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Natural Resources Committee

Committee on Natural Resources

Showing the 115th Congress (2017–2018). Back to the 119th Congress

832 bills referred in the 115th 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
47

Served in the 115th Congress

Subcommittees
6

Each with its own members and record

Meetings
50

Hearings and business meetings in the 115th Congress

Members, 115th Congress 47

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Subcommittees, 115th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

KindSubjectStatusDate
MarkupThe Committee on Natural Resources has scheduled a markup beginning on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. The Committee will consider the following bills: • H.Res. 418 (Rep. Sean P. Duffy), Urging the Secretary of the Interior to recognize the cultural significance of Rib Mountain by adding it to the National Register of Historic Places; • H.Res. 460 (Rep. Sean P. Duffy), Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to recognize the rich history of the logging industry and the importance of lumberjack sports by adding the Lumberjack Bowl to the National Register of Historic Places; • H.R. 5420 (Rep. John J. Faso), To authorize the acquisition of land for addition to the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in the State of New York, and for other purposes. “FDR Historic Preservation Act”; • H.R. 5513 (Rep. Paul Cook), To provide for an exchange of lands with San Bernardino County, California, to enhance management of lands within the San Bernardino National Forest, and for other purposes. “Big Bear Land Exchange Act”; • H.R. 6013 (Rep. Rob Bishop), To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to establish January 31 of each year as the Federal closing date for duck hunting season and to establish special duck hunting days for youths, veterans, and active military personnel, and for other purposes. “Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act”; • H.R. 6287 (Rep. Thomas MacArthur), To provide competitive grants for the operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. “9/11 Memorial Act”; • H.R. 6299 (Rep. Mark E. Amodei), To modify the process of the Secretary of the Interior for examining certain mining claims on Federal lands in Storey County, Nevada, to facilitate certain pinyon-juniper-related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, to fully implement the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act, and for other purposes. “Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2018”; • H.R. 6599 (Rep. Stephen Knight), To modify the application of temporary limited appointment regulations to the National Park Service, and for other purposes; • H.R. 6665 (Rep. Madeleine Z. Bordallo), To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to apply to territories of the United States, to establish offshore wind lease sale requirements, to provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation, and for other purposes. “Offshore Wind for Territories Act”; • H.R. 6678 (Rep. Barbara Comstock), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain National Park Service land in Fairfax County, Virginia, to the Friends of the Claude Moore Farm. “Claude Moore Farm Land Conveyance Act”; • H.R. 6687 (Rep. Jared Huffman), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistent with Congress' longstanding intent to maintain working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other purposes; and • S. 2857 (Sen. Maria Cantwell), A bill to designate the Nordic Museum in Seattle, Washington, as the "National Nordic Museum", and for other purposes. “National Nordic Museum Act”.Longworth House Office Building 1324ScheduledSep 5, 2018
HearingEnergy and Education: What's the Connection?
9 witnesses
  • Mr. Spencer Stokes, Utah State School Board
  • Mr. Jeff Hanke, Social Studies Teacher & Coach, Union High School
  • Ms. Annalee Birchell, Student, Union High School
  • Mr. Nathan Wallace, Student, Union High School
  • Mr. Ron Winterton, County Commissioner
  • Mr. Brad Horrocks, County Commissioner
  • Mr. Shaun Chapoose, Former Chairman, Ute Indian Tribal Business Committee
  • Mr. David Ure, Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration
  • Ms. Kathleen Sgamma, President, Western Energy Alliance
ScheduledAug 29, 2018
HearingManagement Crisis at the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Implications for RecoveryLongworth House Office Building 1324
5 witnesses
  • The Honorable Bruce Walker, Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, Department of Energy
  • Mr. David Svanda, Principal, Svanda Consulting
  • Mr. Eduardo Bhatia, Minority Leader, Senate of Puerto Rico
  • Mr. James Spiotto, Managing Director, Chapman Strategic Advisors LLC
  • Mr. Thomas Emmons, Partner, Pegasus Capital Advisors
ScheduledJul 25, 2018
MarkupFull Committee will consider the following bills: • H.R. 5171 (Rep. Scott R. Tipton), To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account. “Ski Area Fee Retention Act”; • H.R. 5347 (Rep. Mark E. Amodei), To facilitate resolution of environmental remediation and reclamation, resolve potential liability of the United States, and promote economic development in Lyon County, Nevada, and for other purposes. “Lyon County Economic Development and Environmental Remediation Act”; • H.R. 5532 (Rep. James E. Clyburn), To redesignate the Reconstruction Era National Monument as the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, and for other purposes. “Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Act”; • H.R. 5556 (Rep. Paul A. Gosar), To provide for transparency and reporting related to direct and indirect costs incurred by the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration related to compliance with any Federal environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife, and for other purposes. “Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2018”; • H.R. 5923 (Rep. Bruce Westerman), To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain public lands in Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes. “Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act”; • H.R. 5979 (Rep. Harold Rogers), To establish the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. “Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act”; • H.R. 6038 (Rep. Kevin Cramer), To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota; • H.R. 6039 (Rep. Kevin Cramer), To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes; • H.R. 6040 (Rep. Mark DeSaulnier), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and facilities of the Central Valley Project. “Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act”; and • H.R. 6146 (Rep. Paul A. Gosar), To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Yavapai County, Arizona, and for other purposes. “Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2018”.Longworth House Office Building 1324ScheduledJul 18, 2018
MarkupFull Committee to consider the following bills: • H.R. 577 (Rep. Dina Titus), To designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier Mountain; • H.R. 1482 (Rep. Michael K. Simpson), To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes; • H.R. 3764 (Rep. Greg Gianforte), To extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes. “Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2017”; • H.R. 5613 (Rep. Kevin Yoder), To designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes. “Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act”; • H.R. 6077 (Rep. Tom Reed), Recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. “National Comedy Center Recognition Act”; and • H.R. 6302 (Rep. Jack Bergman), To enact as law certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants.Longworth House Office Building 1324ScheduledJul 11, 2018
MarkupFull Committee will consider the following bills: • H.R. 5291 (Rep. Niki Tsongas), To establish an offshore wind career training grant program, and for other purposes. “Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act”; • H.R. 5859 (Rep. Scott R. Tipton), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that a portion of revenues from new Federal mineral and geothermal leases be paid to States for use to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12 and public support of institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. “Education and Energy Act of 2018”; • H.R. 6087 (Rep. Liz Cheney), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recover the cost of processing administrative protests for oil and gas lease sales, applications for permits to drill, and right of way applications, and for other purposes. “Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act”; • H.R. 6088 (Rep. John R. Curtis), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize notifications of permit to drill, and for other purposes. “Streamlining Permitting Efficiencies in Energy Development Act” or “SPEED Act”; and • H.R. 6107 (Rep. Stevan Pearce), To clarify that Bureau of Land Management shall not require permits for oil and gas activities conducted on non-Federal surface estate to access subsurface mineral estate that is less than 50 percent Federally owned, and for other purposes. “Ending Duplicative Permitting Act”.Longworth House Office Building 1324ScheduledJun 27, 2018
MarkupFull Committee will consider the following bills: • H.R. 6087 (Rep. Liz Cheney), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recover the cost of processing administrative protests for oil and gas lease sales, applications for permits to drill, and right of way applications, and for other purposes. “Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act”; • H.R. 6088 (Rep. John R. Curtis), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize notifications of permit to drill, and for other purposes. “Streamlining Permitting Efficiency in Energy Development Act” or “SPEED Act”; • H.R. 6106 (Rep. Stevan Pearce), To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to clarify the authorized categorical exclusions and authorize additional categorical exclusions to streamline the oil and gas permitting process, and for other purposes. “Common Sense Permitting Act”; and • H.R. 6107 (Rep. Stevan Pearce), To clarify that Bureau of Land Management shall not require permits for oil and gas activities conducted on non-Federal surface estate to access subsurface mineral estate that is less than 50 percent Federally owned, and for other purposes. “Ending Duplicative Permitting Act”.Longworth House Office Building 1324ScheduledJun 20, 2018
MarkupFull CommitteeLongworth House Office Building 1324ScheduledJun 13, 2018

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.

CongressMembersBills referredReportedBecame lawReportsMeetingsPrinted hearingsCommunicationsPrints
119th2025–2026, sitting489411483014929325301
118th2023–20244693916139162401536961
117th2021–2022518931412114244294571
116th2019–2020478291293413044415322
115th2017–2018478322225622550555942
114th2015–2016466461122811326557612
113th2013–201451713208462103689—2
112th2011–201250691149421530129—2
111th2009–20105075410425104—67—2
110th2007–20085478914526142—87—2
109th2005–20065081312898128—64—3
108th2003–200457757175108171—108—3
107th2001–20025664319584190—158—10

Membership changes 8

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

DateMemberChangeRecord
Apr 17, 2018Nydia M. Velázquez D-NYJoinedH.Res. 833
Apr 12, 2018Norma J. Torres D-CAResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H3192
Jan 30, 2018John R. Curtis R-UTJoinedH.Res. 719
Jan 16, 2018Darin LaHood R-ILResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H397
Jul 18, 2017Jimmy Gomez D-CAJoinedH.Res. 453
Jul 12, 2017Jimmy Panetta D-CAResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H5533
Jun 27, 2017Greg Gianforte R-MTJoinedH.Res. 410
Feb 7, 2017Wm. Lacy Clay D-MOJoinedH.Res. 95

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