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Natural Resources Committee

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Committee on Natural Resources

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754 bills referred in the 111th Congress

10,240 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 941. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 111th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 111th Congress 50

Everyone who held a seat in the 111th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II	Chair
R-WA	Doc Hastings	Ranking Member
R-NE	Adrian Smith
D-NM	Ben Ray LujánJoined May 6, 2010
R-LA	Bill Cassidy
R-PA	Bill Shuster
D-NH	Carol Shea-Porter
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee
D-OK	Dan Boren
D-CO	Diana DeGette
R-AK	Don Young
D-VI	Donna M. Christensen
R-CO	Doug Lamborn
D-MA	Edward J. Markey
R-CA	Elton Gallegly
D-AS	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega
D-MD	Frank Kratovil, Jr.
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.
D-CA	George Miller
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz
D-WA	Jay Inslee
R-AZ	Jeff Flake
D-CA	Jim Costa
D-CA	Joe Baca
R-LA	John Fleming
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.
D-MD	John P. Sarbanes
D-CA	Lois Capps
R-TX	Louie Gohmert
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo
D-NM	Martin Heinrich
D-NY	Maurice D. Hinchey
R-CO	Mike Coffman
D-HI	Neil Abercrombie
D-MA	Niki Tsongas
R-GA	Paul C. Broun
D-PR	Pedro R. Pierluisi
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva
R-UT	Rob Bishop
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman
D-WI	Ron Kind
D-NJ	Rush Holt
D-SD	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
R-CA	Tom McClintock

Subcommittees, 111th Congress 5

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 111th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 39	A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze".	Referred To	Mar 16, 2009
S 338	A bill to amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to modify the date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria of California is deemed to be held in trust and to provide for the conduct of certain activities on the land.	Referred To	Mar 16, 2009
HR 1431	No Cost Stimulus Act of 2009	Referred To	Mar 13, 2009
HR 1404	FLAME Act	Referred To	Mar 13, 2009
HR 1393	Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2009	Referred To	Mar 13, 2009
HJRES 40	Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009	Referred To	Mar 12, 2009
HR 1379	To prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone.	Referred To	Mar 11, 2009
HR 1373	Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act	Referred To	Mar 11, 2009

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 111th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 111-66	The Role of Partnerships in National Parks73 pagesOn H.R. 3036 8 witnesses Asbury, Donna, Executive Director, Association of Partners for Public Land, Wheaton, Maryland Chamberlain, Nancy, M.S., CPRP, Associate Dean, Department of Recreation and Parks, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia Crandall, Derrick A., Counselor, National Park Hospitality Association, Washington, D.C Moore, Greg, Executive Director, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, San Francisco, California Prater, Jim, Citizen Advocate for Congaree National Park, and Former Executive Director, Richland County Legislative Delegation, Columbia, South Carolina Puskar, Dan, Director of Partnerships and Government Relations, National Park Foundation, Washington, D.C Smartt, Susan, President and CEO, NatureBridge, San Francisco, California Wenk, Daniel N., Deputy Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior	Sep 23, 2010
Serial No. 111-65	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4817, a Bill to Amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have the Authority to Use Certain Payments for Certain Non-Coal Reclamation Projects.37 pagesOn H.R. 3201, H.R. 3203, H.R. 4817, H.R. 5661, S. 611 4 witnesses Antonio, Hon. John E., Sr., Governor, Pueblo of Laguna Owens, Glenda, Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior Pineda, Loretta, Director, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Colorado Department of Natural Resources Teague, Hon. Harry, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Mexico	Sep 23, 2010
Serial No. 111-64	Building Success: Implementation of the Secure Rural Schools Program53 pages 8 witnesses Coriz, Elias, Chairman, Rio Arriba County Commission, Espanola, New Mexico, on behalf of the New Mexico Association of Counties Groseclose, Shirlene, Spanish Teacher, Pocahontas County, Marlinton, West Virginia Holtrop, Joel, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Jacobs, Mike, President, Arkansas Association of Counties, Clarksville, Arkansas Pearce, Hon. Paul, Commissioner, Skamania County, Washington, on behalf of the National Association of Counties, Stevenson, Washington Roberson, Edwin, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior Stouder, Scott, Idaho Public Lands Director, Trout Unlimited, Pollock, Idaho Thayer, Allan, President, Dolores RE-4A Board of Control, Dolores, Colorado	Jul 29, 2010
Serial No. 111-63	H.R. 4384, to Establish Utah Navajo Trust Fund Commission; H.R. 5023, ``requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Executive Consultation with Tribes Act''; and H.R. 5468, ``bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2010''66 pagesOn H.R. 4383, H.R. 4384, H.R. 5021, H.R. 5023, H.R. 5468 and 1 more 10 witnesses Maryboy, Mark, Montezuma Creek, Utah Matheson, Hon. Jim, a Representative in Congress from the State of Utah McKeon, Hon. Howard P. ``Buck,'' a Representative in Congress from the State of California Norris, Hon. Ned, Chairman, Tohono O'odham Nation, Sells, Arizona Oatman, Hon. McCoy, Chairman, Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, Idaho Sam, Hon. Joseph Art, Chairman, Bridgeport Indian Colony, Bridgeport, California Shirley, Hon. Joe, Jr., President, The Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona Slowman-Chee, Dr. Janet, Teec Nos Pos, Arizona Tsosie, Paul, Chief of Staff, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C Williams, Robert A., Jr., Professor of Law and Director of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, The University of Arizona Rogers College of Law, Tucson, Arizona	Jul 28, 2010
Serial No. 111-62	Locally Grown: Creating Rural Jobs with America's Public Lands85 pages 11 witnesses Curtis, Wes, Vice President for Government Relations and Regional Services, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah Dearstyne, Joyce, Executive Director, Framing Our Community, Inc., Elk City, Idaho Jensen, Jay, Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture Laurance, Joseph A., Douglas County Commissioner, Roseburg, Oregon Lee, Don L. (Bebo), New Mexico Public Lands Council, and New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association, Alamogordo, New Mexico Mondragon, Rachael, Owner, Urban Interface Solutions, Taos, New Mexico Moseley, Cassandra, Ph.D., Director, Ecosystem Workforce Program, University of Oregon Parker, Melanie, Executive Director, Northwest Connections, Swan Valley, Montana Sobeck, Eileen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior Troy, Kristin, Executive Director, Lemhi Regional Land Trust, Salmon, Idaho Vasquez, Victor, Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Jul 15, 2010
Serial No. 111-60	State Planning for Offshore Energy Development: Standards for Preparedness (Part 3 of 3)66 pagesOn H.R. 3534, H.R. 5519 5 witnesses Barton, Manly, Supervisor, District 1, Jackson County Board of Supervisors, Pascagoula, Mississippi Fletcher, Kristen M., Executive Director, Coastal States Organization, Washington, D.C Menashes, Matthew E., Executive Director, National Estuarine Research Reserve Association, Washington, D.C Takahashi-Kelso, Dennis, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, The Ocean Conservancy, Santa Cruz, California Walker, William W., Ph.D., Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources,	Jun 24, 2010
Serial No. 111-59	H.R. 5479, Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 201029 pagesOn H.R. 5479 3 witnesses Roberts, Cecil E., President, United Mine Workers of America Whitehouse, Alfred, Chief of the Division of Reclamation Support, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior Young, David M., President, Bituminous Coal Operators' Association, Inc	Jun 23, 2010
Serial No. 111-61	Discussion Draft, Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3534, Dated June 22, 2010 (5:25 P.M.)Held Jun 22, 2010 to Jun 30, 2010 · 123 pagesOn H.R. 2337, H.R. 3534, H.R. 3644, H.R. 4363, S. 2747 4 witnesses Bromwich, Hon. Michael R., Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOE), U.S. Department of the Interior Dismukes, David E., Ph.D., Professor, Associate Executive Director, and Director of Policy Analysis, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University Jones, Janis, Vice President of Programs, Ocean Conservancy Salazar, Hon. Ken, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior	Jun 22, 2010

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 111th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 111-701	REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES during the ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS	Jan 3, 2011
H. Rept. 111-651	Care ActOn H.R. 5479	Sep 29, 2010
H. Rept. 111-650	Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010On H.R. 4416	Sep 29, 2010
H. Rept. 111-606	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2010On H.R. 5152	Sep 16, 2010
H. Rept. 111-605	To Direct the Director of the National Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior to Transfer Certain Properties to the District of ColumbiaOn H.R. 5494	Sep 16, 2010
H. Rept. 111-604	Cabin Fee Act of 2010On H.R. 4888	Sep 16, 2010
H. Rept. 111-603	Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2010On H.R. 4347	Sep 16, 2010
H. Rept. 111-602	Authorizing the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to Establish a Commemorative Work in the District of Columbia and Its Environs, and for Other PurposesOn H.R. 4195	Sep 16, 2010

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 111th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
111th	Committee on Natural Resources Legislative Calendar (2009-2010)	PDF · Text
111th	Rules for the Committee on Natural Resources	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	48	941	148	30	149	29	32	530	1
118th2023–2024	46	939	161	39	162	40	153	696	1
117th2021–2022	51	893	141	21	142	44	29	457	1
116th2019–2020	47	829	129	34	130	44	41	532	2
115th2017–2018	47	832	222	56	225	50	55	594	2
114th2015–2016	46	646	112	28	113	26	55	761	2
113th2013–2014	51	713	208	46	210	36	89	—	2
112th2011–2012	50	691	149	42	153	0	129	—	2
111th2009–2010	50	754	104	25	104	—	67	—	2
110th2007–2008	54	789	145	26	142	—	87	—	2
109th2005–2006	50	813	128	98	128	—	64	—	3
108th2003–2004	57	757	175	108	171	—	108	—	3
107th2001–2002	56	643	195	84	190	—	158	—	10

Membership changes 1

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 111th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
May 6, 2010	Ben Ray Luján D-NM	Joined	H.Res. 1334

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