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Natural Resources Committee

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Committee on Natural Resources

Showing the 109th Congress (2005–2006), when this was the Resources. Back to the 119th Congress

813 bills referred in the 109th Congress

10,239 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 940. 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 109th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 109th Congress 50

Everyone who held a seat in the 109th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-CA	Richard W. Pombo	Chair
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II	Ranking Member
R-WY	Barbara Cubin
R-LA	Bobby Jindal
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers
D-LA	Charlie Melancon
R-UT	Chris Cannon
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee
D-OK	Dan Boren
D-CA	Dennis A. CardozaJoined Feb 2, 2005
R-CA	Devin Nunes
R-AK	Don Young
D-VI	Donna M. Christensen
D-MA	Edward J. MarkeyJoined Feb 2, 2005
R-CA	Elton Gallegly
D-AS	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.
D-CA	George MillerJoined Feb 2, 2005
R-CA	George Radanovich
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano
R-OR	Greg Walden
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.
R-AZ	J. D. Hayworth
D-WA	Jay InsleeJoined Feb 2, 2005
R-AZ	Jeff Flake
D-CA	Jim Costa
R-NV	Jim Gibbons
R-NJ	Jim Saxton
R-PA	John E. Peterson
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.
R-CA	Ken Calvert
R-TX	Louie Gohmert
R-PR	Luis G. Fortuno
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo
R-CO	Marilyn N. MusgraveJoined Feb 16, 2005
R-IN	Mark E. SouderLeft Feb 2, 2005
D-CO	Mark UdallJoined Feb 2, 2005
D-HI	Neil Abercrombie
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazioJoined Feb 2, 2005
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva
R-AZ	Rick Renzi
D-WI	Ron Kind
D-TX	Solomon P. Ortiz
D-SD	Stephanie Herseth SandlinJoined Feb 2, 2005
R-NM	Stevan Pearce
R-VA	Thelma D. Drake
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo
D-NM	Tom Udall
R-NC	Walter B. Jones
R-MD	Wayne T. Gilchrest

Subcommittees, 109th Congress 5

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 109th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6373	Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 18, 2006
HR 6409	Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act	Referred To	Dec 18, 2006
HR 6423	To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to offset the cost of payments to States and counties under such Act, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 15, 2006
HR 6413	Sacramento River National Recreation Area Establishment Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 14, 2006
HR 6401	To promote the fair production of oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf.	Referred To	Dec 14, 2006
HR 6376	To provide that Federal property reversions on land deeded to the Municipality of Anchorage be conveyed to the Municipality in order to unencumber the Municipality's title.	Referred To	Dec 13, 2006
HR 6383	Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion Act	Referred To	Dec 11, 2006
HR 6368	Study of Ways to Improve the Accuracy of the Collection of Federal Oil, Condensate, and Natural Gas Royalties Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 11, 2006

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 109th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 109-63	The San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act114 pages 10 witnesses Birmingham, Thomas, General Manager/General Counsel, Westlands Water District, Fresno, California Candee, Hamilton, Senior Attorney, Co-Director, Western Water Project, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, California Chedester, Steve, Executive Director, San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority, Los Banos, California Chrisman, Hon. Mike, Secretary for Resources, California Resources Agency, Sacramento, California Peltier, Jason, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C Robbins, Ken, General Counsel, Merced Irrigation District, Merced, California Short, Allen, General Manager, Modesto Irrigation District, and Coordinator, San Joaquin Tributaries Association, Modesto, California Skinner, Lynn, Owner, Wolfsen Farms, Los Banos, California Upton, Kole, Chairman, Friant Water Users Authority, Chowchilla, California Wolk, Hon. Lois G., Chair, Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife, California State Assembly, Sacramento, California	Sep 21, 2006
Serial No. 109-62	H.R. 6080, to Establish the ``mineral Commodity Information Agency (MCIA)'' Within the Department of the Interior54 pagesOn H.R. 6080 6 witnesses Brown, David S., President, Wyo-Ben, Inc., and Vice Chairman, Bentonite Section, Industrial Minerals Association--North America Copulos, Milton R., President, National Defense Council Foundation Holmes, Constance D., Senior Economist and Director of International Policy, National Mining Association Kaas, L. Michael, Mining Engineer, Retired, Arlington, Virginia Kanagy, David L., Executive Director, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc Meyer, Drew A., Vice President, Marketing and Transportation Services, Vulcan Materials Company, on behalf of The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association	Sep 20, 2006
Serial No. 109-61	Keeping the Lights on and Maintaining Wyoming's Jobs: Overcoming the Challenges Facing Western Power Generation Facilities53 pages 6 witnesses Dingman, Hon. Joel, Mayor, City of Wheatland, Wyoming Finnerty, Jack, Board of Directors, Wheatland Rural Electric Association, Inc., Wheatland, Wyoming LaMaack, Larry, Executive Director, Wyoming Municipal Power Agency, Lusk, Wyoming Neiman, Jim D., Owner and CEO, Neiman Enterprises, Inc., Hulett, Wyoming Thompson, Janssen, General Manager, Powder River Division, BNSF Railway Company, Denver, Colorado Vasy, Richard, Assistant Vice President for Business Development, Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Nebraska	Aug 9, 2006
Serial No. 109-60	Border Security on Federal LandsHeld Aug 5, 2006 to Aug 28, 2006 · 106 pages 12 witnesses Borchard, Steve, District Manager, California Desert District, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior Ingram, Christopher John, Vice President, Gulf South Research Corporation Keeler, Judy, Co-Owner, Keeler Ranches, Animas, New Mexico Manjarrez, Victor, Deputy Chief Patrol Agent, Office of Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security McGarvie, James, Vice President, Off-Road Business Association Nassif, Hon. Thomas A., President and CEO, Western Growers Powers, Carolyn E., Spokesperson/Historian, Tijuana River Valley Equestrian Association, Jamul, California Copp, Jeffrey, Special Agent in Charge, Denver, Colorado, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Dusterhoff, Wayne, Sheriff, Glacier County Sheriff's Office, Cut Bank, Montana Harris, Robert, Chief Patrol Agent, Spokane Sector, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Spokane, Washington House, Jeremy, Detective Sergeant, Billings Police Department, Billings, Montana Kimbell, Abigail, Regional Forester, Northern Region, USDA Forest Service	Aug 5, 2006
Serial No. 109-59	Oversight Hearing on Opportunities for Good Samaritan Cleanup of Hard Rock Abandoned Mine Lands104 pagesOn H.R. 1265, H.R. 1266, H.R. 3968, H.R. 5071, H.R. 5404 and 4 more 7 witnesses Brown, Timothy, Center of the American West, University of Colorado Card, Joan, Director of Arizona's Water Quality, Western Governors' Association Fewell, Brent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pizarchik, Joseph, Director, Bureau of Mining and Reclamation, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Quinn, Hal, Senior Vice President, National Mining Association Skaer, Laura, Executive Director, Northwest Mining Association Smith, Velma M., Senior Policy Associate, National Environmental Trust	Jul 13, 2006
Serial No. 109-58	Electricity Prices and Salmon: Finding a Balance88 pagesOn H.R. 4857 11 witnesses Chandler, Gary, Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Association of Washington Business, Olympia, Washington Cooper, Scott, Director, Parish Social Ministries, Catholic Charities, Spokane Parish, Spokane, Washington Durham-Aguilera, Karen, Director of Programs, Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Espinoza, Ricardo, President of the Board of Directors, Pasco School District, Pasco, Washington Flores, Terry G., Executive Director, Northwest RiverPartners, Portland, Oregon Hirsh, Nancy, Policy Director, Northwest Energy Coalition, Seattle, Washington Miles, Hon. Rebecca, Commissioner, Columbia River Inter- Tribal Fish Commission, Portland, Oregon Morrison, Hon. Sid, Chairman of the Board, Energy Northwest, and Chairman of the Board, Yakima Basin Storage Alliance, Zillah, Washington Reimann, Ron, Owner/Operator, T & R Farms, Inc., Pasco, Washington Voigt, Chris, Executive Director, Washington State Potato Commission, on behalf of the Family Farm Alliance, Moses Lake, Washington Wright, Stephen J., Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Portland, Oregon	Jul 7, 2006
Serial No. 109-57	Meeting Electricity Demand in the West Through Responsible Development of Energy Rights-Of-Way on Federal Lands64 pages 6 witnesses Avery, James P., Senior Vice President--Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, San Diego, California Loock, James T., Director, Technical Services, Western Electricity Coordinating Council, Salt Lake City, Utah Meyer, David H., Deputy Director, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C Nelson, Laura, Ph.D., Energy Advisor, Office of Governor Jon Huntsman, Salt Lake City, Utah Smith, Robert, Manager, Transmission Planning and Engineering, Arizona Public Service Company, Phoenix, Arizona Willis, Dave, Coordinator, Sierra Treks, Outfitter, Ashland, Oregon	Jun 27, 2006
Serial No. 109-56	Securing the Bureau of Reclamation's Water and Power Infrastructure: a Consumer's Perspective67 pagesOn H.R. 3443 8 witnesses Erickson, Richard L., Secretary-Manager, East Columbia Basin Irrigation District, Othello, Washington, on behalf of the National Water Resources Association Feider, James C., Director, Redding Electric Utility, Redding, California, on behalf of The Northern California Power Agency Graves, Thomas P., Executive Director, Mid-West Electric Consumers Association, Wheat Ridge, Colorado Harrington, Russell P., Finance Director, Central Valley Project Water Association, Sacramento, California Lambeck, Jon C., Manager of Operations Planning, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Lutgen, Will, Executive Director, Northwest Public Power Association, Vancouver, Washington Moyes, Jay, Attorney at Law, Moyes Storey, Phoenix, Arizona, on behalf of the Arizona Westside Irrigation and Electrical Districts Todd, Larry, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C	Jun 22, 2006

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 109th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 109-735	REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES during the ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS	Dec 21, 2006
H. Rept. 109-694	To Require the Prompt Review by the Secretary of the Interior of the Longstanding Petitions for Federal Recognition of Certain Indian Tribes, and for Other PurposesOn H.R. 512	Sep 28, 2006
H. Rept. 109-693	Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006On H.R. 4857	Sep 28, 2006
H. Rept. 109-665	Coral Reef Conservation Legacy Act of 2006On H.R. 5622	Sep 19, 2006
H. Rept. 109-661	Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2006On H.R. 5312	Sep 15, 2006
H. Rept. 109-650	Restricting Indian Gaming to Homelands of Tribes Act of 2006On H.R. 4893	Sep 13, 2006
H. Rept. 109-641	National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 2006On H.R. 5861	Sep 6, 2006
H. Rept. 109-640	NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2006On H.R. 5802	Sep 6, 2006

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 109th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 109-0	Endangered Species Act of 1973 (as Amended Through December 2004)	PDF · Text
109th	Committee on Resources Legislative Calendar (2005-2006)	PDF · Text
109th	A Ceremony Unveiling the Portrait of THE HONORABLE RICHARD W. POMBO	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	940	148	29	149	29	32	526	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 9

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 109th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Feb 16, 2005	Marilyn N. Musgrave R-CO	Joined	H.Res. 112
Feb 2, 2005	Mark E. Souder R-IN	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H344
Feb 2, 2005	Peter A. DeFazio D-OR	Joined	H.Res. 62
Feb 2, 2005	Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Feb 2, 2005	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD	Joined	H.Res. 62
Feb 2, 2005	Mark Udall D-CO	Joined	H.Res. 62
Feb 2, 2005	Jay Inslee D-WA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Feb 2, 2005	Edward J. Markey D-MA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Feb 2, 2005	George Miller D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62

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