U.S. SENATE
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION (COMMERCE)
WHY IS THIS COMMITTEE IMPORTANT TO NATCA?
Senate Commerce has jurisdiction over aviation and is responsible for drafting the legislation that reauthorizes FAA
programs. The committee is working on a new FAA Reauthorization bill, as the current authorization expires at the
end of September 2015. The subcommittee lays the groundwork for FAA reauthorization by working with the aviation
industry and stakeholders to analyze the best ways to modernize the NAS.
* denotes member of subcommittee on aviation operations, safety, and security
SENATE COMMITTEE STRUCTURES
R
D
EPUBLICAN
EMOCRAT
John Thune (SD), Chair
Roy Blunt (MO)*
Kelly Ayotte (NH)*
Ted Cruz (TX)*
Dan Sullivan (AK)*
Ron Johnson (WI)*
Steve Daines (MT)
Roger Wicker (MS)*
Marco Rubio (FL)*
Dean Heller (NV)*
Deb Fischer (NE)*
Jerry Moran (KS)*
Cory Gardner (CO)*
Bill Nelson (FL),
Ranking Member
Claire McCaskill (MO)
Richard Blumenthal (CT)*
Ed Markey (MA)*
Tom Udall (NM)*
Gary Peters (MI)*
Maria Cantwell (WA)*
Amy Klobuchar (MN)*
Brian Schatz (HI)*
Cory Booker (NJ)*
Joe Manchin (WV)*
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MAY 18-20, 2015
