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

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Members, 115th CongressEdit

Majority	Minority
Dan Sullivan, Alaska, Chairman Roger Wicker, Mississippi Deb Fischer, Nebraska Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma Mike Lee, Utah Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Cory Gardner, Colorado Todd Young, Indiana	Gary Peters, Michigan, Ranking Member Maria Cantwell, Washington Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts Cory Booker, New Jersey Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
Ex officio
John Thune, South Dakota	Bill Nelson, Florida

JurisdictionEdit

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.

External linksEdit

• Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website, Subcommittee page