	Washington	1977
Democratic	Nevada	1978
Republican	Oregon	1981
Republican	Missouri	1985
Democratic	South Carolina	1987
Republican	South Dakota	1995
Republican	Arizona	1997
Democratic	South Carolina	2001
Republican	Arizona	2001
Democratic	South Carolina	2001
Republican	Arizona	2003
Republican	Alaska	2005
Democratic	Hawaii	2007
Democratic	West Virginia	2009
Republican	South Dakota	2015
Republican	Mississippi	2019
Democratic	Washington	2021
Republican	Texas	2025

Ranking members

State	Start	End
Republican	Maine	???
Democratic	Colorado	1947
Republican	New Hampshire	1949
Democratic	Colorado	1953
Republican	Ohio	1955
Republican	Kansas	1959
Republican	Maryland	1962
Republican	New Hampshire	1963
Republican	Kansas	1975
Republican	Oregon	1979
Democratic	Nevada	1981
Democratic	South Carolina	1983
Republican	Missouri	1987
Democratic	South Carolina	1995
Republican	Arizona	2001
Democratic	South Carolina	2003
Democratic	Hawaii	2005
Republican	Alaska	2007
Republican	Texas	2008
Republican	South Dakota	2013
Democratic	Florida	2015
Democratic	Washington	2019
Republican	Mississippi	2021
Republican	Texas	2023
Democratic	Washington	2025

Historical committee rosters

118th Congress

Main article: 118th United States Congress

Majority	Minority

;Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation	nowrap	Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)	nowrap	Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Communications, Media and Broadband	nowrap	Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)	nowrap	John Thune (R-SD)
Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security	nowrap	John Hickenlooper (D-CO)	nowrap	Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing	nowrap	Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)	nowrap	Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Space and Science	nowrap	Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ)	nowrap	Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports	nowrap	Gary Peters (D-MI)	nowrap	Todd Young (R-IN)
Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion	nowrap	Jacky Rosen (D-NV)	nowrap	Ted Budd (R-NC)

Source: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/2/chair-cantwell-announces-committee-leadership-for-the-118th-congress https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/2/sen-cruz-announces-subcommittee-ranking-members-for-118th-congress

117th Congress

Main article: 117th United States Congress

Majority	Minority

;Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation	nowrap	Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)	nowrap	Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Communications, Media and Broadband	nowrap	Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)	nowrap	John Thune (R-SD)
Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security	nowrap	Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)	nowrap	Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing	nowrap	Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)	nowrap	Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Space and Science	nowrap	John Hickenlooper (D-CO)	nowrap	Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports	nowrap	Gary Peters (D-MI)	nowrap	Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion	nowrap	Jacky Rosen (D-NV)	nowrap	Rick Scott (R-FL)

Source:

116th Congress

Main article: 116th United States Congress

Majority	Minority

;Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Aviation and Space	nowrap	Ted Cruz (R-TX)	nowrap	Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet	nowrap	John Thune (R-SD)	nowrap	Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection	nowrap	Jerry Moran (R-KS)	nowrap	Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather	nowrap	Cory Gardner (R-CO)	nowrap	Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Security	nowrap	Dan Sullivan (R-AK)	nowrap	Ed Markey (D-MA)
Transportation and Safety	nowrap	Deb Fischer (R-NE)	nowrap	Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)

115th Congress

Majority	Minority

Source

Notes

References

"U.S. Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, & Transportation - About".
"Rules of the United States Senate". U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
"Rules Of The Senate | U.S. Senate Committee on Rules & Administration".
{{USBill. 119. SRes. 16 (119th Congress)
{{USBill. 119. SRes. 17 (119th Congress)
(February 20, 2025). "Cruz, Cantwell Announce Commerce Subcommittee Rosters for 119th Congress". U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation.
"Chairmen of Senate Standing Committees 1789-present".
{{USBill. 118. SRes. 30 (118th Congress)
{{USBill. 118. SRes. 31 (118th Congress)
Mizelle, Shawna. (2023-02-02). "Rick Scott sees retribution in McConnell decision to pull him off Senate Commerce Committee {{!}} CNN Politics".
(February 19, 2021). "Chair Cantwell Announces Subcommittee Leadership for the 117th Congress".
"U.S. Senate: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation".

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