United States House Of Representatives Committee On Science, Space, And Technology

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The United States House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.

It was created in 1958 as the Science and Astronautics Committee but has since changed names.^[1]

Leadership[edit]

119th Congress[edit]

The committee chairman in the 119th Congress is Brian Babin (R).

118th Congress[edit]

The committee chairman in the 118th Congress was Frank Lucas (R).

117th Congress[edit]

The committee chairwoman in the 117th Congress was Eddie Bernice Johnson (D).

116th Congress[edit]

The committee chairwoman in the 116th Congress was Eddie Bernice Johnson (D).

115th Congress[edit]

The committee chairman in the 115th Congress was Lamar Smith (R).

114th Congress[edit]

The committee chairman in the 114th Congress was Lamar Smith (R).

113th Congress[edit]

The committee chairman in the 113th Congress was Lamar Smith (R).^[2]

112th Congress[edit]

The committee chairman in the 112th Congress was Ralph M. Hall (R).

Membership[edit]

Subcommittees[edit]

Energy[edit]

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

• 119th Congress Chairman: Randy Weber (TX-14)
• 118th Congress Chairman: Vacant
• 117th Congress Chairman: Jamaal Bowman (NY-16)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman: Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (TX-7)
• 115th Congress Chairman: Randy Weber (TX-14)
• 114th Congress Chairman: Randy Weber (TX-14)
• 113th Congress Chairwoman: Cynthia Lummis (WY-at-large)

Energy Subcommittee Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (6)	Republican members (9)
Deborah K. Ross	Randy Weber Chairman
Andrea Salinas	Jim Baird
Laura Friedman	Chuck Fleischmann
Josh Riley	Claudia Tenney
Valerie P. Foushee	Pat Harrigan
Zoe Lofgren Ex Officio	Sheri Biggs
	Jeff Hurd
	Nicholas Begich
	Brian Babin Ex Officio

Subcommittee on Energy Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (8)	Republican members (11)
Marc Veasey Ranking Member	Randy Weber Chairman
Zoe Lofgren	Steve Knight Vice Chair
Dan Lipinski	Dana Rohrabacher
Jacky Rosen	Frank Lucas
Jerry McNerney	Mo Brooks
Paul Tonko	Randy Hultgren
Bill Foster	Thomas Massie
Mark Takano	Jim Bridenstine
	Darin LaHood
	Daniel Webster
	Neal Dunn

Environment[edit]

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

• 119th Congress Chairman: Scott Franklin (FL-18)
• 118th Congress Chairwoman: Vacant
• 117th Congress Chairwoman: Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman: Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11)
• 115th Congress Chairman: Andy Biggs (AZ-5)
• 114th Congress Chairman: Jim Bridenstine (OK-1)
• 113th Congress Chairman: David Schweikert (AZ-6)

Environment Subcommittee Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (6)
Gabe Amo	Scott Franklin Chairman
Suzanne Bonamici	Max Miller
Deborah K. Ross	David Rouzer
Zoe Lofgren Ex Officio	Jeff Hurd
	Nicholas Begich
	Brian Babin Ex Officio

Subcommittee on Environment Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (10)
Suzanne Bonamici Ranking Member	Andy Biggs Chairman
Colleen Hanabusa	Jim Banks Vice Chair
Charlie Crist	Dana Rohrabacher
	Bill Posey
	Mo Brooks
	Randy Weber
	Brian Babin
	Gary Palmer
	Barry Loudermilk
	Clay Higgins

Investigations and Oversight[edit]

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

The committee was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Oversight.

• 119th Congress Chairman: Rich McCormick (GA-7)
• 118th Congress Chairwoman: Vacant
• 117th Congress Chairman: Bill Foster (IL-11)
• 116th Congress Chairman: Bill Foster (IL-11)
• 115th Congress Chairman: Darin LaHood (IL-18)
• 114th Congress Chairman: Barry Loudermilk (GA-11)
• 113th Congress Chairman: Paul Broun (GA-10)
• 112th Congress Chairman: Paul Broun (GA-10)

Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (6)
Emilia Sykes	Rich McCormick Chairman
Suzanne Bonamici	Daniel Webster
Luz Maria Rivas	Darrell Issa
Zoe Lofgren Ex Officio	Pat Harrigan
	Nicholas Begich
	Brian Babin Ex Officio

Subcommittee on Oversight Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (7)
Donald Beyer Ranking Member	Darin LaHood Chairman
Jerry McNerney	Roger Marshall Vice Chair
Ed Perlmutter	Bill Posey
	Thomas Massie
	Gary Palmer
	Barry Loudermilk
	Clay Higgins

Research and Technology[edit]

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

The committee was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.

• 119th Congress Chairman: Jay Obernolte (CA-23)
• 118th Congress Chairwoman: Vacant
• 117th Congress Chairwoman: Haley Stevens (MI-11)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman: Haley Stevens (MI-11)
• 115th Congress Chairwoman: Barbara Comstock (VA-10)
• 114th Congress Chairwoman: Barbara Comstock (VA-10)
• 113th Congress Chairman: Larry Bucshon (IN-8)
• 112th Congress Chairman: Mo Brooks (AL-5)

Research and Technology Subcommittee Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (6)	Republican members (8)
Haley Stevens	Jay Obernolte Chairman
Suhas Subramanyam	Jim Baird
Luz Maria Rivas	Darrell Issa
Sarah McBride	Vince Fong
April McClain-Delaney	David Rouzer
Zoe Lofgren Ex Officio	Sheri Biggs
	Mike Kennedy
	Brian Babin Ex Officio

Subcommittee on Research and Science Education Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (6)	Republican members (9)
Dan Lipinski Ranking Member	Barbara Comstock Chairman
Elizabeth Esty	Ralph Abraham Vice Chair
Jacky Rosen	Frank Lucas
Suzanne Bonamici	Randy Hultgren
Ami Bera	Steve Knight
Donald Beyer	Darin LaHood
	Daniel Webster
	Jim Banks
	Roger Marshall

Space and Aeronautics[edit]

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

The committee was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Space.

• 119th Congress Chairman: Mike Haridopolos (FL-8)
• 118th Congress Chairman: Vacant
• 117th Congress Chairman: Don Beyer (VA-8)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman: Kendra Horn (OK-5)
• 115th Congress Chairman: Brian Babin (TX-36)
• 114th Congress Chairman: Brian Babin (TX-36)
• 113th Congress Chairman: Steven Palazzo (MS-4)
• 112th Congress Chairman: Steven Palazzo (MS-4)

Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (6)	Republican members (8)
Valerie P. Foushee	Mike Haridopolos Chairman
Laura Gillen	Daniel Webster
George Whitesides	Rich McCormick
Haley Stevens	Mike Collins (Georgia)
Andrea Salinas	Vince Fong
Zoe Lofgren Ex Officio	Keith Self
	Mike Kennedy
	Brian Babin Ex Officio

Subcommittee on Space Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (8)	Republican members (14)
Ami Bera Ranking Member	Brian Babin Chairman
Zoe Lofgren	Mo Brooks Vice Chair
Don Beyer	Dana Rohrabacher
Marc Veasey	Frank Lucas
Ed Perlmutter	Bill Posey
Charlie Crist	Jim Bridenstine
Bill Foster	Steve Knight
Daniel Lipinski	Barbara Comstock
	Ralph Abraham
	Daniel Webster
	Jim Banks
	Andy Biggs
	Neal Dunn
	Clay Higgins

Jurisdiction[edit]

According to the official House website, the jurisdiction of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee includes the following:

“	much of the non-defense Federal research and development (R&D) portfolio; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); and R&D activities at the Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). [3]	”
—Committee on Science, Space, and Technology[4]

Contact[edit]

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
2321 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202-225-6375
Fax: 202-225-3895

See also[edit]

• U.S. House of Representatives
• List of committees in the United States Congress

External links[edit]

• Official House Page
• Committee Minority House Page
• Official Committee Facebook Page
• Committee Minority Facebook Page
• Official Committee Twitter Account
• Committee Minority Twitter Account
• Official Committee YouTube Channel
• Committee Minority YouTube Channel
• Committee Profile on Congress Merge
• Committee Profile on Govtrack
• Committee Profile on Legistorm

Footnotes[edit]

v • e Committees of the U.S. Congress Joint Congressional committees Deficit Reduction (Select) • Printing • Taxation • Library • Economic U.S. Senate Committees Aging • Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry • Appropriations • Armed Services • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs • Budget • Commerce, Science and Transportation • Energy and Natural Resources • Environment and Public Works • Ethics (Select) • Finance • Foreign Relations • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs • Indian Affairs • Intelligence (Select) • Rules and Administration • Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Veterans' Affairs • Judiciary U.S. House Committees Agriculture • Appropriations • Armed Services • Budget • Education and the Workforce • Energy and Commerce • Ethics • Financial Services • Foreign Affairs • Homeland Security • House Administration • Intelligence (Permanent Select) • Judiciary • Natural Resources • United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform • Rules • Science, Space, and Technology • Small Business • United States House of Representatives Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party • Transportation and Infrastructure • Veterans' Affairs • Ways and Means