United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports

The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports is a subcommittee within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. It was known in previous Congresses as the Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety.

Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety has jurisdiction over interstate transportation policy issues. In addition to the committee's broad oversight of the Department of Transportation, the subcommittee has oversight over the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Surface Transportation Board. The subcommittee focuses on safety and infrastructure development related to both freight and passenger rail, including Amtrak.

Members, 118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Gary Peters, Michigan, Chair Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Raphael Warnock, Georgia Peter Welch, Vermont	Todd Young, Indiana, Ranking Member John Thune, South Dakota Roger Wicker, Mississippi Deb Fischer, Nebraska Eric Schmitt, Missouri Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Ted Budd, North Carolina
Ex officio
Maria Cantwell, Washington	Ted Cruz, Texas

Historical subcommittee rosters

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Gary Peters, Michigan, Chair Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Jon Tester, Montana Raphael Warnock, Georgia	Deb Fischer, Nebraska, Ranking Member John Thune, South Dakota Roy Blunt, Missouri Dan Sullivan, Alaska Todd Young, Indiana 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
Deb Fischer, Nebraska, Chair John Thune, South Dakota Roy Blunt, Missouri Jerry Moran, Kansas Cory Gardner, Colorado Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Todd Young, Indiana Rick Scott, Florida	Tammy Duckworth, Illinois, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Ed Markey, Massachusetts Tom Udall, New Mexico Gary Peters, Michigan Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
Ex officio
Roger Wicker, Mississippi	Maria Cantwell, Washington

External links

Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website, Subcommittee page

Current United States Senate Commerce subcommittees

Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation
Communications, Media and Broadband
Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security
Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing
Space and Science
Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports
Tourism, Trade and Export Promotion

Current United States congressional committees

Senate (list)

Standing

Other

Aging (special)
International Narcotics Control (permanent caucus)
Ethics (select)
Indian Affairs (permanent select)
Intelligence (select)

House (list)

Standing	Agriculture Appropriations Armed Services Budget Education and the Workforce Energy and Commerce Ethics Financial Services Foreign Affairs Homeland Security House Administration Judiciary Natural Resources Oversight and Accountability Rules Science, Space, and Technology Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure Veterans' Affairs Ways and Means (Whole)
Other	Intelligence (permanent select) Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (select)

Joint (list)

Commission
assignments

Joint	Capitol Historical Society (advisory group) China COVID-19 Oversight Cyberspace Solarium Security and Cooperation in Europe
House	Democracy Partnership Human Rights