United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Standing committee of the United States Senate
The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate.[1] 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. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 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.[1]
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:
Regulation of consumer products and services, including testing related to toxic substances, other than pesticides, and except for credit, financial services, and housing;
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."[3]
Members, 118th Congress
Subcommittees
Source: [1][2]
Chairs
The committee, under its various names, has been chaired by the following senators:[7]
Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, 1816–1825
Committee on Commerce, 1825–1947
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 1947–1961
Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 1958–1977
Committee on Commerce, 1961–1977
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 1977–present
Historical committee rosters
117th Congress
Subcommittees
Source:[8]
116th Congress
Subcommittees
115th Congress
Source[9]
Notes
^Kyrsten Sinema is formally an independent but caucuses with the Democrats.
^At the beginning of the 107th Congress in January 2001 the Senate was evenly divided. With a Democratic
president and vice president still serving until January 20, the Democratic vice president was available to break a tie,
and the Democrats thus controlled the Senate for 17 days, from January 3 to January 20. On January 3 the Senate
adopted S. Res. 7 designating Democratic senators as committee chairmen to serve during this period and
Republican chairmen to serve effective at noon on January 20, 2001.
^On June 6, 2001, the Democrats took control of the Senate after Senator James Jeffords (VT) changed from the
Republican Party to Independent and announced that he would caucus with the Democrats.
References
^ a b"U.S. Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, & Transportation - About". U.S. Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, & Transportation.
^"Rules of the United States Senate". U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Retrieved May 31, 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^"Rules Of The Senate | U.S. Senate Committee on Rules & Administration". www.rules.senate.gov.
^S.Res. 30 (118th Congress)
^S.Res. 31 (118th Congress)
^Mizelle, Shawna (February 2, 2023). "Rick Scott sees retribution in McConnell decision to pull him off Senate Commerce Committee | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
^"Chairmen of Senate Standing Committees 1789-present" (PDF). Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^"Chair Cantwell Announces Subcommittee Leadership for the 117th Congress". U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation. February 19, 2021.
^"U.S. Senate: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
External links
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