Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee Background
| Year Established |
1977 |
| Key Issues |
Science and technology; oceans policy; transportation; communications; consumer affairs |
| Jurisdiction |
Interstate commerce; regulation of consumer products and services; Panama Canal; merchant marine navigation, including deepwater ports; U.S. Coast Guard; coastal zone management; sports; marine fisheries; standards and measurement; transportation; oceans, weather, and atmospheric activities; highway safety; regulation of interstate common carriers, including railroads, buses, trucks, vessels, pipelines, and civil aviation; nonmilitary aeronautical and space sciences |
Committee Leadership
Chair John Thune (R - SD)
Chair
Ranking Mem. Bill Nelson (D - FL)
Ranking Member