Senate Commerce Committee| Standing committee |
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| Formed | February 4, 1977 |
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| Chair | Ted Cruz (R)
Since January 3, 2025 |
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| Ranking member | Maria Cantwell (D)
Since January 3, 2025 |
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| Political parties | Majority (15)
Minority (13)
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| Policy areas | Aviation, Coast Guard, Coastal zone management, Common carriers, Communications, Competitiveness, Consumer protection, Highways and highway safety, Inland waterways, Internet, Navigation, Interstate commerce, Marine conservation, Marine fisheries, Merchant Marine, Oceanography, Outer Continental Shelf lands, Panama Canal, Product safety and liability, Rail, Science policy of the United States, Sport, Standards of weights and measures, Tourism, Transportation generally, Weather and climate change |
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| Oversight authority | Coast Guard, CPSC, CPB, Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, FAA, FCC, FMC, FMCSA, FRA, FTC, MARAD, NASA, NHTSA, NIST, NOAA, NSF, NTIA, NTSB, OSTP, PHMSA, STB, TSA |
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- Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation
- Communications, Media, and Broadband
- Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security
- Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing
- Space and Science
- Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports
- Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion
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| 512 Dirksen Senate Building |
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| https://www.commerce.senate.gov/ |
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The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate. Besides having broad jurisdiction over all matters concerning interstate commerce, science and technology policy, and transportation, the Senate Commerce Committee is one of the largest of the Senate's standing committees, with 28 members in the 117th Congress. The Commerce Committee has six subcommittees. It is chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) as Ranking Member. The majority office is housed in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, and the minority office is located in the Hart Senate Office Building.
