United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard is one of the seven subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

Members, 114th Congress

Majority	Minority
Marco Rubio, Florida, Chair Roger Wicker, Mississippi Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Ted Cruz, Texas Dan Sullivan, Alaska Ron Johnson, Wisconsin	Cory Booker, New Jersey, Ranking Member Gary Peters, Michigan Maria Cantwell, Washington Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts
Ex officio
John Thune, South Dakota	Bill Nelson, Florida

Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard is responsible for legislation and oversight of matters that impact our oceans, coasts, and climate, including: coastal zone management; marine fisheries and marine mammals; oceans, weather and atmospheric activities; marine and ocean navigation; ocean policy and NOAA. The Subcommittee is responsible for overseeing the Coast Guard, which includes the safe and secure operations of vessels entering the United States or transiting through the USA's Exclusive Economic Zone and the enforcement of maritime laws to support maritime commerce and protect marine living resources.

References

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

Standing committees, Defunct committees

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