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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
HearingExamining Effects of Mismanagement of the Cormorant in the Great Lakes Region.
4 witnesses
  • Mr. Tom Cooper, Chief, Midwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Mr. Randall Claramunt, Fisheries, Lake Huron Basin Coordinator, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  • Mr. Daniel Eichinger, Executive Director, Michigan United Conservation Clubs
  • Mr. Mark Engle, Manager, Les Cheneaux Landing
ScheduledJun 11, 2018
MarkupFull Committee will consider the following bills: • H.R. 3777 (Rep. Mia B. Love), To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land containing the Nephi Work Center in Juab County, Utah, to Juab County. “Juab County Conveyance Act of 2017”; • H.R. 4528 (Rep. Darren Soto), To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes; • H.R. 4824 (Rep. John R. Curtis), To allow certain State permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural communities, and for other purposes. “Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018”; • H.R. 5597 (Rep. Chris Stewart), To provide for the expansion of the Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan, Washington County, Utah. “Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah”; • H.R. 5751 (Rep. Rob Bishop), To redesignate Golden Spike National Historic Site and to establish the Transcontinental Railroad Network. “Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act”; and • H.R. 5875 (Rep. Madeleine Z. Bordallo), To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes.Longworth House Office Building 1324ScheduledJun 6, 2018
MarkupFull Committee on the following bills: • H.R. 2365 (Rep. Paul Cook), To convey certain Federal land in California to Apple Valley, California, Twentynine Palms, California, Barstow, California, and Victorville, California. “Desert Community Lands Act”; • H.R. 2606 (Rep. Tom Cole), To amend the Act of August 4, 1947 (commonly known as the Stigler Act), with respect to restrictions applicable to Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma, and for other purposes. “Stigler Act Amendments of 2017”; • H.R. 3744 (Rep. Rob Bishop of UT), To provide that an Indian group may receive Federal acknowledgment as an Indian tribe only by an Act of Congress. “Tribal Recognition Act of 2017”; • H.R. 4528 (Rep. Darren Soto), To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes; • H.R. 5787 (Rep. Neal P. Dunn), To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to give effect to more accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System that were produced by digital mapping of such units, and for other purposes. “Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018”; and • H.R. 5874 (Rep. Kristi Noem), To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes. “Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018”.Longworth House Office Building 1324CanceledMay 23, 2018
MarkupFull Committee to consider the following bills: • H.R. 224 (Rep. Don Young), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. “Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act”; • H.R. 857 (Rep. Paul Cook), To provide for conservation and enhanced recreation activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, and for other purposes. “California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act”; • H.R. 3045 (Rep. Luke Messer), To amend the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. “Eastern Legacy Extension Act”; • H.R. 3186 (Rep. Niki Tsongas), To establish an Every Kid Outdoors program, and for other purposes. “Every Kid Outdoors Act”; • H.R. 3916 (Rep. Ken Calvert), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to vest in the Secretary of the Interior functions under that Act with respect to species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and migrate to ocean waters, and species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate to fresh waters. “Federally Integrated Species Health Act” or “FISH Act”; and • H.R. 4419 (Rep. Dan Newhouse), To facilitate and streamline the Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs processes for creating or expanding certain water projects, and for other purposes. “Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act”.Longworth House Office Building 1324ScheduledMay 16, 2018
MarkupFull Committee will consider the following bills: • H.R. 221 (Rep. Don Young), To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes. “Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act”; • H.R. 1791 (Rep. David G. Reichert), To establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for other purposes. “Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act”; • H.R. 2591 (Rep. Austin Scott), To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. “Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017”; • H.R. 3535 (Rep. Doug LaMalfa), To restore Federal recognition to the Ruffey Rancheria of California, and for other purposes. “Ruffey Rancheria Restoration Act of 2017”; Amendments to H.R. 3535 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice. • H.R. 4032 (Rep. Tom O’Halleran), To confirm undocumented Federal rights-of-way or easements on the Gila River Indian Reservation, clarify the northern boundary of the Gila River Indian Community's Reservation, to take certain land located in Maricopa County and Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, and for other purposes. “Gila River Indian Community Federal Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act”; • H.R. 4506 (Rep. Norma J. Torres), To provide incentives to encourage tribal job creation and economic activity, and for other purposes. “Jobs for Tribes Act”; • H.R. 4689 (Rep. Adrian Smith), To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska; • H.R. 5317 (Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler), To repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands; and • H.R. 5655 (Rep. Andy Barr), To establish the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. “Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act”.Longworth House Office Building 1324ScheduledMay 8, 2018
HearingThe Weaponization of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Implications of Environmental LawfareLongworth House Office Building 1324
4 witnesses
  • James Coleman, Professor, Southern Methodist University
  • Horst Greczmiel, Former Associate Director for NEPA Oversight at Council on Environmental Quality
  • Dr. Laura Watt, Professor, Sonoma State University
  • Melissa Hamsher, Vice President, Environmental Health, Safety, and Regulatory, Eclipse Energy Resource Corporation
ScheduledApr 25, 2018
MarkupFull Committee will consider the following bills: • H.R. 788 (Rep. Duncan D. Hunter), To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. “Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act”; • H.R. 1026 (Rep. Richard M. Nolan), To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. “North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act”; • H.R. 1037 (Rep. Stephen F. Lynch), To authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes; • H.R. 2991 (Rep. Lloyd Smucker), To establish the Susquehanna National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. “Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act”; • H.R. 3400, (Rep. Rob Bishop), To promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to open up opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes. “Recreation Not Red-Tape Act”; Amendments to H.R. 3400 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice. • H.R. 4069 (Rep. Don Young), To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes; and • H.R. 4645 (Rep. Greg Gianforte), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. “East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act”.Longworth House Office Building 1324ScheduledApr 18, 2018
MarkupFull Committee on H.R. 3144 (Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers), To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 3392 (Rep. Mike Johnson), To provide for stability of title to certain land in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. “Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act”; H.R. 3997 (Rep. Keith J. Rothfus), To waive the application fee for any special use permit for veterans demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land, and for other purposes. “Free Veterans from Fees Act”; H.R. 4257 (Rep. Chris Stewart), To maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, generate education funding, and for other purposes. “Advancing Conservation and Education Act”; and H.R. 5005 (Rep. Al Lawson, Jr.), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System.Longworth House Office Building 1324ScheduledApr 11, 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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