United States House Science Subcommittee on Technology

The Science Subcommittee on Technology is one of six subcommittees of the United States House Committee on Science and Technology.

Jurisdiction

The subcommittee has legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to competitiveness, technology, and environmental research, development, and demonstration including:

standardization of weights and measures including technical standards, standardization, and conformity assessment;
measurement, including the metric system of measurement;
the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce;
the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
the National Technical Information Service;
competitiveness, including small business competitiveness;
tax, antitrust, regulatory and other legal and governmental policies as they relate to technological development and commercialization;
technology transfer, including civilian use of defense technologies;
patent and intellectual property policy;
international technology trade;
research, development, and demonstration activities of the Department of Transportation;
surface and water transportation research, development, and demonstration programs;
earthquake programs (except for NSF) and fire research programs including those related to wildfire proliferation research and prevention;
biotechnology policy;
research, development, demonstration, and standards related activities of the Department of Homeland Security;
scientific issues related to environmental policy, including climate change;
Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer; and
voting technologies and standards.

History

Chairs of the subcommittee:

Thomas Massie, (R), 2013–present
Ben Quayle (R), 2011–2013
David Wu (D), 2007-2011
Vern Ehlers (R), 2005-2007

Members, 113th Congress

Majority	Minority
Thomas Massie, Kentucky, Chairman Andy Harris, Maryland Randy Hultgren, Illinois David Schweikert, Arizona Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma	Frederica Wilson, Florida, Ranking Member Scott Petes, California Derek Kilmer, Washington
Ex officio
Lamar S. Smith, Texas	Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas

External links

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, official web site
Republican Subcommittee website
Democratic Subcommittee website

Current United States House Science and Technology Subcommittees

Energy Environment Oversight Research and Technology Space

Current United States congressional committees

Senate (list)	Aging (Special) Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Ethics (Select) Finance Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Indian Affairs Intelligence (Select) Judiciary Narcotics (Caucus) Rules and Administration Small Business and Entrepreneurship Veterans' Affairs

House (list)	Agriculture Appropriations Armed Services Benghazi (Select) Budget Education and the Workforce Energy and Commerce Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood Ethics Financial Services Foreign Affairs Homeland Security House Administration Intelligence (Permanent Select) Judiciary Natural Resources Oversight and Government Reform Rules Science, Space and Technology Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure Veterans' Affairs Ways and Means (Whole)

Joint (list)	(Conference) Economic Inaugural Ceremonies (Special) Library Printing Taxation

Defunct committees

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