Clarence William Nelson II is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1978 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991. In January 1986,Nelson became the second sitting member of U.S. Congress to fly in space,after Senator Jake Garn,when he served as a payload specialist on mission STS-61-C aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Before entering politics he served in the U.S. Army Reserve during the Vietnam War.
Patrick Joseph Kennedy II is an American retired politician and mental health advocate. From 1995 to 2011,he served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st congressional district,and was the first Generation X member of congress when he was elected in 1995. He is a former member of the Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission and a co-founder of One Mind,a mental health nonprofit.
Lisa Ann Murkowski is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator representing Alaska,having held that seat since 2002. She is the first woman to represent Alaska in the Senate and the Senate's second-most senior Republican woman,after Susan Collins of Maine. She became dean of Alaska's congressional delegation upon Representative Don Young's death.
John Nichols Boozman is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas,a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district from 2001 to 2011. He is the dean of Arkansas's congressional delegation.
Gerald Wesley Moran is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas,a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 113th U.S. Congress,during which he led successful Republican efforts in the 2014 election,producing the first Republican Senate majority since 2006. Previously,he was a member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Kansas's 1st congressional district.
The 108th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives from January 3,2003,to January 3,2005,during the third and fourth years of George W. Bush's presidency.
The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over all discretionary spending legislation in the Senate.
Sean Charles O'Keefe is a university professor at Syracuse University Maxwell School,former chairman of Airbus Group,Inc.,former Secretary of the Navy,former Administrator of NASA,and former chancellor of Louisiana State University (LSU). He is a former member of the board of directors of DuPont.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act,2005 (CAA) was an omnibus appropriation legislation consisting of eleven Divisions,enacted on December 8,2004,as H.R. 4818 by President Bush and assigned Public Law No. 108-447,during the 108th United States Congress. It approved appropriations of $388 billion for eleven departments,including "foreign operations,export financing,related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,2005,and for other purposes."
U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce,Justice,Science,and Related Agencies,often referred to colloquially as the CJS Subcommittee is one of twelve subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. It was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Commerce,Justice,State,and the Judiciary during the 108th Congress (2003–2005),but responsibility for the State Department and the federal Judiciary are now handled by separate subcommittees. The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations has joint jurisdiction with the United States House Committee on Appropriations over all appropriations bills in the United States Congress. Each committee has 12 matching subcommittees,each of which is tasked with working on one of the twelve annual regular appropriations bills. This subcommittee has jurisdiction over the budget for the United States Department of Commerce,the United States Department of Justice,and Science policy of the United States.
The under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere,or USC(OA),is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Commerce and the principal advisor to the United States secretary of commerce on the environmental and scientific activities of the department. The under secretary is dual hatted as the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Commerce Department.
Kevin Wayne Yoder is an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Kansas's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2019. A Republican,Yoder was the Kansas State Representative for the 20th district from 2003 to 2011. In his 2018 reelection bid,he was defeated by Democrat Sharice Davids by a nine percent margin.
Daniel Scott Sullivan is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Alaska since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,Sullivan previously served as the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources from 2010 to 2013,and as the Alaska Attorney General from 2009 to 2010.
Robert Michael "Mike" Walker is the former United States Under Secretary of the Army (1997-1998).
John Joseph Sullivan is an American attorney and government official who served as the United States Ambassador to Russia from 2020 to 2022,and who previously served as the 19th United States Deputy Secretary of State from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Sullivan served as Acting United States Secretary of State from April 1,2018,to April 26,2018,following President Donald Trump's dismissal of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on March 13,2018,until Tillerson's official successor,Mike Pompeo,was sworn in. Tillerson did not officially leave office until March 31,2018. Sullivan,however,was delegated all responsibilities of the Secretary of State beginning March 13.
Carol Ann DiBattiste is a United States lawyer who served as United States Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1999 to 2001.
James Frederick Bridenstine is an American military officer and politician who served as the 13th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Bridenstine was the United States representative for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district,based in Tulsa from January 3,2013,to April 23,2018. He is a member of the Republican Party. Bridenstine currently works in the private sector and holds positions at Voyager Space Holdings,Viasat,Acorn Growth Companies and Firefly Aerospace.
Theodore Paul Budd is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator for North Carolina since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district from 2017 to 2023.
Donald Trump assumed office as president of the United States on January 20,2017,and his term ended on January 20,2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
Donald A. Beattie is an American aerospace scientist and former government official who was the Acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Solar Applications in the United States Department of Energy from 1977 to 1978. He also served as Assistant Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration and Director of the Energy Systems Division of NASA.
