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8/14/2019 House Committee on Science and Technology

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SCIENCE ANDSCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY

C O MMI T T E E O N

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. .Raise U SCompetitivenes

s In A Global Marketplace

Balance Between

Federal Budgeting-And Non Defense Federal Scientific

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GOALS

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NASA

epartment of

EnergyEPA

ional Science Foundation

ederal Aviation Administrat

ational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr

onal Insti tute of Standards and Technology

FEMA

. .S FireAdministration

. .S Geological Survey

epartment of Homeland Secur


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&Astronautical R D& .Civil aviation R D& .Environmental R D

.Marine research.Commercial application of energy technology.National Aeronautics and Space Administration

.National Space Council.National Science Foundation

.National Weather Service, .Outer space including exploration and control thereof.Science Scholarships

, , ,Scientific research development and demonstration and.projects

National Institute of Standards and Technology( ,Standardization of weights and measures and the).metric system


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1959 : Science and Astronautics Committee(1 st new permanent committee

established since 1892)

Russian launch ofSputnik in 1957

(Primarily

focused on spaceexploration)

Natl Institute of Standards and Technology. NASA.

National Aeronautics and Space Council. National Science Foundation.


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1970s :Committee on

Science and Technology

Legislation related to energy, theenvironment, the atmosphere, and civil

aviation R&D. National Weather Service.

Special OversightResponsibility among

all committees toreview and study alllaws, programs, and

government activitiesinvolving Federal non-

military R&D


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1995 : Republicans changed nameofficially to Committee on Science

ALUMNI

Former President Gerald Ford


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ALUMNI

Former VP Al Gore

Senate Majority

LeaderHarry Reid


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Born in Murfreesboro on January 24,1949

America COMPETES Act, Stones RiverNational

Battlefield and Tennessee Civil WarHeritage

Area, Methamphetamine Remediation

2007 : BecameChairman of the

Committee

Democratsresumed control

of Congress

Committee onScience and Technology


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Louis Finkel , Chief of Staff Staff director, administrator, and senior

policy adviser to Committee ChairmanBart Gordon

Manages a team of Committee scientists,engineers, attorneys, and other pro.support staff

Handles committee budget and alladministrative operations

Leigh Ann Brown (2004) , Administrative Assistant Lori Pepper (2009) , Director of Policy and Outreach

Tasked with executing the Committeesagenda, organizing the Chairmans effortsto reach a broad spectrum of constituencies interested in the businessof the Committee

Primary point of contact for assisting

Members and their staff John Piazza (2006) , Chief CounselLegislative, legal, and parliamentary process

issues; Works on oversight for theCommittee

Hilary Cain , Counsel

Handles parliamentary, procedural, and jurisdictional matters for the Committee

FULL COMMIT

TEE


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Robert Etter (2009) , Counsel Joined the Committee staff in February 2009.Handles legislative, procedural and

jurisdictional matters, with a focus onenergy and environmental issues

Alex Dery Snider , Communications Director Handles all Committee media outreach for

Chairman GordonServes as a communications resource for

Committee MembersAlison Amor , Deputy Communications Director

Handles Website content and development,Member outreach and press shop needs.

Margaret Wetherald (2009) , Financial Administrator

Deborah Samantar (2007) , Legislative Clerk Responsible for clerking Committee markups

and maintaining documents and theofficial records of the Committeesactivities; Extensive knowledge of Committee administrative operations.

Karly Schledwitz (2009) , Staff Assistant Coordinates room scheduling, deals with

official mail correspondence, and servesas the intern coordinator.

FULL COMMIT

TEE


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Committee Members in the 111thCongress

Jerry F. Costello, Illinois

Eddie Bernice Johnson, TexasLynn C. Woolsey, CaliforniaDavid Wu, Oregon

Brian Baird, WashingtonBrad Miller, North Carolina

Daniel Lipinski, IllinoisGabrielle Giffords, Arizona

Donna F. Edwards, MarylandMarcia L. Fudge, Ohio

Ben Ray Lujn, New MexicoPaul D. Tonko, New York

John Garamendi, CaliforniaSteven R. Rothman, New Jersey

Jim Matheson, UtahLincoln Davis, TennesseeBen Chandler, Kentucky

Russ Carnahan, MissouriBaron P. Hill, Indiana

Harry E. Mitchell, ArizonaCharles A. Wilson, Ohio


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S U B C O M M I T T E E S

S U B C O M M I T T E E S


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Energy AND Environment

Environmental science and U.S. energy policy

R&D programs at the NOAA, EPA, DOE

Basic energy research, energy R&D, demonstrationand commercialization programs for fossil,

renewable, and nuclear energy, and conservation Satellite programs, the clean coal program, energy

research, technologies to mitigate climate changeand the future of DOE's national laboratories.


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Investigations andOversights

Matters covering the entire jurisdiction of theCommittee on Science and Technology

Victims of elevated levels of formaldehyde intemporary trailer housing provided by the

FEMA to victims of 2005 hurricanes, Katrinaand Rita

Improper destruction of scientific biosamplesat a government lab, the effects of

globalization and off-shoring on jobs andtechnology


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Research AND ScienceEducation

Education, basic research, and the health of the U.S. academic research enterprise

Oversees National Science Foundationprograms and the Office of Science and

Technology Policy

Science and math education, computersecurity, and government-wide R&D

initiatives (information technology andnanotechnology)


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Space AND Aeronautics

Civilian aviation and U.S. space activity

NASA, commercial space activities within theDepartment of Transportation and the Department of Commerce,

and the aviation R&D activities of the FederalAviation Administration

Dealt with the next generation of air trafficcontrol, NASA aeronautics programs and NASA's

Vision for Space Exploration.


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Technology AND Innovation

. .Te ch n o lo g ica lco m p e titive n e ss o f th e U S

S u rfa ce tra n sp o rta tio n re sea rch a t th e D e p a rtm e n t o f Tra n sp o rta tion

&R D programs at the Department of Homeland Security

&R D programs at the National Institute of Standards andTechnology

Legal framework for competitiveness and tech policy

, . .Studied standards for voting machines strengthening U S,manufacturing transportation research and border

&security R D

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