House Committee on Science and Technology

Established as a select committee after the launching of the Russian satellite Sputnik in 1957, the Committee became the first new permanent committee established in the House since 1892. Originally the Committee was focused on space exploration, but over the years its jurisdiction has expanded to include almost all non-defense federal scientific research and development. This history will chronicle the hearings and major legislative achievements of the Committee over its fifty year existence.

Table of Contents

• Forward
• Introduction
• Chronology of Major Events in Federal Science Policy
• The Development of Federal Science Policy, 1787-1957
• History of the Committee on Science and Technology, 1958-2008
  • A History of the Committee
  • Jurisdictional History
  • Landmark Legislation
• Leadership of Committee on Science and Technology
• Members of House Committee on Science and Technology
• Bibliography