Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate in charge of all senate matters related to the following subjects: the United States Coast Guard and coastal zone management; communications; transportation and highway safety; inland waterways, except construction; interstate commerce; marine and ocean navigation, safety, and transportation; marine fisheries; merchant marine and navigation; non-military aeronautical and space sciences; oceans, weather, and atmospheric activities; the Panama Canal and other interoceanic canals; science, engineering, and technology research and development and policy; sports; standards and measurement; and transportation and commerce aspects of Continental Shelf lands.

It also studies and reviews matters relating to the regulation of consumer products and services, including testing related to toxic substances, other than pesticides, and except for credit, financial services, and housing, and the regulation of interstate common carriers, including railroads, buses, trucks, vessels, pipelines, and civil aviation.

Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.), Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii) John Kerry (Mass.) Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Bill Nelson (Fla.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) Mark Pryor (Ark.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) Tom Udall (N.M.) Mark Warner (Va.) Mark Begich (Alaska)	Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas), Ranking Member Olympia Snowe (Maine) John Ensign (Nev.) Jim DeMint (S.C.) John Thune (S.D.) Roger Wicker (Miss.) Johnny Isakson (Ga.) David Vitter (La.) Sam Brownback (Kan.) Mel Martinez (Fla.) Mike Johanns (Neb.)

Subcommittees

Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security

Members of the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.), Chairman John Kerry (Mass.) Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Bill Nelson (Fla.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) Mark Pryor (Ark.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) (Ex Officio)	Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas), Ranking Member Olympia Snowe (Maine) John Ensign (Nev.) Jim DeMint (S.C.) David Vitter (La.) John Thune (S.D.) Roger Wicker (Miss.)

Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

Members of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Frank Lautenberg (N.J.), Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) John Kerry (Mass.) Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Mark Pryor (Ark.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) Daniel Inouye (Hawaii)	Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) , Ranking Member Olympia Snowe (Maine) Jim DeMint (S.C.) David Vitter (La.) John Thune (S.D.) Roger Wicker (Miss.)

Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies

Members of the Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Bill Nelson (Fla.), Chairman John Kerry (Mass.) Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Mark Pryor (Ark.) Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) (Ex Officio)	David Vitter (La.), Ranking Member Roger Wicker (Miss.)

Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

Members of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Maria Cantwell (Wash.), Chairman John Kerry (Mass.) Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Bill Nelson (Fla.) Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) (Ex Officio)	Olympia Snowe (Maine), Ranking Member Jim DeMint (S.C.) David Vitter (La.) Roger Wicker (Miss.)

Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism

Members of the Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade and Tourism, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Byron Dorgan (N.D.), Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) John Kerry (Mass.) Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Mark Pryor (Ark.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) (Ex Officio)	Jim DeMint (S.C.), Ranking Member Olympia Snowe (Maine) John Ensign (Nev.)

Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation

Members of the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
John Kerry (Mass.), Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Mark Pryor (Ark.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) (Ex Officio)	John Ensign (Nev.), Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) Jim DeMint (S.C.) John Thune (S.D.)

Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety

Members of the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Mark Pryor (Ark.), Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) Bill Nelson (Fla.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) Daniel Inouye (Hawaii.) (Ex Officio)	Olympia Snowe (Maine), Ranking Member David Vitter (La.) John Thune (S.D.) Roger Wicker (Miss.)

Committee activities

Warren Bell appointment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

In late December 2006, President George W. Bush made a recess appointment to install television sitcom producer Warren Bell on the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Bell had been nominated for the position in September 2006, but members of the Commerce Committee - including Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) - which confirms nominees to the CPB, had stalled his nomination. The recess appointment will last for a year unless Bell or another is permanently confirmed to the position. [1]

Bell had worked in television for 17 years, including his current position as the executive producer for "According to Jim." He has no public television experience. He has also written for the conservative publication National Review, including his description of himself as "thoroughly conservative in ways that strike horror into the hearts of my Hollywood colleagues." Bell has stated that he is "not an ideologue" and that he would keep his politics separate from his role as a board member. [2]

Previous membership

110th Congress (2007-2008)

Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii), Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) John Kerry (Mass.) Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Bill Nelson (Fla.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) Mark Pryor (Ark.) Tom Carper (Del.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)	Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas), Ranking Member John McCain (Ariz.) Trent Lott (Miss.) Ted Stevens (Alaska) Olympia Snowe (Maine) Gordon Smith (Ore.) John Ensign (Nev.) John E. Sununu (N.H.) Jim DeMint (S.C.) David Vitter (La.) John Thune (S.D.)

Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security

Members of the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.), Chairman John Kerry (Mass.) Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Bill Nelson (Fla.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) Mark Pryor (Ark.) Tom Carper (Del.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)	Trent Lott (Miss.), Ranking Member John McCain (Ariz.) Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) Olympia Snowe (Maine) Gordon Smith (Ore.) John Ensign (Nev.) John E. Sununu (N.H.) Jim DeMint (S.C.) David Vitter (La.) John Thune (S.D.)

Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

Members of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Frank Lautenberg (N.J.), Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) John Kerry (Mass.) Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Mark Pryor (Ark.) Tom Carper (Del.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)	Gordon Smith (Ore.), Ranking Member Trent Lott (Miss.) Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) Olympia Snowe (Maine) Jim DeMint (S.C.) David Vitter (La.) John Thune (S.D.)

Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences

Members of the Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Bill Nelson (Fla.), Chairman John Kerry (Mass.) Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Mark Pryor (Ark.)	Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas), Ranking Member Trent Lott (Miss.) John E. Sununu (N.H.)

Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

Members of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Maria Cantwell (Wash.), Chairman John Kerry (Mass.) Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Bill Nelson (Fla.) Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) Tom Carper (Del.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)	Olympia Snowe (Maine), Ranking Member Trent Lott (Miss.) Gordon Smith (Ore.) John E. Sununu (N.H.) Jim DeMint (S.C.) David Vitter (La.)

Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism

Members of the Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade and Tourism, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Byron Dorgan (N.D.), Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) John Kerry (Mass.) Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Mark Pryor (Ark.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.)	Jim DeMint (S.C.), Ranking Member John McCain (Ariz.) Olympia Snowe (Maine) Gordon Smith (Ore.) John Ensign (Nev.) John E. Sununu (N.H.)

Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation

Members of the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
John Kerry (Mass.), Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Mark Pryor (Ark.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)	John Ensign (Nev.), Ranking Member John McCain (Ariz.) Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) Gordon Smith (Ore.) John E. Sununu (N.H.) Jim DeMint (S.C.) John Thune (S.D.)

Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety

Members of the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Mark Pryor (Ark.), Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) Bill Nelson (Fla.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) Tom Carper (Del.) Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)	John E. Sununu (N.H.), Ranking Member John McCain (Ariz.) Trent Lott (Miss.) Olympia Snowe (Maine) Gordon Smith (Ore.) David Vitter (La.) John Thune (S.D.)

109th Congress (2005-2006)

Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 109th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii), Ranking Member Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) John Kerry (Mass.) Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Bill Nelson (Fla.) Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) Ben Nelson (N.J.) Mark Pryor (Ark.)	Ted Stevens (Alaska), Chairman John McCain (Ariz.) Conrad Burns (Mont.) Trent Lott (Miss.) Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) Olympia Snowe (Maine) Gordon Smith (Ore.) John Ensign (Nev.) George Allen (Va.) John E. Sununu (N.H.) Jim DeMint (S.C.) David Vitter (La.)

Articles and Resources

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External articles

• Matea Gold, "A feud over Bush's pick: Warren Bell draws criticism as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting appointee," Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2006.
• Winter Casey, "Former Tech Lobbyist Joins Senate Panel," National Journal "Tech Daily Dose" blog, March 4, 2009.

Contact

Committee Web site

• Majority staff office - (202) 224-1251
• Minority staff office - (202) 224-0411