United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

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

Jurisdiction

The subcommittee has legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to astronautical and aeronautical research and development including:^[1]

• national space policy, including access to space;
• sub-orbital access and applications;
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its contractor and government-operated laboratories;
• space commercialization, including the commercial space activities relating to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce;
• exploration and use of outer space;
• international space cooperation;
• National Space Council;
• space applications, space communications and related matters;
• Earth remote sensing policy;
• civil aviation research, development, and demonstration;
• research, development, and demonstration programs of the Federal Aviation Administration; and
• space law.

History

Chairs of the subcommittee:

• Dana Rohrabacher (R), California, 1997-2005
• Ken Calvert (R), California, 2005-2007
• Mark Udall (D), Colorado, 2007-2009
• Gabby Giffords (D), Arizona, 2009-2011
• Steven Palazzo (R), Mississippi, 2011–2015
• Brian Babin (R), Texas 2015-2019, 2023-present
• Kendra Horn (D), Oklahoma, 2019-2021
• Don Beyer (D), Virginia, 2021-2023
• Brian Babin (R), Texas, 2023–2025
• Mike Haridopolos (R), Florida, 2025–present

Members, 119th Congress

Majority[2]	Minority[3]
Mike Haridopolos, Florida, Chair Dan Webster, Florida Rich McCormick, Georgia Mike Collins, Georgia Vince Fong, California Keith Self, Texas Mike Kennedy, Utah	Valerie Foushee, North Carolina, Ranking Member Laura Gillen, New York George T. Whitesides, California Haley Stevens, Michigan Andrea Salinas, Oregon
Ex officio
Brian Babin, Texas	Zoe Lofgren, California

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Brian Babin, Texas Chairman Mo Brooks, Alabama Vice Chair Dana Rohrabacher, California Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Bill Posey, Florida Steve Knight, California Barbara Comstock, Virginia Ralph Abraham, Louisiana Daniel Webster, Florida Jim Banks, Indiana Andy Biggs, Arizona Neal Dunn, Florida Clay Higgins, Louisiana	Ami Bera, California, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren, California Don Beyer, Virginia Marc Veasey, Texas Daniel Lipinski, Illinois Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Charlie Crist, Florida Bill Foster, Illinois Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania
Ex officio
Lamar S. Smith, Texas	Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas

116th Congress

Majority[4]	Minority
Kendra Horn, Oklahoma, Chair Zoe Lofgren, California Ami Bera, California Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Don Beyer, Virginia Charlie Crist, Florida Katie Hill, California Jennifer Wexton, Virginia	Brian Babin, Texas, Ranking Member Mo Brooks, Alabama Bill Posey, Florida Pete Olson, Texas Mike Waltz, Florida
Ex officio
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas	Frank Lucas, Oklahoma

117th Congress

Majority[5]	Minority
Don Beyer, Virginia, Chair Zoe Lofgren, California Ami Bera, California Brad Sherman, California Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Charlie Crist, Florida Donald Norcross, New Jersey	Brian Babin, Texas, Ranking Member Mo Brooks, Alabama Bill Posey, Florida Dan Webster, Florida Young Kim, California
Ex officio
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas	Frank Lucas, Oklahoma

118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Brian Babin, Texas, Chair Bill Posey, Florida Dan Webster, Florida Mike Garcia, California Darrell Issa, California Dale Strong, Alabama Rich McCormick, Georgia	Eric Sorensen, Illinois, Ranking Member Jeff Jackson, North Carolina Yadira Caraveo, Colorado Jamaal Bowman, New York Jennifer McClellan, Virginia
Ex officio
Frank Lucas, Oklahoma	Zoe Lofgren, California

See also

• United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space