United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation

The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation is a subcommittee within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The Subcommittee was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Security, the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations and Safety, and Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation.

Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee on Aviation and Space has jurisdiction over technology, engineering, astronautical and aeronautical research and development; national and civil space policy; civil aviation research, development, and demonstration, and aviation safety and protection of consumers. The subcommittee conducts oversight on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the civil aviation and civil space policy functions of the Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce, and National Space Council within the Executive Office of the President.^[1]

Members, 119th Congress

Majority[2]	Minority[2]
Jerry Moran, Kansas, Chair John Thune, South Dakota Ted Budd, North Carolina Eric Schmitt, Missouri Tim Sheehy, Montana Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia	Tammy Duckworth, Illinois, Ranking Member Jacky Rosen, Nevada John Hickenlooper, Colorado John Fetterman, Pennsylvania Andy Kim, New Jersey
Ex officio
Ted Cruz, Texas	Maria Cantwell, Washington

Historical subcommittee rosters

118th Congress

Majority[3]	Minority[3]
Tammy Duckworth, Illinois, Chair Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona[4] Peter Welch, Vermont Jacky Rosen, Nevada John Hickenlooper, Colorado Raphael Warnock, Georgia	Jerry Moran, Kansas, Ranking Member Deb Fischer, Nebraska Roger Wicker, Mississippi Dan Sullivan, Alaska Todd Young, Indiana
Ex officio
Maria Cantwell, Washington	Ted Cruz, Texas

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona, Chair Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Jon Tester, Montana Jacky Rosen, Nevada John Hickenlooper, Colorado Raphael Warnock, Georgia	Ted Cruz, Texas, Ranking Member John Thune, South Dakota Roy Blunt, Missouri Jerry Moran, Kansas Mike Lee, Utah Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
Ex officio
Maria Cantwell, Washington	Roger Wicker, Mississippi

116th Congress

Majority[5]	Minority[5]
Ted Cruz, Texas, Chairman John Thune, South Dakota Roy Blunt, Missouri Jerry Moran, Kansas Cory Gardner, Colorado Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Mike Lee, Utah	Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona, Ranking Member Brian Schatz, Hawaii Tom Udall, New Mexico Gary Peters, Michigan Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Jon Tester, Montana Jacky Rosen, Nevada
Ex officio
Roger Wicker, Mississippi	Maria Cantwell, Washington