The Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness is a subcommittee within the

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. It was renamed from the Subcommittee on Space and Science at the beginning of the

119th United States Congress The 119th United States Congress is the current term of the United States Congress, legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It convened on ...

. Prior to the 111th Congress it was named the Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences.

Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee's jurisdiction includes oversight of

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, the

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, the

National Institute of Standards and Technology The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. NIST's activities are organized into Outline of p ...

, and the

Office of Science and Technology Policy The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, Executive Office of the President (EOP), established by United States Congres ...

. For the

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, the Subcommittee gained additional jurisdiction on science matters from the former United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation.Science and Space, United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space
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Members, 119th Congress

Historical subcommittee rosters

118th Congress

117th Congress

115th Congress

References

External links

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