House Science Subcommittees on Space& Aeronautics, Energy & Environment
The Science Committee is the authorizing committee on the House side for most of the federal government's civilian science and technology policies and programs, particularly those related to physics. Its counterpart in the Senate is the Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space. Agencies under the House Science Committee's jurisdiction in the 106th Congress include the National Science Foundation, NASA, NIST, and the Department of Energy's non-military R&D programs. See http://www.house.gov/MemberWWW.html for the Web sites of all representatives.
Congress deals primarily with two types of bills, authorization and appropriations. Authorizing legislation gives a federal department or agency permission to spend money and sets policy direction; appropriations provide the actual money. The rosters of the subcommittees on Space and Aeronautics, and on Energy and Environment, which are authorizing subcommittees, are listed below. The rosters for the subcommittees on Basic Research, and on Technology, are provided in a separate FYI.
HOUSE SCIENCE COMMITTEE
2320 Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washington, DC 20515,
202-225-6371
James Sensenbrenner (WI),Chair Ralph Hall (TX), Ranking
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE AND AERONAUTICS
2320 Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washington, DC 20515,
202-225-7858
Legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and
investigative authority on all matters relating to astronautical
and aeronautical research and development including: 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; and earth remote
sensing policy.
Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) -- chairman
Republicans: Democrats:
Joe L. Barton (Texas) Bart Gordon (Tenn.)
Ken Calvert (Calif.) -- ranking member
Roscoe G. Bartlett (Md.) Ralph M. Hall (Texas)
Dave Weldon (Fla.) Tim Roemer (Ind.)
Lamar Smith (Texas) Alcee L. Hastings (Fla.)
Vern Ehlers (Mich.) Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas)
Frank Lucas (Okla.) Debbie Stabenow (Mich.)
Mark Green (Wisc.) Zoe Lofgren (Calif.)
Christopher B. Cannon (Utah) Nick Lampson (Texas)
Kevin Brady (Texas) Bob Etheridge (N.C.)
Merrill Cook (Utah) John Larson (Conn.)
George R. Nethercutt Jr. (Wash.) Mark Udall (Colo.)
Steve Kuykendall (Calif.) David Wu (Ore.)
Mark Sanford (S.C.) Anthony Weiner (N.Y.)
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Annex 2 Ford House Office Bldg, Washington, DC 20515,
202- 225-9662
Legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and
investigative authority on all matters relating to energy and
environmental research, development, and demonstration including:
Department of Energy research, development, and demonstration
programs; federally owned and operated Department of Energy
laboratories; energy supply research and development activities;
nuclear and other advanced energy technologies; general science
and research activities; uranium supply, enrichment, and waste
management activities as appropriate; fossil energy research and
development; clean coal technology; energy conservation research
and development; measures relating to the commercial application
of energy technology; science and risk assessment activities of
the Federal Government; Environmental Protection Agency research
and development programs; and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, including all activities related to weather,
weather services, climate, and the atmosphere, and marine
fisheries, and oceanic research.
Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) -- chairman
Republicans: Democrats:
Joe Barton (Texas) Jerry Costello (Ill.)
Curt Weldon (Pa.) -- ranking member
Dana Rohrabacher (Calif.) James Barcia (Mich.)
Dave Weldon (Fla.) Mike Doyle (Pa.)
Vernon J. Ehlers (Mich.) Alcee Hastings (Fla.)
Gary Miller (Calif.) Ralph M. Hall (Texas)
Judy Biggert (Ill.) Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas)
Jack Metcalf (Wash.) Zoe Lofgren (Calif.)
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Audrey T. Leath
Public Information Division
American Institute of Physics
fyi@aip.org
(301) 209-3094
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