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Senate Commerce Appropriations Subcommittee Roster (NIST, NOAA)

APR 08, 1999

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary is responsible for writing an appropriations bill that funds, among other agencies, the Department of Commerce. Within the Commerce Department are the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA.) Below is the roster for this subcommittee for the 106th Congress. Information on rosters comes from Congressional Quarterly. See http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm for the Web sites of all senators.

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary S-146A Capitol Building Washington, DC 20510-6027 202-224-7277 REPUBLICANS Chairman: Judd Gregg (New Hampshire) Ted Stevens (Alaska) Pete Domenici (New Mexico) Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Colorado) DEMOCRATS Ranking Minority Member: Ernest Hollings (South Carolina) Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) Frank Lautenberg (New Jersey) Barbara Mikulski (Maryland) Patrick Leahy (Vermont)

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