Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
- Type
- Body with AI jurisdiction and named seats
- Place
- United States
- Last checked
- 2026-09-22
- Next check due
- 2026-12-21
Named seats
- Ted Budd — chair, R, NC
- Tammy Baldwin — ranking, D, WI
Official, up-to-date list of members Verified
Ways to reach them
- Public submission route
Its AI responsibilities
NIST, CAISI, NSF and the standards/measurement side of AI. Send here: AI evaluation science and benchmarks, AI standards development, the National AI Research Resource, AI workforce and education, AI in manufacturing, and US-vs-China AI competitiveness framing. If your concern is 'who measures whether a model is safe', this is the authorizing subcommittee (the money is in Appropriations CJS).
Current business
VERIFIED: 3 Mar 2026 subcommittee hearing chaired by Sen. Budd evaluating innovative deployment of AI to support workforce, healthcare and industry (commerce.senate.gov/2026/3/senator-budd-chairs-subcommittee-hearing-to-evaluate-innovative-deployment-of-ai-to-support-workforce-healthcare-and-industry). Full-committee hearing 'Measuring What Matters: Science, Standards, and Strategic Competition' (21 Jul 2026) covers the same NIST/standards terrain.
Public route
Full-committee staff lines: majority 202-224-1251, minority 202-224-0411.
Research note
Chair/ranking verified 2026-09-22 from senate.gov subcommittee roster.