United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
October 14, 2023
The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over matters related to energy and mineral resources, including nuclear development; irrigation and reclamation, territorial possessions of the United States, trust lands appertaining to America's indigenous peoples, and the conservation, use, and disposition of federal lands. Its roots go back to the Committee on Interior and Insulars Affairs. In 1977, it became the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and most matters regarding Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians were removed from its jurisdiction and transferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
In 1849, the Department of the Interior was established, with the Public Lands Committee serving as legislative oversight. The committee became responsible for enacting legislation to conserve nature and its resources. Due to the actions of the committee, Congress began working towards preservation of forests, wilderness, and historical landmarks with the signing of the Antiquities Act in 1906 and the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916.
The committee has gone under a number of name changes, but the functions and policy have remained similar to its creation. In 1921, the committee merged with the Committee on Geological Surveys to become the Committee of Public Lands and Surveys. Following the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, it became the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, absorbing the jurisdiction of the Indian Affairs, Territorial and Insular Affairs, Mines and Mining, and Irrigation and Reclamation committees. Its most recent iteration, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, was established on February 4, 1977, after the Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977.[1]
LegislationEdit
Current congressEdit
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In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
The Committee is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to energy and resources development, and report thereon from time to time."[2]
^ abcdefghSens. Sanders and King are independent, but caucus with Democrats.
^"U.S. Senate: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
External linksEdit
Official Committee Website (Archive)
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee – Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov
October 14, 2023
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The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is a standing committee of the United States Senate It has jurisdiction over matters related to energy and mineral resources including nuclear development irrigation and reclamation territorial possessions of the United States trust lands appertaining to America s indigenous peoples and the conservation use and disposition of federal lands Its roots go back to the Committee on Interior and Insulars Affairs In 1977 it became the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and most matters regarding Native Americans Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians were removed from its jurisdiction and transferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs Senate Energy CommitteeStanding committeeActive United States Senate118th CongressHistoryFormedFebruary 4 1977SucceededCommittee on Public LandsCommittee on Interior and Insular AffairsLeadershipChairJoe Manchin D Since February 3 2021Ranking memberJohn Barrasso R Since February 3 2021StructureSeats19 membersPolitical partiesMajority 10 Democratic 8 Independent 2 Minority 9 Republican 9 JurisdictionPolicy areasAlaska Natives Coal mining Energy industry Federal lands Hydrocarbon exploration Hydroelectricity Irrigation Insular areas Mining Natural resource management Nuclear power Native Americans Native Hawaiians Reclamation Renewable energy Territorial possessions Water resourcesOversight authorityAdvanced Research Projects Agency Energy Bonneville Power Administration Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Education Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Department of Energy Department of the Interior Energy Information Administration Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Insular Affairs National Nuclear Security Administration National Park Service Southeastern Power Administration Southwestern Power Administration Western Area Power Administration United States Forest Service United States Geological SurveyHouse counterpartHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce House Committee on Natural Resources House Committee on Science Space and TechnologySubcommitteesEnergyNational ParksPublic Lands Forests and MiningWater and PowerMeeting place304 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingWashington D C Websitewww wbr energy wbr senate wbr govRulesRule XXV 1 g Standing Rules of the SenateRules of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Contents 1 History 1 1 Legislation 1 1 1 Current congress 1 1 2 Notable past legislation 2 Jurisdiction 3 Members 118th Congress 4 Chairpersons 4 1 Committee on Public Lands 1816 1921 4 2 Committee on Public Lands and Surveys 1921 1947 4 3 Committee on Public Lands 1947 1948 4 4 Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 1948 1977 4 5 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 1977 present 5 Historical committee rosters 5 1 117th Congress 5 2 116th Congress 5 3 115th Congress 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe Committee on Public Lands was created in 1816 during the 14th Congress chaired by senator Jeremiah Morrow In its early years it managed the settlement of the recently purchased Missouri Territory Over time the committee oversaw the western expansion of the United States including the Texas annexation the Oregon Treaty the Mexican Cession and the Gadsden Purchase The Homestead Act of 1860 which would have benefited western settlers and migrants was a result of jurisdiction of the Public Lands Committee In 1849 the Department of the Interior was established with the Public Lands Committee serving as legislative oversight The committee became responsible for enacting legislation to conserve nature and its resources Due to the actions of the committee Congress began working towards preservation of forests wilderness and historical landmarks with the signing of the Antiquities Act in 1906 and the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916 The committee has gone under a number of name changes but the functions and policy have remained similar to its creation In 1921 the committee merged with the Committee on Geological Surveys to become the Committee of Public Lands and Surveys Following the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 it became the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs absorbing the jurisdiction of the Indian Affairs Territorial and Insular Affairs Mines and Mining and Irrigation and Reclamation committees Its most recent iteration the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was established on February 4 1977 after the Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977 1 Legislation Edit Current congress Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2022 See also International sanctions during the Russo Ukrainian War Oil Notable past legislation EditJurisdiction EditIn accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate all proposed legislation messages petitions memorials and other matters relating to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Coal production distribution and utilization Energy policy Energy regulation and conservation Energy related aspects of deepwater ports Energy research and development Extraction of minerals from oceans and Outer Continental Shelf lands Hydroelectric power irrigation and reclamation Mining education and research Mining mineral lands mining claims and mineral conservation National parks recreation areas wilderness areas wild and scenic rivers historical sites military parks and battlefields and on the public domain preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest Naval petroleum reserves in Alaska Nonmilitary development of nuclear energy Oil and gas production and distribution Public lands and forests including farming and grazing thereon and mineral extraction therefrom Solar energy systems and Territorial possessions of the United States including trusteeships 2 The Committee is also charged to study and review on a comprehensive basis matters relating to energy and resources development and report thereon from time to time 2 Members 118th Congress EditMain article 118th United States Congress Majority 3 Minority 4 Joe Manchin West Virginia Chairman Ron Wyden Oregon Maria Cantwell Washington Bernie Sanders Vermont 5 Martin Heinrich New Mexico Mazie Hirono Hawaii Angus King Maine 5 Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada Mark Kelly Arizona John Hickenlooper Colorado John Barrasso Wyoming Ranking Member Jim Risch Idaho Mike Lee Utah Steve Daines Montana Lisa Murkowski Alaska John Hoeven North Dakota Bill Cassidy Louisiana Cindy Hyde Smith Mississippi Josh Hawley MissouriChairpersons EditCommittee on Public Lands 1816 1921 Edit Jeremiah Morrow R OH 1816 1819 Thomas Williams R MS 1819 1820 Jesse Thomas R IL 1820 1823 David Barton NR MO 1823 1831 William R King D AL 1831 1832 Elias Kane D IL 1832 1833 George Poindexter W MS 1833 1835 Thomas Ewing W OH 1835 1836 Robert Walker D MS 1836 1841 Oliver Hampton Smith W IN 1841 1843 William Woodbridge W MI 1843 1845 Sidney Breese D IL 1845 1849 Alpheus Felch D MI 1849 1853 Solon Borland D AR 1853 Augustus Dodge D IA 1853 1855 Charles E Stuart D MI 1855 1859 Robert W Johnson D AR 1859 1861 James Harlan R IA 1861 1865 Samuel Pomeroy R KS 1865 1873 William Sprague R RI 1873 1875 Richard Oglesby R IL 1875 1879 Joseph E McDonald D IN 1879 1881 Preston Plumb R KS 1881 1891 Joseph N Dolph R OR 1891 1893 James H Berry D AR 1893 1895 Fred T Dubois R ID 1895 1897 Henry C Hansbrough R ND 1897 1908 Knute Nelson R MN 1908 1912 Reed Smoot R UT 1912 1913 George E Chamberlain D OR 1913 1915 Henry L Myers D MT 1915 1919 Reed Smoot R UT 1919 1921Committee on Public Lands and Surveys 1921 1947 Edit Reed Smoot R UT 1921 1923 Irvine L Lenroot R WI 1923 1924 Edwin F Ladd R ND 1924 Robert Nelson Stanfield R OR 1924 1927 Gerald P Nye R ND 1927 1933 John B Kendrick D WY 1933 Robert F Wagner D NY 1933 1937 Alva B Adams D CO 1937 1941 Carl A Hatch D NM 1941 1947Committee on Public Lands 1947 1948 Edit Hugh Butler R NE 1947 1948Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 1948 1977 Edit Hugh Butler R NE 1948 1949 Joseph C O Mahoney D WY 1949 1953 Hugh Butler R NE 1953 1954 Guy Cordon R OR 1954 1955 James E Murray D MT 1955 1961 Clinton P Anderson D NM 1961 1963 Scoop Jackson D WA 1963 1977Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 1977 present Edit Scoop Jackson D WA 1977 1981 James McClure R ID 1981 1987 Bennett Johnston D LA 1987 1995 Frank Murkowski R AK 1995 2001 Jeff Bingaman D NM 2001 Frank Murkowski R AK 2001 Jeff Bingaman D NM 2001 2003 Pete Domenici R NM 2003 2007 Jeff Bingaman D NM 2007 2013 Ron Wyden D OR 2013 2014 Mary Landrieu D LA 2014 2015 Lisa Murkowski R AK 2015 2021 Joe Manchin D WV 2021 presentHistorical committee rosters Edit117th Congress Edit Main article 117th United States Congress Majority MinorityJoe Manchin West Virginia Chairman Maria Cantwell Washington Ron Wyden Oregon Bernie Sanders Vermont 5 Martin Heinrich New Mexico Mazie Hirono Hawaii Angus King Maine 5 Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada Mark Kelly Arizona John Hickenlooper Colorado John Barrasso Wyoming Ranking Member Jim Risch Idaho Mike Lee Utah Steve Daines Montana Lisa Murkowski Alaska John Hoeven North Dakota James Lankford Oklahoma Bill Cassidy Louisiana Cindy Hyde Smith Mississippi Roger Marshall KansasSubcommitteesSubcommittee Chair Ranking MemberEnergy Mazie Hirono D HI John Hoeven R ND National Parks Angus King I ME Steve Daines R MT Public Lands Forests and Mining Catherine Cortez Masto D NV Mike Lee R UT Water and Power Ron Wyden D OR Cindy Hyde Smith R MS 116th Congress Edit Main article 116th United States Congress Majority MinorityLisa Murkowski Alaska Chairwoman John Barrasso Wyoming Jim Risch Idaho Mike Lee Utah Steve Daines Montana Cory Gardner Colorado Lamar Alexander Tennessee John Hoeven North Dakota Bill Cassidy Louisiana Cindy Hyde Smith Mississippi Martha McSally Arizona until December 2 2020 Joe Manchin West Virginia Ranking Member Maria Cantwell Washington Ron Wyden Oregon Bernie Sanders Vermont 5 Debbie Stabenow Michigan Martin Heinrich New Mexico Mazie Hirono Hawaii Angus King Maine 5 Catherine Cortez Masto NevadaSubcommitteesSubcommittee Chair Ranking MemberEnergy Bill Cassidy R LA Martin Heinrich D NM National Parks Steve Daines R MT Angus King I ME Public Lands Forests and Mining Mike Lee R UT Ron Wyden D OR Water and Power Martha McSally R AZ until December 2 2020 Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 115th Congress Edit Majority MinorityLisa Murkowski Alaska Chair John Barrasso Wyoming Jim Risch Idaho Mike Lee Utah Steve Daines Montana Cory Gardner Colorado Lamar Alexander Tennessee John Hoeven North Dakota Bill Cassidy Louisiana Rob Portman Ohio Shelley Moore Capito West Virginia Maria Cantwell Washington Ranking Member Ron Wyden Oregon Bernie Sanders Vermont 5 Debbie Stabenow Michigan Al Franken Minnesota until January 2 2018 Joe Manchin West Virginia Martin Heinrich New Mexico Mazie Hirono Hawaii Angus King Maine 5 Tammy Duckworth Illinois Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada Tina Smith Minnesota from January 9 2018 SubcommitteesSubcommittee Chair Ranking MemberEnergy Cory Gardner R CO Joe Manchin D WV National Parks Steve Daines R MT Mazie Hirono D HI Public Lands Forests and Mining Mike Lee R UT Ron Wyden D OR Water and Power Jeff Flake R AZ Angus King I ME Source 6 See also EditList of current United States Senate committees The United States House Committee on Public Lands was a predecessor of the United States House Committee on ResourcesReferences Edit History U S Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 1986 Retrieved January 6 2021 a b Rule XXV g of the United States Senate U S Senate Committee on Rules and Administration United States Senate Retrieved March 14 2021 S Res 30 118th Congress S Res 31 118th Congress a b c d e f g h Sens Sanders and King are independent but caucus with Democrats U S Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources www senate gov Retrieved January 8 2017 External links EditOfficial Committee Website Archive Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Legislation activity and reports Congress gov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources amp oldid 1160217662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
