United States House Science Subcommittee on Energy

The Science Subcommittee on Energy is one of five subcommittees of the United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

In 2007, the subcommittee held the first Congressional hearing on global climate change for the 110th Congress. The Hearing on the State of Climate Change Science 2007: The Findings of the Fourth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group I Report, included four climate scientists who authored the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Jurisdiction

Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to energy research, development, and demonstration and projects therefor, commercial application of energy technology, and environmental research including:

• Department of Energy research, development, and demonstration programs;
• Department of Energy laboratories;
• Department of Energy science activities;
• energy supply activities;
• nuclear, solar and renewable energy, and other advanced energy technologies;
• uranium supply and enrichment, and Department of Energy waste management and environment, safety, and health activities as appropriate;
• fossil energy research and development;
• clean coal technology;
• energy conservation research and development;
• energy aspects of climate change;
• pipeline research, development, and demonstration projects;
• energy and environmental standards;
• energy conservation including building performance, alternate fuels for and improved efficiency of vehicles, distributed power systems, and industrial process improvements;
• Environmental Protection Agency research and development programs;
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including all activities related to weather, weather services, climate, and the atmosphere, and marine fisheries, and oceanic research;
• risk assessment activities; and
• scientific issues related to environmental policy, including climate change.

History

Chairs of the subcommittee:

• Judy Biggert (R), Illinois, 2005–2007
• Nick Lampson (D), Texas, 2007–2009
• Brian Baird (D), Washington, 2009–2011
• Andy Harris (R), Maryland, 2011–2013
• Cynthia Lummis (R), Wyoming, 2013–2015
• Randy Weber (R), Texas, 2015–2019
• Conor Lamb (D), Pennsylvania, 2019–2020
• Lizzie Fletcher (D), Texas, 2020–2021
• Jamaal Bowman (D), New York, 2021–2023
• Brandon Williams (R), New York, 2023–2025
• Randy Weber (R), Texas, 2025–present

Members, 119th Congress

Majority[1]	Minority[2]
Randy Weber, Texas, New York, Chair Jim Baird, Indiana Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee Claudia Tenney, New York Pat Harrigan, North Carolina Jeff Hurd, Colorado Sheri Biggs, South Carolina Nick Begich III, Alaska	Deborah Ross, North Carolina, Ranking Member Andrea Salinas, Oregon Sylvester Turner, Texas (until March 5, 2025) Laura Friedman, California Josh Riley, New York Valerie Foushee, North Carolina
Ex officio
Brian Babin, Texas	Zoe Lofgren, California

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Randy Weber, Texas, Chairman Steve Knight, California, Vice Chair Dana Rohrabacher, California Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Mo Brooks, Alabama Randy Hultgren, Illinois Thomas Massie, Kentucky Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma Darin LaHood, Illinois Daniel Webster, Florida Neal Dunn, Florida	Marc Veasey, Texas, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren, California Dan Lipinski, Illinois Jacky Rosen, Nevada Jerry McNerney, California Paul Tonko, New York Bill Foster, Illinois Mark Takano, California

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Lizzie Fletcher, Texas, Chair Dan Lipinski, Illinois Haley Stevens, Michigan Kendra Horn, Oklahoma Jerry McNerney, California Bill Foster, Illinois Sean Casten, Illinois Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania	Randy Weber, Texas, Ranking Member Andy Biggs, Arizona Ralph Norman, South Carolina Michael Cloud, Texas Jim Baird, Indiana
Ex officio
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas	Frank Lucas, Oklahoma

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Jamaal Bowman, New York, Chair Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Haley Stevens, Michigan Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico (since June 15, 2021) Jerry McNerney, California Donald Norcross, New Jersey Sean Casten, Illinois Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania Deborah Ross, North Carolina	Randy Weber, Texas, Ranking Member Jim Baird, Indiana Mike Garcia, California Randy Feenstra, Iowa Carlos A. Giménez, Florida Peter Meijer, Michigan
Ex officio
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas	Frank Lucas, Oklahoma

118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Brandon William, New York, Chair Randy Weber, Texas Jim Baird, Indiana Stephanie Bice, Oklahoma Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee Claudia Tenney, New York Max Miller, Ohio Tom Kean Jr., New Jersey	Jamaal Bowman, New York, Ranking Member Summer Lee, Pennsylvania Deborah Ross, North Carolina Eric Sorensen, Illinois Andrea Salinas, Oregon Valerie Foushee, North Carolina
Ex officio
Frank Lucas, Oklahoma	Zoe Lofgren, California