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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.
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
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Ted Cruz, Texas, Chair
- John Thune, South Dakota
- Roger Wicker, Mississippi
- Deb Fischer, Nebraska
- Jerry Moran, Kansas
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska
- Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
- Todd Young, Indiana
- Ted Budd, North Carolina
- Eric Schmitt, Missouri
- John Curtis, Utah
- Bernie Moreno, Ohio
- Tim Sheehy, Montana
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
- Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
| valign=top |
- Maria Cantwell, Washington, Ranking Member
- Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
- Brian Schatz, Hawaii
- Ed Markey, Massachusetts
- Gary Peters, Michigan
- Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
- Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
- Jacky Rosen, Nevada
- Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico
- John Hickenlooper, Colorado
- John Fetterman, Pennsylvania
- Andy Kim, New Jersey
- Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware
|}
Subcommittees
{|class="wikitable"
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!Subcommittee
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|Aviation, Space, and Innovation
|Jerry Moran (R-KS)
|Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
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|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
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!colspan=2 |Party
!State
!Start
!End
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|
|
|Federalist
|Rhode Island
|1816
|1817
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|
|
|Democratic-Republican
|New York
|1817
|1820
|-
|rowspan=2 |
|
|Democratic-Republican<br>(1820–1824)
|rowspan=2 |New Jersey
|rowspan=2 |1820
|rowspan=2 |1825
|-
|
|Crawford Democratic-Republican<br>(1824–1825)
|}
Committee on Commerce, 1825–1947
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!colspan=2 |Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|rowspan=2 |
|
|Adams-Clay Republican<br>(1825)
|rowspan=2 |Massachusetts
|rowspan=2 |1825
|rowspan=2 |1826
|-
|
|Adams Republican<br>(1825–1826)
|-
|
|
|Adams Republican
|Louisiana
|1826
|1827
|-
|
|
|Jacksonian
|New Hampshire
|1827
|1831
|-
|
|
|Jacksonian
|Georgia
|1831
|1832
|-
|
|
|Jacksonian
|Alabama
|1832
|1833
|-
|
|
|Anti-Jackson
|Massachusetts
|1833
|1835
|-
|
|
|Anti-Jackson
|Massachusetts
|1835
|1836
|-
|rowspan=2 |
|
|Jacksonian<br>(1836–1837)
|rowspan=2 |Alabama
|rowspan=2 |1836
|rowspan=2 |1841
|-
|
|Democratic<br>(1837–1841)
|-
|
|
|Whig
|Connecticut
|1841
|1845
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|North Carolina
|1845
|1846
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|New York
|1846
|1849
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Maine
|1849
|1856
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Wisconsin
|1856
|1857
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Alabama
|1857
|1861
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Pennsylvania
|colspan=2 align=center |1861
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Michigan
|1861
|1875
|-
|
|
|Republican
|New York
|1875
|1879
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Georgia
|1879
|1880
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|North Carolina
|1880
|1881
|-
|
|
|Republican
|New York
|colspan=2 align=center |1881
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Minnesota
|1881
|1887
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Maine
|1887
|1893
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|North Carolina
|1893
|1895
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Maine
|1895
|1911
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Minnesota
|1911
|1913
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Arkansas
|1913
|1916
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Florida
|1916
|1919
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Washington
|1919
|1930
|-
|
|
|Republican
|California
|1930
|1933
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Mississippi
|1933
|1935
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|New York
|1935
|1939
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|North Carolina
|1939
|1946
|}
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 1947–1961
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!colspan=2 |Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Maine
|1947
|1949
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Colorado
|1949
|1953
|-
|
|
|Republican
|New Hampshire
|colspan=2 align=center |1953
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Ohio
|1953
|1955
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Washington
|1955
|1961
|}
Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 1958–1977
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!colspan=2 |Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Texas
|1958
|1961
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Oklahoma
|1961
|1963
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|New Mexico
|1963
|1973
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Utah
|1973
|1977
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Kentucky
|colspan=2 align=center |1977
|}
Committee on Commerce, 1961–1977
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!colspan=2 |Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Washington
|1961
|1977
|}
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 1977–present
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!colspan=2 |Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Washington
|1977
|1978
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Nevada
|1978
|1981
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Oregon
|1981
|1985
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Missouri
|1985
|1987
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|South Carolina
|1987
|1995
|-
|
|
|Republican
|South Dakota
|1995
|1997
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Arizona
|1997
|2001
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|South Carolina
|colspan=2 align=center |2001
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Arizona
|colspan=2 align=center |2001
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|South Carolina
|2001
|2003
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Arizona
|2003
|2005
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Alaska
|2005
|2007
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Hawaii
|2007
|2009
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|West Virginia
|2009
|2015
|-
|
|
|Republican
|South Dakota
|2015
|2019
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Mississippi
|2019
|2021
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Washington
|2021
|2025
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Texas
|2025
|present
|}
Ranking members
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!colspan=2 |Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Maine
|???
|1947
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Colorado
|1947
|1949
|-
|
|
|Republican
|New Hampshire
|1949
|1953
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Colorado
|1953
|1955
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Ohio
|1955
|1959
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Kansas
|1959
|1962
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Maryland
|1962
|1963
|-
|
|
|Republican
|New Hampshire
|1963
|1975
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Kansas
|1975
|1979
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Oregon
|1979
|1981
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Nevada
|1981
|1983
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|South Carolina
|1983
|1987
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Missouri
|1987
|1995
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|South Carolina
|1995
|2001
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Arizona
|2001
|2003
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|South Carolina
|2003
|2005
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Hawaii
|2005
|2007
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Alaska
|2007
|2008
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Texas
|2008
|2013
|-
|
|
|Republican
|South Dakota
|2013
|2015
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Florida
|2015
|2019
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Washington
|2019
|2021
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Mississippi
|2021
|2023
|-
|
|
|Republican
|Texas
|2023
|2025
|-
|
|
|Democratic
|Washington
|2025
|present
|}
Historical committee rosters
118th Congress
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Maria Cantwell, Washington, Chair
- Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
- Brian Schatz, Hawaii
- Ed Markey, Massachusetts
- Gary Peters, Michigan
- Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
- Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
- Jon Tester, Montana
- <span >Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona</span>
- Jacky Rosen, Nevada
- Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico
- John Hickenlooper, Colorado
- Raphael Warnock, Georgia
- Peter Welch, Vermont
| valign=top |
- Ted Cruz, Texas, Ranking Member
- John Thune, South Dakota
- Roger Wicker, Mississippi
- Deb Fischer, Nebraska
- Jerry Moran, Kansas
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska
- Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
- Todd Young, Indiana
- Rick Scott, Florida (until February 2, 2023)
- Ted Budd, North Carolina
- Eric Schmitt, Missouri
- JD Vance, Ohio
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
- Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
|}
;Subcommittees
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!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
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Maria Cantwell, Washington, Chair
- Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
- Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut
- Brian Schatz, Hawaii
- Ed Markey, Massachusetts
- Gary Peters, Michigan
- Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
- Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
- Jon Tester, Montana
- Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona
- Jacky Rosen, Nevada
- Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico
- John Hickenlooper, Colorado
- Raphael Warnock, Georgia
| valign=top |
- Roger Wicker, Mississippi, Ranking Member
- John Thune, South Dakota
- Roy Blunt, Missouri
- Ted Cruz, Texas
- Deb Fischer, Nebraska
- Jerry Moran, Kansas
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska
- Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
- Mike Lee, Utah
- Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
- Todd Young, Indiana
- Rick Scott, Florida
- Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
|}
;Subcommittees
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!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<!--it redirects back here, but some day a real article will be written-->
|nowrap |Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
|nowrap |Rick Scott (R-FL)
|}
Source:
116th Congress
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Roger Wicker, Mississippi, Chair
- John Thune, South Dakota
- Roy Blunt, Missouri
- Ted Cruz, Texas
- Deb Fischer, Nebraska
- Jerry Moran, Kansas
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska
- Mike Lee, Utah
- Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
- Cory Gardner, Colorado
- Todd Young, Indiana
- Rick Scott, Florida
- Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
| valign=top |
- Maria Cantwell, Washington, Ranking Member
- Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
- Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut
- Brian Schatz, Hawaii
- Ed Markey, Massachusetts
- Tom Udall, New Mexico
- Gary Peters, Michigan
- Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
- Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
- Jon Tester, Montana
- Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona
- Jacky Rosen, Nevada
|}
;Subcommittees
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!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
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- John Thune, South Dakota, Chair
- Roger Wicker, Mississippi
- Roy Blunt, Missouri
- Ted Cruz, Texas
- Deb Fischer, Nebraska
- Jerry Moran, Kansas
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska
- Dean Heller, Nevada
- Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma
- Mike Lee, Utah
- Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
- Cory Gardner, Colorado
- Todd Young, Indiana
| valign=top |
- Bill Nelson, Florida, Ranking Member
- Maria Cantwell, Washington
- Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
- Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut
- Brian Schatz, Hawaii
- Ed Markey, Massachusetts
- Tom Udall, New Mexico
- Gary Peters, Michigan
- Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
- Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
- Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire
- Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada
- Jon Tester, Montana
|}
Source
Notes
References
External links
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation website (Archive)
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.