House Natural Resources Committee| Standing committee |
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| Formed | 1991 |
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| Succeeded | Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs |
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| Formerly known as | Committee on Resources |
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| Chair | Bruce Westerman (R)
Since January 3, 2023 |
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| Ranking member | Jared Huffman (D)
Since January 4, 2025 |
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| Seats | 45 |
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| Political parties | Majority (25)
Minority (20)
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| Policy areas | Energy development, mining, mineral rights, wildlife, fisheries, public lands, oceans, Native Americans |
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| Oversight authority | Department of Energy |
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| Senate counterpart | Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources |
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1324 Longworth House Office Building
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naturalresources.house.gov (Republican)
democrats-naturalresources.house.gov (Democratic) |
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The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources or Natural Resources Committee (often referred to as simply Resources) is a Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives. Originally called the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (1951), the name was changed to the Committee on Natural Resources in 1991. The name was shortened to the Committee on Resources in 1995 by the new chair, Don Young (at the same time, the committee took over the duties of the now-defunct Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee). Following the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives in 2006, the name of the committee was changed back to its title used between 1991 and 1995.[1]
Jurisdiction
- Fisheries and wildlife, including research, restoration, refuges, and conservation.
- Forest reserves and national parks created from the public domain.
- Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, including alien ownership of mineral lands.
- Geological Survey.
- International fishing agreements.
- Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of waters for irrigation purposes.
- Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for reclamation projects and easements of public lands for irrigation projects; and acquisition of private lands when necessary to complete irrigation projects.
- Native Americans generally, including the care and allotment of Native American lands and general and special measures relating to claims that are paid out of Native American funds.
- Insular areas of the United States generally (except those affecting the revenue and appropriations).
- Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries administered by the Secretary of the Interior, parks within the District of Columbia, and the erection of monuments to the memory of individuals.
- Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder.
- Mineral resources of public lands.
- Mining interests generally.
- Mining schools and experimental stations.
- Marine affairs, including coastal zone management (except for measures relating to oil and other pollution of navigable waters).
- Oceanography.
- Petroleum conservation on public lands and conservation of the radium supply in the United States.
- Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on the public domain.
- Public lands generally, including entry, easements, and grazing thereon.
- Relations of the United States with Native Americans and Native American tribes.
- Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except ratemaking).[2][3]
Members, 119th Congress
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Minority
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- Bruce Westerman, Arkansas, Chair
- Rob Wittman, Virginia, Vice Chair[4]
- Tom McClintock, California
- Paul Gosar, Arizona
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa
- Doug LaMalfa, California
- Daniel Webster, Florida
- Russ Fulcher, Idaho
- Pete Stauber, Minnesota
- Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin
- Lauren Boebert, Colorado
- Cliff Bentz, Oregon
- Jen Kiggans, Virginia
- James Moylan, Guam
- Wesley Hunt, Texas
- Mike Collins, Georgia
- Harriet Hageman, Wyoming
- Mark Amodei, Nevada
- Tim Walberg, Michigan
- Mike Ezell, Mississippi
- Celeste Maloy, Utah
- Addison McDowell, North Carolina
- Jeff Crank, Colorado
- Nick Begich III, Alaska
- Jeff Hurd, Colorado
- Mike Kennedy, Utah
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- Jared Huffman, California, Ranking Member
- Raúl Grijalva, Arizona (until March 13, 2025), Ranking Member Emeritus
- Joe Neguse, Colorado
- Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico
- Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico
- Val Hoyle, Oregon
- Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island
- Jared Golden, Maine
- Dave Min, California
- Maxine Dexter, Oregon
- Pablo Hernández Rivera, Puerto Rico
- Emily Randall, Washington
- Yassamin Ansari, Arizona
- Sarah Elfreth, Maryland, Vice Ranking Member[5]
- Adam Gray, California
- Luz Rivas, California
- Adelita Grijalva, Arizona (from November 18, 2025)
- Nydia Velázquez, New York
- Debbie Dingell, Michigan
- Darren Soto, Florida
- Julia Brownley, California
- Susie Lee, Nevada (from May 20, 2025)
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 13 (Chair), H.Res. 14 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 42 (R), H.Res. 44 (D), H.Res. 55 (D), H.Res. 430 (Lee), H.Res. 887 (Grijalva)
Subcommittees
In the 111th Congress, the number of subcommittees was reduced from 5 to 4. The Subcommittees on Insular Affairs and Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans were merged into the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. In the 112th Congress, the number was again increased to 5, adding the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
During the committee's official reorganization for the 113th Congress, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was renamed the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation[6]
When former Chair Doc Hastings of Washington retired from Congress, Rob Bishop of Utah took over as the committee's new chair at the beginning of the 114th Congress. Congressman Bishop began the process of hiring new staff and reorganized the committee's structure as his predecessors had done.[7][8] The chair eliminated the Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs subcommittee and split its duties between the renamed Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs and Water, Power and Oceans subcommittees. The chair also created a new Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, keeping the total number of subcommittees at five[9]
The chair also transferred jurisdiction over the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act from the former Public Lands and Environmental Regulation and established a renamed the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.[9]
Current subcommittees
Leadership
Former chairs and ranking members are listed below.[11]
Committee on Public Lands
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Committee on Natural Resources
Chair
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Party
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State
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End
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| George Miller
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Democratic
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California
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1991
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1995
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Ranking member
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Party
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State
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Start
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End
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| Don Young
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Republican
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Alaska
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1991
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1995
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Committee on Resources
Committee on Natural Resources
Historical membership rosters
118th Congress
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Minority
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- Bruce Westerman, Arkansas, Chair
- Doug Lamborn, Colorado, Vice Chair
- Rob Wittman, Virginia
- Tom McClintock, California
- Paul Gosar, Arizona
- Garret Graves, Louisiana
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa
- Daniel Webster, Florida
- Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico
- Russ Fulcher, Idaho
- Pete Stauber, Minnesota
- John Curtis, Utah
- Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin
- Jerry Carl, Alabama
- Matt Rosendale, Montana
- Lauren Boebert, Colorado
- Cliff Bentz, Oregon
- Jen Kiggans, Virginia
- James Moylan, Guam
- Wesley Hunt, Texas
- Mike Collins, Georgia
- Anna Paulina Luna, Florida
- John Duarte, California
- Harriet Hageman, Wyoming
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- Raúl Grijalva, Arizona, Ranking Member
- Grace Napolitano, California
- Jim Costa, California (until February 27, 2023)
- Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands
- Jared Huffman, California
- Ruben Gallego, Arizona
- Joe Neguse, Colorado
- Mike Levin, California
- Katie Porter, California
- Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico
- Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico
- Mary Peltola, Alaska
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York
- Kevin Mullin, California
- Val Hoyle, Oregon
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove, California, Vice Ranking Member
- Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island
- Nydia Velázquez, New York
- Ed Case, Hawaii
- Debbie Dingell, Michigan
- Susie Lee, Nevada (from February 23, 2023)
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (Chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 79 (D), H.Res. 80 (R), H.Res. 164 (D)
- Subcommittees
117th Congress
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Minority
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- Raúl Grijalva, Arizona, Chair
- Grace Napolitano, California
- Jim Costa, California
- Gregorio Sablan, N. Mariana Islands, Vice Chair (Insular Affairs)
- Jared Huffman, California
- Alan Lowenthal, California
- Ruben Gallego, Arizona
- Joe Neguse, Colorado
- Mike Levin, California
- Katie Porter, California
- Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico
- Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico (since June 15, 2021)
- Mary Peltola, Alaska (since September 14, 2022)
- Nydia Velázquez, New York
- Diana DeGette, Colorado
- Julia Brownley, California
- Debbie Dingell, Michigan
- Donald McEachin, Virginia
- Darren Soto, Florida
- Michael San Nicolas, Guam
- Chuy García, Illinois, Vice Chair
- Ed Case, Hawaii
- Betty McCollum, Minnesota
- Steven Cohen, Tennessee
- Paul Tonko, New York
- Rashida Tlaib, Michigan
- Doris Matsui, California
- Lori Trahan, Massachusetts (until September 14, 2022)[13]
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- Bruce Westerman, Arkansas, Ranking Member
- Don Young, Alaska (until March 18, 2022)
- Louie Gohmert, Texas, Vice Ranking Member
- Doug Lamborn, Colorado
- Rob Wittman, Virginia
- Tom McClintock, California
- Paul Gosar, Arizona (until November 17, 2021)
- Garret Graves, Louisiana
- Jody Hice, Georgia
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, Am. Samoa, Vice Ranking Member (Insular Affairs)
- Daniel Webster, Florida
- Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico
- Russ Fulcher, Idaho
- Pete Stauber, Minnesota
- Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin
- Jerry Carl, Alabama
- Matt Rosendale, Montana
- Blake Moore, Utah
- Yvette Herrell, New Mexico
- Lauren Boebert, Colorado
- Jay Obernolte, California
- Cliff Bentz, Oregon
- Connie Conway, California (since June 22, 2022)
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (Chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R), H.Res. 92 (D), H.Res. 111 (D), H.Res. 475 (D), H.Res. 789 (Removing Gosar), H.Res. 1197 (R), H.Res. 1347 (D)
- Subcommittees
116th Congress
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Minority
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- Raúl Grijalva, Arizona, Chair
- Grace Napolitano, California
- Jim Costa, California
- Gregorio Sablan, N. Mariana Islands, Vice Chair (Insular Affairs)
- Jared Huffman, California
- Alan Lowenthal, California
- Ruben Gallego, Arizona
- TJ Cox, California
- Joe Neguse, Colorado
- Mike Levin, California
- Deb Haaland, New Mexico, Vice Chair
- Joe Cunningham, South Carolina
- Nydia Velázquez, New York
- Diana DeGette, Colorado
- Lacy Clay, Missouri
- Debbie Dingell, Michigan
- Anthony Brown, Maryland
- Donald McEachin, Virginia
- Darren Soto, Florida
- Ed Case, Hawaii
- Steven Horsford, Nevada
- Michael San Nicolas, Guam
- Matt Cartwright, Pennsylvania
- Paul Tonko, New York
- Chuy García, Illinois (since January 14, 2020)
- Nanette Barragán, California (since September 22, 2020)
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- Rob Bishop, Utah, Ranking Member
- Don Young, Alaska
- Louie Gohmert, Texas
- Doug Lamborn, Colorado
- Rob Wittman, Virginia
- Tom McClintock, California
- Paul Gosar, Arizona
- Paul Cook, California
- Bruce Westerman, Arkansas
- Garret Graves, Louisiana
- Jody Hice, Georgia
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa
- Daniel Webster, Florida, Vice Ranking Member
- Liz Cheney, Wyoming
- Mike Johnson, Louisiana
- Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico, Vice Ranking Member (Insular Affairs)
- John Curtis, Utah
- Kevin Hern, Oklahoma
- Russ Fulcher, Idaho
- Jeff Van Drew,[b] New Jersey
- Pete Stauber, Minnesota (since July 30, 2020)
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Sources: H.Res. 24 (Chair), H.Res. 25 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 73 (D), H.Res. 74 (R), H.Res. 125 (D), H.Res. 148 (D), H.Res. 793 (D), H.Res. 1072 (R), H.Res. 1135 (D)
- Subcommittees
115th Congress
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Minority[17]
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- Rob Bishop, Utah, Chair
- Don Young, Alaska
- Louie Gohmert, Texas, Vice Chair
- Doug Lamborn, Colorado
- Rob Wittman, Virginia
- Tom McClintock, California
- Steve Pearce, New Mexico
- Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
- Paul Gosar, Arizona
- Raúl Labrador, Idaho
- Scott Tipton, Colorado
- Doug LaMalfa, California
- Jeff Denham, California[18]
- Paul Cook, California
- Bruce Westerman, Arkansas
- Garret Graves, Louisiana
- Jody Hice, Georgia
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa
- Darin LaHood, Illinois
- Daniel Webster, Florida
- David Rouzer, North Carolina
- Jack Bergman, Michigan
- Liz Cheney, Wyoming
- Mike Johnson, Louisiana
- Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico
- Greg Gianforte, Montana
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- Raúl Grijalva, Arizona, Ranking Member
- Grace Napolitano, California
- Madeleine Bordallo, Guam
- Jim Costa, California
- Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands[19]
- Niki Tsongas, Massachusetts
- Jared Huffman, California, Vice Ranking Member
- Don Beyer, Virginia
- Norma Torres, California
- Ruben Gallego, Arizona
- Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii
- Nanette Barragán, California
- Darren Soto, Florida
- Jimmy Panetta, California (until April 2017)
- Donald McEachin, Virginia
- Anthony Brown, Maryland
- Alan Lowenthal, California
- Lacy Clay, Missouri
- Jimmy Gomez, California
- Nydia Velázquez, New York (since April 2018)
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See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Incoming chairman pledges new agenda for House environment panel". Associated Press/Lodi News Record. December 8, 2006. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - 404". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ McCarthy, Kevin (3 January 2017). "Text - H.Res.5 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress". congress.gov. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Westerman Announces Subcommittee Chairs". House Committee on Natural Resources. January 9, 2025.
- ^ "Ranking Member Huffman Welcomes New Slate of House Natural Resources Committee Democrats, Announces Top Positions | The House Committee on Natural Resources". democrats-naturalresources.house.gov.
- ^ "Rules for the Committee on Natural Resources" (PDF). Committee on Natural Resources Committee (PDF). January 23, 2013.
- ^ Bravender, Robin (January 7, 2015). "Staff shuffles abound across energy, enviro committees". Energy & Environment Daily. E&E Publishing, LLC. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Phil (January 6, 2015). "New chairman overhauls committee staff". Energy & Environment Daily. E&E Publishing, LLC. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Subcommittee Changes
- ^ "Ranking Member Huffman Welcomes New Slate of House Natural Resources Committee Democrats, Announces Top Positions". Natural Resources Committee Democrats. January 22, 2025.
- ^ "Historical information of the committee on resources and its predecessor committees 1807–2002 - Preparation for a bicentennial" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-05.
- ^ "Westerman Announces Subcommittee Chairs". Committee on Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Vu, Nancy (September 14, 2022). "Alaska's new member of Congress, Mary Peltola, is now on the House Natural Resources Committee — thanks to a resignation assist from Lori Trahan". Politico. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Chair Grijalva Announces Vice Chairs, Subcommittee Chairs for 117th Congress, Looks Forward to Climate and Environmental Justice Collaboration". Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Westerman Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members". Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ H.Res. 6, H.Res. 51
- ^ H.Res. 7, H.Res. 45, H.Res. 52, H.Res. 95
- ^ Appointed to committee in 2015, previously served from 2011 to 2013
- ^ Sablan is an Independent, but caucuses with the Democrats
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