United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet

The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications Technology, Innovation, and the Internet is one of the seven subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. It was renamed from the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation at the start of the 111th Congress, with its science function transferred to the Subcommittee on Science and Space.

Members, 114th Congress

Majority	Minority
Roger Wicker, Mississippi, Chairman Roy Blunt, Missouri Marco Rubio, Florida Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Ted Cruz, Texas Deb Fisher, Nebraska Jerry Moran, Kansas Dan Sullivan, Alaska Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Dean Heller, Nevada Cory Gardner, Colorado Steve Daines, Montana	Brian Schatz, Hawaii, Ranking Member Maria Cantwell, Washington Claire McCaskill, Missouri Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Edward J. Markey, Masshachusetts Cory Booker, New Jersey Tom Udall, New Mexico Joe Manchin, West Virginia Gary Peters, Michigan
Ex officio
John Thune, South Dakota	Bill Nelson, Florida

Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet has jurisdiction over legislation, Congressional action, and other matters relating to communications. For these purposes, “communications” includes telephones, cell phones, the Internet, commercial and noncommercial television, cable, satellite broadcast, satellite communications, wireline and wireless broadband, radio, consumer electronic equipment associated with such services, and public safety communications.

The Subcommittee also is responsible for oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the Department of Commerce, which is the administration primarily responsible for the management of government spectrum and advising the President on telecommunications policy.

External links

Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website, Subcommittee page

Current United States Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittees

Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Communications, Technology, and the Internet Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Science and Space Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

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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