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Science, Space, and Technology Committee

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Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Showing the 113th Congress (2013–2014). Back to the 119th Congress

151 bills referred in the 113th 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 113th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 113th Congress

Members, 113th Congress 43

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-TX	Lamar Smith	Chair
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson	Ranking Member
D-FL	Alan Grayson
D-CA	Ami Bera
R-MD	Andy HarrisLeft Feb 26, 2013
R-OH	Bill JohnsonJoined Apr 8, 2014
R-FL	Bill Posey
R-NY	Chris CollinsJoined Jun 12, 2013
R-UT	Chris StewartLeft Dec 11, 2013
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher
D-NY	Daniel B. Maffei
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski
R-AZ	David Schweikert
D-WA	Derek Kilmer
D-MD	Donna F. Edwards
D-CT	Elizabeth H. Esty
D-CA	Eric Swalwell
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson
R-OK	Jim Bridenstine
D-MA	Joseph P. Kennedy III
D-CA	Julia Brownley
D-MA	Katherine M. ClarkJoined Apr 1, 2014
R-ND	Kevin Cramer
R-IN	Larry Bucshon
D-TX	Marc A. Veasey
D-CA	Mark TakanoLeft Apr 1, 2014
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul
R-AL	Mo Brooks
R-GA	Paul C. Broun
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall
R-IL	Randy Hultgren
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer
D-IL	Robin L. KellyJoined Apr 16, 2013
D-CA	Scott H. Peters
R-TX	Steve Stockman
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici
R-KY	Thomas Massie
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren

Subcommittees, 113th Congress 7

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 875	To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes.	Reported By	Dec 12, 2014
HR 5812	Innovate America Act	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5741	Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5718	Stockman Effect Act	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5666	To strengthen United States-Israel science and technology cooperation.	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5663	Bridge to Manufacturing Jobs Act	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5571	10-20-30 Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5564	Manufacturing Skills Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	Navigating the Clean Water Act: Is Water Wet?Rayburn House Office Building 23187 documents	Scheduled	Jul 9, 2014

Markup	H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014Rayburn House Office Building 231811 documents	Scheduled	Jun 24, 2014

Hearing	Department of Energy Science and Technology PrioritiesRayburn House Office Building 23186 documents	Scheduled	Apr 10, 2014

Meeting	Full Committee Business MeetingRayburn House Office Building 2318	Canceled	Jan 16, 2014
Markup	H.R. 2413, the “Weather Forecasting Improvement Act of 2013"; H.R. 2431, the “National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2013”; H.R. 2981, the “Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency Act of 2013” and H.R. 3625, “To provide for termination liability costs for certain National Aeronautics and Space Administration projects, and for other purposes”Rayburn House Office Building 231822 documents	Scheduled	Dec 5, 2013

Hearing	Astrobiology: Search for Biosignatures in our Solar System and Beyond?Rayburn House Office Building 23186 documents	Scheduled	Dec 4, 2013

Meeting	Is My Data on Healthcare.gov Secure?Rayburn House Office Building 2318	Canceled	Nov 19, 2013
Meeting	Full Committee Business MeetingRayburn House Office Building 231834 documents	Scheduled	Aug 1, 2013

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 113-99	The Future of Nuclear Energy98 pages 5 witnesses The Honorable Peter Lyons, Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy Dr. Ashley Finan, Senior Project Manager, Energy Innovation Project, Clean Air Task Force Mr. Mike McGough, Chief Commercial Officer, NuScale Power Dr. Leslie Dewan, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Transatomic Power Mr. Daniel Lipman, Executive Director, Policy Development, Nuclear Energy Institute	Dec 11, 2014
Serial No. 113-98	An Update on the Space Launch System and Orion: Monitoring the Development of the Nation's Deep Space Exploration Capabilities110 pages 2 witnesses Mr. Bill Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Ms. Cristina Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office	Dec 10, 2014
Serial No. 113-97	Review of the Results of Two Audits of the National Ecological Observatory Network113 pages 2 witnesses The Honorable Allison Lerner, Inspector General, National Science Foundation The Honorable Anita Bales, Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency	Dec 3, 2014
Serial No. 113-96	The Role of the White House Chief Technology Officer in the Healthcare.gov Website Debacle476 pages 1 witness Mr. Todd Park, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)	Nov 19, 2014
Serial No. 113-95	The Science of Dyslexia113 pagesOn H.R. 456 7 witnesses Hon. Bill Cassidy, Member, U.S. House of Representatives Hon. Julia Brownley, Member, U.S. House of Representatives Dr. Sally Shaywitz, Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development, Yale University School of Medicine and Co- Director, Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, Yale University Mr. Max Brooks, Author and Screenwriter Ms. Stacy Antie, Parent and Advocate Dr. Peter Eden, President, Landmark College Dr. Guinevere Eden, Director, Center for the Study of Learning (CSL) and Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center	Sep 18, 2014
Serial No. 113-94	The Administration's Climate Plan:128 pages 2 witnesses The Honorable John Holdren, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President Ms. Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Sep 17, 2014
Serial No. 113-93	Exploring Our Solar System: the Asteroids Act as a Key Step161 pagesOn H.R. 4660, H.R. 5063 5 witnesses Dr. Jim Green, Director, NASA Planetary Science Division Dr. Philip Christensen, Co-Chair, NRC Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS), Chair, Mars Panel, NRC Planetary Decadal Survey, Regents Professor, Arizona State University Dr. Jim Bell, Professor of Earth and Space Science Exploration, Arizona State University, and President, Board of Directors, The Planetary Society Dr. Mark Sykes, CEO and Director, Planetary Science Institute Ms. Joanne Gabrynowicz, Professor Emerita, Director Emerita, Journal of Space Law Editor-in-Chief Emerita, University of Mississippi	Sep 10, 2014
Serial No. 113-83	Strategy and Mission of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate67 pagesOn H.R. 2952 2 witnesses Mr. Reginald Brothers, Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. David C. Maurer, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office:	Sep 9, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 113-681	Second Annual Report of Activities of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology U.S. House of Representatives for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress	Dec 19, 2014
H. Rept. 113-667	Mid-Level Ethanol BlendsOn H.R. 875	Dec 12, 2014
H. Rept. 113-619	Secret Science Reform Act of 2014On H.R. 4012	Nov 12, 2014
H. Rept. 113-599	Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014On H.R. 2996	Sep 15, 2014
H. Rept. 113-471	Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2014On S. 1254	Jun 5, 2014
H. Rept. 113-470	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014On H.R. 4412	Jun 5, 2014
H. Rept. 113-383	Weather Forecasting Improvement Act of 2013On H.R. 2413	Mar 21, 2014
H. Rept. 113-380	National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2014On H.R. 1786	Mar 13, 2014

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
113th	Rules Governing Procedure of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology	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 7

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Apr 8, 2014	Bill Johnson R-OH	Joined	H.Res. 546
Apr 1, 2014	Mark Takano D-CA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H2751
Apr 1, 2014	Katherine M. Clark D-MA	Joined	H.Res. 531
Dec 11, 2013	Chris Stewart R-UT	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H7638
Jun 12, 2013	Chris Collins R-NY	Joined	H.Res. 257
Apr 16, 2013	Robin L. Kelly D-IL	Joined	H.Res. 163
Feb 26, 2013	Andy Harris R-MD	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H649

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