Aviation, Space, and Innovation

The Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation is a specialized panel within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. As a subcommittee, it conducts initial hearings and reviews legislation before matters move to the full committee, which has final authority to report bills to the Senate floor. The subcommittee was restructured in 2025 to consolidate aviation and space oversight into a single panel, reflecting the growing intersection between these industries.\n\nThe subcommittee has broad jurisdiction over civil aviation, including safety, security, technology, engineering, manufacturing, infrastructure, consumer protection, research and development, and international aviation matters. It also oversees national and civil space policy. The panel conducts oversight of major federal agencies including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Department of Commerce Office of Space Commerce.\n\n, while . The subcommittee has 13 members total.\n\nRecent activity reflects the subcommittee's focus on aviation safety and modernization. . . <cite index=\"18-6\">In December