Committees

There are more than 50 Congressional Committees and Subcommittees of the House and Senate with jurisdiction over ocean research and policy. These committee oversee the various federal agencies whose missions include ocean science and policy.

House Appropriations Committee

Chairman: Hal Rogers (R-KY)

Ranking Member: Norm Dicks (D-WA)
Commerce, Justisce, Science, and Related Agencies (NOAA, NSF, NASA)
Defense (ONR, DARPA)
Energy and Water Development (DOE)
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (USGS, MMS, EPA)

• Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee
• Chairman: Frank R. Wolf (R-VA)
• Ranking Member: Chaka Fattah (D-PA)

House Energy & Commerce Committee

Chairman: Frank Upton (R-MI)

Ranking Member: Henry A. Waxman (D-CA)

Energy and Air Quality (DOE)
Environment and Hazardous Materials (EPA, NOAA)
Oversight and Investigations (EPA, DOE, NOAA)

• Environment & the Economy
• Chairman: John Shimkus (R-IL)
• Ranking Member: Gene Green (D-TX)

• Energy & Power
• Chairman: Wayne Edward Whitfield (R-KY)
• Ranking Member: Bobby Rush (D-IL)

House Natural Resources Committee

Chairman: Doc Hastings (R-WA)

Ranking Member: Edward J. Markey (D-MA)

Energy and Mineral Resources (USGS, MMS)
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans (NOAA)

• Energy & Mineral Resources Subcommittee
• Chairman: Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
• Ranking Member: Rush Holt (D-NJ)

• Insular Affairs, Oceans & Wildlife Subcommittee
• Chairman: John Fleming (R-LA)
• Ranking Member: Donna Christensen (D-VI)

House Science, Space and Technology

 Chairman: Ralph M. Hall (R-TX)

Ranking Member: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)

Energy and Environment (DOE, EPA, NOAA)
Research and Science Education (NSF)
Space and Aeronautics (NASA)

• Technology & Innovation Subcommittee
• Chairman: Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ)
• Ranking Member: David WU (D-OR)

• Energy & Environment Subcommittee
• Chairman: Andy Harris (R-MD)
• Ranking Member: Brad Miller (D-NC)

• Research & Science Education Subcommittee
• Chairman: Mo Brooks (R-AL)
• Ranking Member: Daniel Lipinksi (D-IL)

House Transportation and Infrastructure

 Chairman: John Mica (R-FL)

Ranking Member: Nick Rahalln (D-WV)

• Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  
• Chairman: Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
• Ranking Member: Richard Ray Larsen (D-WA)

• Water Resources and Environment
  
• Chairman: Andy Harris (R-MD)
• Ranking Member: Brad Miller (D-NC)

Senate Appropriations Committee

Chairman: Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI)

Ranking Member: Thad Cochran (R-MS)

Commerce, Justice, and Science (NOAA, NSF, NASA)
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (State Department)
Defense (ONR, DARPA)
Energy and Water Development (DOE)
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (USGS, MMS, EPA, CEQ)

• Commerce, Justice & Science Subcommittee
• Chairman: Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
• Ranking member: Richard Shelby (R-AL)

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

Chairman: John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-WV)

Ranking Member: Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX)

Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
Science, Technology, and Innovation
Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

• Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries & Coast Guard Subcommittee
• Chairman: Mark Begich (D-AK)
• Ranking Member: Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME)

• Communications, Technology & the Internet Subcommittee
• Chairman: John F. Kerry (D-NY)
• Ranking Member: John Ensign (R-NV)

• Science & Space Subcommittee
• Chairman: Bill Nelson (D-FL)
• Ranking Member: John Boozman (R-AR)

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee

Chairman: Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)

Ranking Member: Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

• Energy
• Chairman: Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
• Ranking Member: James E. Risch (R-ID)

• Water & Power
• Chairman: Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
• Ranking Member: Mike Lee (R-UT)

Senate Environment & Public Works Committee

Chairman: Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

Ranking Member: James Inhofe (R-OK)

Private Sectore and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection
Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, and Children’s Health Protection
Superfund and Environmental Health

• Green Jobs & the New Economy Subcommittee
• Chairman: Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
• Ranking Member: John Boozman (R-AR)

• Water & Wildlife Subcomittee:
• Chairman: Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD)
• Ranking Member: Jeff Sessions (R-AL)