WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced that the Commerce Committee will continue to have six subcommittees in the 115th Congress, and the following senators will serve as subcommittee chairmen:

Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.)

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.)

Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.)

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.)

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)

Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), chairman

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.)

Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.)

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)

Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)

Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.)

Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.)

Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), chairman

Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.)

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.)

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

Sen. Thune issued the following statement on naming the subcommittee chairmen and membership:

“I am honored to work with six subcommittee chairmen who truly understand the priorities of the American people. We’re ready to hit the ground running in the first 100 days of Congress, starting with Secretary Chao’s nomination hearing this week.”