United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee On Communications, Media, And Broadband

It was renamed from the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet at the start of the 117th Congress. Prior to the 111th Congress, it was known as the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation.

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.

Members, 118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico, Chair Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts Gary Peters, Michigan Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Jon Tester, Montana Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Jacky Rosen, Nevada John Hickenlooper, Colorado Raphael Warnock, Georgia Peter Welch, Vermont	John Thune, South Dakota, Ranking Member Roger Wicker, Mississippi Deb Fisher, Nebraska Jerry Moran, Kansas Dan Sullivan, Alaska Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Todd Young, Indiana Ted Budd, North Carolina Eric Schmitt, Missouri Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia J. D. Vance, Ohio Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
Ex officio
Maria Cantwell, Washington	Ted Cruz, Texas

Historical subcommittee rosters

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico, Chair Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts Gary Peters, Michigan Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Jon Tester, Montana Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Jacky Rosen, Nevada John Hickenlooper, Colorado Raphael Warnock, Georgia	John Thune, South Dakota, Ranking Member Roy Blunt, Missouri Ted Cruz, Texas Deb Fisher, Nebraska Jerry Moran, Kansas Dan Sullivan, Alaska Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Todd Young, Indiana Mike Lee, Utah Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Rick Scott, Florida Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
Ex officio
Maria Cantwell, Washington	Roger Wicker, Mississippi

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
John Thune, South Dakota, Chairman Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Roy Blunt, Missouri Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Ted Cruz, Texas Deb Fisher, Nebraska Cory Gardner, Colorado Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Jerry Moran, Kansas Mike Lee, Utah Rick Scott, Florida Dan Sullivan, Alaska Todd Young, Indiana	Brian Schatz, Hawaii, Ranking Member Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Ed Markey, Massachusetts Gary Peters, Michigan Jacky Rosen, Nevada Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Jon Tester, Montana Tom Udall, New Mexico
Ex officio
Roger Wicker, Mississippi	Maria Cantwell, Washington

References

External links

Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website, Subcommittee page