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713 bills referred in the 113th 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 113th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 113th Congress

Members, 113th Congress 51

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-WA	Doc Hastings	Chair
D-MA	Edward J. MarkeyLeft Jul 11, 2013	Ranking Member
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal
R-MD	Andy HarrisLeft Feb 26, 2013
R-TX	Bill Flores
R-AL	Bradley ByrneJoined Jan 8, 2014
D-NH	Carol Shea-Porter
R-UT	Chris StewartLeft Dec 11, 2013
D-HI	Colleen Hanabusa
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis
R-MI	Dan Benishek
R-AK	Don Young
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa
R-CO	Doug Lamborn
D-AS	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.
R-PA	Glenn Thompson
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
D-CA	Jared Huffman
R-MO	Jason SmithJoined Jun 12, 2013
R-SC	Jeff Duncan
D-CA	Jim Costa
D-FL	Joe Garcia
R-LA	John Fleming
R-NJ	Jon Runyan
D-MA	Katherine M. ClarkJoined Jan 8, 2014
R-ND	Kevin Cramer
R-TX	Louie Gohmert
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo
R-NV	Mark E. AmodeiLeft Dec 11, 2013
R-OK	Markwayne Mullin
D-PA	Matt Cartwright
D-MA	Niki Tsongas
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar
R-GA	Paul C. Broun
D-PR	Pedro R. Pierluisi
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio
R-ID	Raul R. Labrador
D-CA	Raul Ruiz
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva
R-UT	Rob Bishop
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman
D-NJ	Rush Holt
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton
R-MT	Steve Daines
R-FL	Steve Southerland II
D-NV	Steven HorsfordLeft Apr 3, 2014
R-CA	Tom McClintock
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas
R-LA	Vance M. McAllisterJoined Dec 11, 2013

Subcommittees, 113th Congress 5

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5893	Ansel Adams Act	Referred To	Jan 2, 2015
S 354	Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of 2013	Reported By	Dec 23, 2014
HR 712	To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.	Reported By	Dec 23, 2014
HR 4742	Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act	Reported By	Dec 22, 2014
S 609	San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act	Reported By	Dec 22, 2014
S 363	Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2013	Reported By	Dec 22, 2014
S 311	Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act	Reported By	Dec 22, 2014
HR 5476	Cabin Fee Act of 2014	Reported By	Dec 22, 2014

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	Legislative Hearing on the discussion draft titled, H.R. ____, “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act”Longworth House Office Building 13243 documents	Scheduled	Feb 28, 2014

Markup	Full Committee Markup on H.R. 163, H.R. 433, H.R. 2095, H.R. 2259, H.R. 2657 and H.R. 3492Longworth House Office Building 132419 documents	Scheduled	Jan 28, 2014

Meeting	Business Meeting to Authorize the Issuance of Subpoenas for the Production of Documents Relating to Matters Within the Committee's JurisdictionLongworth House Office Building 13246 documents	Scheduled	Jan 16, 2014

Hearing	Oversight Hearing: “Oversight of the Obama Administration’s Questionable Application of Sequestration to the Secure Rural Schools Program and the Costs to States, Local Economies, and Rural School Children”Longworth House Office Building 13242 documents	Scheduled	Jan 14, 2014

Meeting	ESA Decisions by Closed-Door Settlement: Short-Changing Science, Transparency, Private Property, and State & Local EconomiesLongworth House Office Building 13241 document	Scheduled	Dec 12, 2013

Markup	H.R. 915, H.R. 1425, H.R. 1491, H.R. 2208, H.R. 2319, H.R. 3286, H.R. 3492, and S. 230Longworth House Office Building 132413 documents	Scheduled	Dec 4, 2013

Hearing	Oversight Hearing, "Oversight of the Obama Administration’s Questionable Application of Sequestration to the Secure Rural Schools Program and the Costs to States, Local Economies, and Rural School Children.”Longworth House Office Building 13241 document	Scheduled	Nov 20, 2013

Markup	H.R. 1308, H.R. 2798, H.R. 2824, H.R. 3008, H.R. 3188, H.R. 3189Longworth House Office Building 132419 documents	Scheduled	Nov 14, 2013

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 113-92	H.R. 3099, ``gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013''67 pagesOn H.R. 3063, H.R. 3099, H.R. 4464, H.R. 5069 7 witnesses Barham, Honorable Robert J., Secretary, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Blankenship, Christopher, Director, Marine Resources Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Cresson, David A., President and CEO, Louisiana Chapter of Coastal Conservation Association Gill, Bob, Board Member, Gulf Seafood Institute Green, Captain Jim, Vice President, Destin Charter Boat Association, Gulf of Mexico Charter Fisherman Pearce, Harlon, Owner, Harlon's LA Fish, Kenner, Louisiana Rauch, Samuel D., III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Dec 4, 2014
Serial No. 113-91	Is the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Being Properly Managed?59 pagesOn S. 616 4 witnesses Daak, Mike, Hilo, Hawaii D'Angelo, James M., Ph.D., USAF Retired, Chairman, International Midway Memorial Foundation Foerster, Kevin, Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jordan, Chris, Chris Jordan Photographic Arts	Nov 20, 2014
Serial No. 113-90	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5066, ``data Preservation Act of 2014''; and H.R. 5176, to Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Retire Coal Preference Right Lease Applications for Which the Secretary Has Made an Affirmative Commercial Quantities Determination, and for Other Purposes48 pagesOn H.R. 5066, H.R. 5176, H.Res. 5176 5 witnesses Arthur, Jonathan D., Ph.D., P.G., President, Association of American State Geologists; State Geologist of Florida Gooding, Patrick J., Research Geologist/Manager, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, Well Sample and Core Library Nedd, Hon. Michael, Assistant Director, Energy, Minerals, & Realty Management, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior Pagano, Theodore A., P.G., P.E., General Manager, Michigan Potash Company, LLC Phelps, Walter, Council Delegate, Navajo Nation	Sep 17, 2014
Serial No. 113-89	Oversight Hearing on the Office of Inspector General and Its Ongoing Failure to Comply with a Subpoena for Documents About a Recent Investigation23 pages 1 witness Kendall, Hon. Mary, Deputy Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior	Sep 11, 2014
Serial No. 113-88	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5412, to Facilitate and Streamline the Bureau of Reclamation Process for Creating or Expanding Surface Water Storage Under Reclamation Law, ``bureau of Reclamation Surface Water Storage Streamlining Act''38 pagesOn H.R. 3981, H.R. 4300, H.R. 5412 3 witnesses Keppen, Dan, Executive Director, Family Farm Alliance, Klamath Falls, Oregon Raley, Bennett, Esq., Trout Law, Denver, Colorado, on behalf of Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District and the National Water Resources Association Sutton, Jeffrey P., General Manager, Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority, Willows, California	Sep 10, 2014
Serial No. 113-87	The Status of the Fish and Wildlife Service's Responses to Committee Subpoenas and the Continued Lack of Transparency About Its Implementation and Enforcement of American Wildlife Laws, and Oversight of the Department of the Interior's Solicitor's Office55 pages	Sep 10, 2014
Serial No. 113-86	H.R. 1314, H.R. 1927, H.R. 4256, H.R. 4284, H.R. 4319, and H.R. 4866103 pagesOn H.R. 18, H.R. 1314, H.R. 1927, H.R. 3964, H.R. 4256 and 5 more 10 witnesses Birmingham, Thomas W., General Manager/General Counsel, Westlands Water District, Fresno, California Fischman, Robert L., Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana Frazer, Gary, Assistant Director for Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC Jennison, Robin, Secretary, Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism, Topeka, Kansas Li, Ya-Wei, Director, Endangered Species Conservation, Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC Miller, Dave, Commissioner, Iron County, Utah, Cedar City, Utah Ray, Tom, Water Resources Program Manager, Hicks-Ray Associates, Texas Water Conservation Association, and the Western Coalition of Arid States (WESTCAS), Waco, Texas Staples, Todd, Commissioner, Texas Department of Agriculture, Austin, Texas Veach, Randy, President, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Little Rock, Arkansas Wieting, Donna, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC	Sep 9, 2014
Serial No. 113-85	The Northern Long-Eared Bat: the Federal Endangered Species Act and Impacts of a Listing on Pennsylvania and 37 Other States88 pagesOn H.R. 1576, H.R. 4315 8 witnesses Biggica, Russ, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Brubaker, Jim, Board Member, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Union County Farmer, Buffalo Valley Farms, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania D'Amico, Louis, President and Executive Director, Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association, Wexford, Pennsylvania Lyskava, Paul, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Forest Products Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Matteson, Mollie, Senior Scientist, Center for Biological Diversity, Richmond, Vermont Melville, Martin, Owner, Melville Forestry Services, Centre Hall, Pennsylvania Pyle, Honorable Jeff, Representative, District 60, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Armstrong, Indiana and Butler Counties Stilley, John, Owner and President, Amerikohl Mining, Inc., Butler, Pennsylvania	Sep 8, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 113-720	REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES during the ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS first and second sessions January 3, 2013 through December 22, 2014 together with DISSENTING VIEWS	Dec 30, 2014
H. Rept. 113-713	Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of 2013On S. 354	Dec 22, 2014
H. Rept. 113-712	To Extend the Authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act Through Fiscal Year 2024On H.R. 712	Dec 22, 2014
H. Rept. 113-711	Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management ActOn H.R. 4742	Dec 22, 2014
H. Rept. 113-710	San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance ActOn S. 609	Dec 22, 2014
H. Rept. 113-709	Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2013On S. 363	Dec 22, 2014
H. Rept. 113-708	Lower Mississippi River Area Study ActOn S. 311	Dec 22, 2014
H. Rept. 113-707	Cabin Fee Act of 2014On H.R. 5476	Dec 22, 2014

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
113th	Committee on Natural Resources Legislative Calendar (2013-2014)	PDF · Text
113th	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 9

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Apr 3, 2014	Steven Horsford D-NV	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H2885
Jan 8, 2014	Bradley Byrne R-AL	Joined	H.Res. 453
Jan 8, 2014	Katherine M. Clark D-MA	Joined	H.Res. 454
Dec 11, 2013	Mark E. Amodei R-NV	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H7638
Dec 11, 2013	Chris Stewart R-UT	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H7638
Dec 11, 2013	Vance M. McAllister R-LA	Joined	H.Res. 437
Jul 11, 2013	Edward J. Markey D-MA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jun 12, 2013	Jason Smith R-MO	Joined	H.Res. 257
Feb 26, 2013	Andy Harris R-MD	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H649

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