# 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:
* 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 | Minority |
| 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 | 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 Michael Waltz, Florida |
| Ex officio ||
| Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas | Frank Lucas, Oklahoma |

### 117th Congress

| Majority | 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 |