A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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COMMITTEE STRUCTURES // SENATE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has jurisdiction over highway safety, interstate commerce, marine and ocean navigation, non-military aeronautical and space sciences, and other related matters. Within the Committee, the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security has jurisdiction over civil aviation, with specific oversight responsibility for the FAA. The Subcommittee controls authorizing levels for all of the FAA's programs and monitors the agency's grant-making efforts in funding airport infrastructure projects and air traffic control facility upgrades. U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS The Senate Committee on Appropriations is tasked with creating "appropriations made by law" prior to the expenditure of any money from the Federal treasury, as defined by the U.S. Constitution. In this capacity, the Committee is responsible for drafting the legislation that allocates federal funds to government agencies, departments, and organizations each year. For each fiscal year, appropriations are limited to the levels set by a Budget Resolution, which is drafted by the Senate Budget Committee. Within the Committee, the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) is one of 12 subcommittees and has jurisdiction over matters related to the FAA. COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION: SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS: SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION: FULL COMMITTEE APPROPRIATIONS: FULL COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS Maria Cantwell (WA), Chair Barbara Boxer (CA) Bill Nelson (FL) Mark Pryor (AR) Amy Klobuchar (MN) Mark Begich (AK) Brian Schatz (HI) Cory Booker (NJ) John Walsh (MT) REPUBLICANS Kelly Ayotte (NH), Ranking Member Roger Wicker (MS) Roy Blunt (MO) Marco Rubio (FL) Dean Heller (NV) Tim Scott (SC) Ted Cruz (TX) Deb Fischer (NE) Ron Johnson (WI) DEMOCRATS Patty Murray (WA), Chair Barbara Mikulski (MD) Richard J. Durbin (IL) Patrick J. Leahy (VT) Tom Harkin (IA) Dianne Feinstein (CA) Tim Johnson (SD) Mark Pryor (AR) Jack Reed (RI) Tom Udall (NM) REPUBLICANS Susan Collins (ME), Ranking Member Richard C. Shelby (AL) Lamar Alexander (TN) Lindsey Graham (SC) Mark Kirk (IL) Dan Coats (IN) Roy Blunt (MO) Jerry Moran (KS) John Boozman (AR) DEMOCRATS John D. Rockefeller (WV), Chair Barbara Boxer (CA) Bill Nelson (FL) Maria Cantwell (WA) Mark L. Pryor (AR) Claire McCaskill (MO) Amy Klobuchar (MN) Mark Begich (AK) Richard Blumenthal (CT) Brian Schatz (HI) Edward J. Markey (MA) Cory A. Booker (NJ) John E. Walsh (MT) REPUBLICANS John Thune (SD), Ranking Member Roger F. Wicker (MS) Roy Blunt (MO) Marco Rubio (FL) Kelly Ayotte (NH) Dean Heller (NV) Daniel Coats (IN) Tim Scott (SC) Ted Cruz (TX) Deb Fischer (NE) Ron Johnson (WI) DEMOCRATS Barbara A. Mikulski (MD), Chair Patrick J. Leahy (VT) Tom Harkin (IA) Patty Murray (WA) Dianne Feinstein (CA) Richard J. Durbin (IL) Tim Johnson (SD) Mary L. Landrieu (LA) Jack Reed (RI) Mark L. Pryor (AR) Jon Tester (MT) Tom Udall (NM) Jeanne Shaheen (NH) Jeff Merkley (OR) Mark Begich (AK) Christopher A. Coons (DE) REPUBLICANS Richard C. Shelby (AL), Ranking Member Thad Cochran (MS) Mitch McConnell (KY) Lamar Alexander (TN) Susan M. Collins (ME) Lisa Murkowski (AK) Lindsey Graham (SC) Mark Kirk (IL) Daniel Coats (IN) Roy Blunt (MO) Jerry Moran (KS) John Hoeven (ND) Mike Johanns (NE) John Boozman (AR) NiW Today n i w . n a t c a . n e t 34