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Science, Space, and Technology Committee

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Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Showing the 110th Congress (2007–2008), when this was the Science and Technology. Back to the 119th Congress

257 bills referred in the 110th Congress

2,987 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 391. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 110th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 110th Congress 50

Everyone who held a seat in the 110th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-TN	Bart Gordon	Chair
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall	Ranking Member
R-NE	Adrian Smith
D-IN	André CarsonJoined Jun 10, 2008
D-IN	Baron P. Hill
D-KY	Ben Chandler
R-SC	Bob Inglis
D-NC	Brad Miller
D-WA	Brian Baird
R-CA	Brian P. Bilbray
D-OH	Charles A. Wilson
D-LA	Charlie Melancon
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski
D-OR	Darlene HooleyLeft Jun 10, 2008
R-WA	David G. ReichertJoined Mar 12, 2007
D-OR	David Wu
D-MD	Donna F. EdwardsJoined Jul 15, 2008
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas
D-AZ	Gabrielle Giffords
D-AZ	Harry E. Mitchell
D-IL	Jerry F. Costello
D-CA	Jerry McNerney
D-UT	Jim Matheson
R-AL	Jo BonnerLeft Feb 26, 2008
R-IL	Judy Biggert
R-CA	Ken Calvert
R-TX	Lamar Smith
D-CA	Laura RichardsonJoined Sep 20, 2007
D-CA	Lynn C. Woolsey
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart
D-CO	Mark Udall
D-CA	Michael M. HondaLeft Sep 20, 2007
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul
D-AR	Mike Ross
D-TX	Nick Lampson
R-GA	Paul C. BrounJoined Jul 25, 2007
D-PA	Paul E. KanjorskiLeft Jul 14, 2008
R-GA	Phil Gingrey
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer
R-OH	Robert E. LattaJoined Dec 18, 2007 · Left Dec 18, 2007
R-VA	Robert J. WittmanJoined Dec 18, 2007 · Left Dec 18, 2007
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett
D-MO	Russ Carnahan
D-NJ	Steven R. Rothman
R-FL	Tom Feeney
R-MI	Vernon J. Ehlers
R-MO	W. Todd Akin

Subcommittees, 110th Congress 5

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 110th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 110th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 7250	Arctic Climate Preservation Act	Referred To	Oct 2, 2008
HR 7239	American Energy, American Innovation Act of 2008	Referred To	Sep 29, 2008
HR 6314	Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008	Hearings By	Sep 27, 2008
HR 5940	National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008	Hearings By	Sep 27, 2008
HR 7158	To provide for the establishment of a process for the management of biospecimen collections by Federal agencies.	Referred To	Sep 26, 2008
HR 7159	National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2008	Referred To	Sep 26, 2008
HR 7142	Offshore Renewable Energy Development Act	Referred To	Sep 26, 2008
HR 7062	ISS GAP FILLER Act	Referred To	Sep 25, 2008

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 110th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 110-123	The Role of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health77 pages 4 witnesses Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, Professor of Psychology; Director of the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory, Boston College; Appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital Dr. John B. Jemmott III, Kenneth B. Clark Professor of Communication; Professor of Communication in Psychiatry; Director, Center for Health Behavior and Communication Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication Dr. Donald S. Kenkel, Professor of Policy Analysis and Management, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University Dr. Harold G. Koenig, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Associate Professor of Medicine; Director of the Center for Theology, Spirituality, and Health, Duke University	Sep 18, 2008
Serial No. 110-122	The Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status and Issues220 pagesOn H.R. 2698, H.R. 2881 5 witnesses Ms. Victoria Cox, Senior Vice President for NextGen and Operations Planning, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration Dr. Gerald L. Dillingham, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government Accountability Office Honorable Calvin L. Scovel III, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation Dr. Paul G. Kaminski, Chairman and CEO, Technovation, Inc.; AIA Member of NextGen Institute Management Committee Dr. Ian A. Waitz, PARTNER Director; Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Head, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Sep 11, 2008
Serial No. 110-121	The Foundation for Developing New Energy Technologies: Basic Energy Research in the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science74 pages 4 witnesses Dr. Patricia M. Dehmer, Deputy Director for Science Programs, Office of Science, Department of Energy Dr. Steven B. Dierker, Associate Laboratory Director for Light Sources; National Synchrotron Light Source II Project Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory Dr. Ernest L. Hall, Chief Scientist, Chemistry Technologies and Materials Characterization, GE Global Research Dr. Thomas P. Russell, Silvio O. Conte Distinguished Professor, Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center; Associate Director, MAssNanoTech	Sep 10, 2008
Serial No. 110-120	Biobanking: How the Lack of a Coherent Policy Allowed the Veterans Administration to Destroy an Irreplaceable Collection of Legionella Samples522 pages	Sep 9, 2008
Serial No. 110-119	Oversight of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program76 pagesOn H.R. 28, H.R. 4218 4 witnesses Dr. Christopher L. Greer, Director, National Coordination Office for Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NCO/NITRD) Dr. Daniel A. Reed, Director, Scalable and Multicore Computing, Microsoft Corporation Dr. Craig A. Stewart, Chair, Coalition for Academic Scientific Computing; Associate Dean, Research Technologies, Indiana University Mr. Don C. Winter, Vice President, Engineering and Information Technology, Phantom Works, the Boeing Company	Jul 31, 2008
Serial No. 110-118	NASA at 50: Past Accomplishments and Future Opportunities and Challenges63 pages	Jul 30, 2008
Serial No. 110-117	The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: Strengthening Windstorm Hazard Mitigation199 pages	Jul 24, 2008
Serial No. 110-116	A National Water Initiative: Coordinating and Improving Federal Research on Water88 pages 6 witnesses Dr. Mark A. Shannon, Director, Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water With Systems, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Mr. Tod D. Christenson, Chairperson, Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) Dr. Timothy T. Loftus, Project Director, Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Mr. Jerry N. Johnson, General Manager, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Mr. Bradley H. Spooner, Principal Engineer, Environmental Services of the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) Dr. Upton Hatch, President-Elect, National Institutes for Water Resources; Associate Director, Water Resources Research Institute, University of North Carolina; Research Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University	Jul 23, 2008

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 110th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 110-935	Summary of Activities of the Committee on Science and Technology U.S. House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress	Jan 2, 2009
H. Rept. 110-855	Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2008On H.R. 6323	Sep 16, 2008
H. Rept. 110-802	Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research ActOn H.R. 3957	Jul 30, 2008
H. Rept. 110-801	Produced Water Utilization Act of 2008On H.R. 2339	Jul 30, 2008
H. Rept. 110-749	Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2008On H.R. 4174	Jul 9, 2008
H. Rept. 110-702	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008On H.R. 6063	Jun 9, 2008
H. Rept. 110-701,Part 2	National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008On H.R. 5618 · Part 2	Jun 9, 2008
H. Rept. 110-684	Border Security Technology Innovation Act of 2008On H.R. 3916	Jun 4, 2008

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 110th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 110-110	THE GLOBALIZATION OF R&D AND INNOVATION: SCALE, DRIVERS, CONSEQUENCES, AND POLICY OPTIONS	PDF · Text
110th	Rules Governing Procedure of the Committee on Science and Technology U.S. House of Representatives for the	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	44	391	5	0	5	22	8	5	1
118th2023–2024	45	318	32	6	33	38	46	16	0
117th2021–2022	43	304	24	4	25	27	73	13	2
116th2019–2020	41	314	33	9	26	35	83	13	2
115th2017–2018	43	232	24	12	25	33	75	24	2
114th2015–2016	42	186	21	11	21	30	96	50	1
113th2013–2014	43	151	13	5	14	15	96	—	1
112th2011–2012	41	164	7	6	10	0	110	—	2
111th2009–2010	44	205	25	3	24	—	108	—	3
110th2007–2008	50	257	37	7	37	—	109	—	2
109th2005–2006	46	176	22	9	22	—	66	—	1
108th2003–2004	50	158	24	13	23	—	69	—	0
107th2001–2002	52	131	15	11	16	—	1	—	0

Membership changes 11

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 110th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jul 15, 2008	Donna F. Edwards D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 1342
Jul 14, 2008	Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H6520
Jun 10, 2008	Darlene Hooley D-OR	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H5126
Jun 10, 2008	André Carson D-IN	Joined	H.Res. 1256
Feb 26, 2008	Jo Bonner R-AL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H1046
Dec 18, 2007	Robert J. Wittman R-VA	No longer Member	H.Res. 885
Dec 18, 2007	Robert E. Latta R-OH	No longer Member	H.Res. 885
Sep 20, 2007	Michael M. Honda D-CA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H10631
Sep 20, 2007	Laura Richardson D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 667
Jul 25, 2007	Paul C. Broun R-GA	Joined	H.Res. 566
Mar 12, 2007	David G. Reichert R-WA	Joined	H.Res. 236

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