The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources or Natural Resources Committee (often referred to as simply Resources) is a Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives. Originally called the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (1951), the name was changed to the Committee on Natural Resources in 1991. The name was shortened to the Committee on Resources in 1995 by the new chair, Don Young (at the same time, the committee took over the duties of the now-defunct Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee). Following the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives in 2006, the name of the committee was changed back to its title used between 1991 and 1995.
Jurisdiction
Fisheries and wildlife, including research, restoration, refuges, and conservation. Forest reserves and national parks created from the public domain. Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, including alien ownership of mineral lands. Geological Survey. International fishing agreements. Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of waters for irrigation purposes. Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for reclamation projects and easements of public lands for irrigation projects; and acquisition of private lands when necessary to complete irrigation projects. Native Americans generally, including the care and allotment of Native American lands and general and special measures relating to claims that are paid out of Native American funds. Insular areas of the United States generally (except those affecting the revenue and appropriations). Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries administered by the Secretary of the Interior, parks within the District of Columbia, and the erection of monuments to the memory of individuals. Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder. Mineral resources of public lands. Mining interests generally. Mining schools and experimental stations. Marine affairs, including coastal zone management (except for measures relating to oil and other pollution of navigable waters). Oceanography. Petroleum conservation on public lands and conservation of the radium supply in the United States. Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on the public domain. Public lands generally, including entry, easements, and grazing thereon. Relations of the United States with Native Americans and Native American tribes. Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except ratemaking).
Members, 119th Congress MajorityMinorityBruce Westerman, Arkansas, Chair Rob Wittman, Virginia, Vice Chair Tom McClintock, California Paul Gosar, Arizona Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa Doug LaMalfa, California (until January 6, 2026) Daniel Webster, Florida Russ Fulcher, Idaho Pete Stauber, Minnesota Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin Lauren Boebert, Colorado Cliff Bentz, Oregon Jen Kiggans, Virginia James Moylan, Guam Wesley Hunt, Texas Mike Collins, Georgia Harriet Hageman, Wyoming Mark Amodei, Nevada Tim Walberg, Michigan Mike Ezell, Mississippi Celeste Maloy, Utah Addison McDowell, North Carolina Jeff Crank, Colorado Nick Begich III, Alaska Jeff Hurd, Colorado Mike Kennedy, Utah Troy Downing, Montana (from March 25, 2026)Jared Huffman, California, Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva, Arizona (until March 13, 2025), Ranking Member Emeritus Joe Neguse, Colorado Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico Val Hoyle, Oregon Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island Jared Golden, Maine Dave Min, California Maxine Dexter, Oregon Pablo Hernández Rivera, Puerto Rico Emily Randall, Washington Yassamin Ansari, Arizona Sarah Elfreth, Maryland, Vice Ranking Member Adam Gray, California Luz Rivas, California Adelita Grijalva, Arizona (from November 18, 2025) Nydia Velázquez, New York Debbie Dingell, Michigan Darren Soto, Florida Julia Brownley, California Susie Lee, Nevada (from May 20, 2025) Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (R), (D), (D), (Lee), (Grijalva), (Downing)
Subcommittees
In the 111th Congress, the number of subcommittees was reduced from 5 to 4. The Subcommittees on Insular Affairs and Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans were merged into the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. In the 112th Congress, the number was again increased to 5, adding the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
During the committee's official reorganization for the 113th Congress, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was renamed the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation
When former Chair Doc Hastings of Washington retired from Congress, Rob Bishop of Utah took over as the committee's new chair at the beginning of the 114th Congress. Congressman Bishop began the process of hiring new staff and reorganized the committee's structure as his predecessors had done. The chair eliminated the Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs subcommittee and split its duties between the renamed Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs and Water, Power and Oceans subcommittees. The chair also created a new Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, keeping the total number of subcommittees at five
The chair also transferred jurisdiction over the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act from the former Public Lands and Environmental Regulation and established a renamed the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Current subcommittees SubcommitteeChairRanking MemberEnergy and Mineral ResourcesPete Stauber (R-MN)Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)Federal LandsTom Tiffany (R-WI)Joe Neguse (D-CO)Indian and Insular AffairsJeff Hurd (R-CO)Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)Oversight and InvestigationsPaul Gosar (R-AZ)Maxine Dexter (D-OR)Water, Wildlife and FisheriesHarriet Hageman (R-WY)Val Hoyle (D-OR)
Leadership Former chairs and ranking members are listed below.
Committee on Public Lands
+ ChairsNamePartyStateStartEndDemocratic-RepublicanPennsylvania18051806Democratic-RepublicanKentucky18061807Democratic-RepublicanPennsylvania1807Democratic-RepublicanKentucky18071808Democratic-RepublicanOhio18081813Democratic-RepublicanKentucky18131815Democratic-RepublicanLouisiana18151818Democratic-RepublicanMississippi18181819Democratic-RepublicanKentucky18191821JacksonianMississippi18211826Anti-JacksonianMissouri18261827JacksonianTennessee18271830JacksonianKentucky18301833DemocraticAlabama18331835DemocraticIndiana18351838DemocraticIllinois18381839WhigOhio18391840WhigOhio1840WhigOhio18401841WhigMaryland1841WhigOhio18411842DemocraticAlabama1842WhigOhio18421843DemocraticIndiana18431845DemocraticIllinois18451847WhigVermont18471849DemocraticMissouri18491851DemocraticMissouri18511853DemocraticOhio18531855OppositionNew York18551857DemocraticAlabama18571859RepublicanMassachusetts18591861RepublicanWisconsin18611863RepublicanIndiana18631871RepublicanNew York18711873RepublicanPennsylvania18731875DemocraticOhio18751877DemocraticIllinois18771879DemocraticOhio18791881RepublicanWisconsin18811883DemocraticIndiana18831887DemocraticIndiana18871889RepublicanIllinois18891891DemocraticArkansas18911895RepublicanIowa18951907RepublicanWyoming19071911DemocraticArkansas19111912DemocraticOklahoma19121919RepublicanOregon19191928RepublicanUtah19281931DemocraticMontana19311933DemocraticLouisiana19331940DemocraticUtah19401943DemocraticFlorida19431947RepublicanCalifornia19471949DemocraticNew York1949DemocraticFlorida19491951 + Ranking membersNamePartyStateStartEndDemocraticNew York19471949RepublicanCalifornia1949RepublicanMichigan19491951
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs + ChairsNamePartyStateStartEndDemocraticArizona19511953RepublicanNebraska19531955DemocraticCalifornia19551959DemocraticColorado19591973DemocraticFlorida19731977DemocraticArizona19771991 + Ranking membersNamePartyStateStartEndRepublicanMichigan19511953DemocraticCalifornia19531955RepublicanNebraska19551959RepublicanPennsylvania19591973RepublicanCalifornia19731974RepublicanTennessee19751978RepublicanCalifornia19781981RepublicanNew Mexico19811985RepublicanAlaska19851991
Committee on Natural Resources + ChairNamePartyStateStartEndDemocraticCalifornia19911995 + Ranking memberNamePartyStateStartEndRepublicanAlaska19911995 Committee on Resources + ChairsNamePartyStateStartEndRepublicanAlaska19952001RepublicanUtah20012003RepublicanCalifornia20032007 + Ranking membersNamePartyStateStartEndDemocraticCalifornia19952001DemocraticWest Virginia20012007
Committee on Natural Resources + ChairsNamePartyStateStartEndDemocraticWest Virginia20072011RepublicanWashington20112015RepublicanUtah20152019DemocraticArizona20192023RepublicanArkansas2023present + Ranking membersNamePartyStateStartEndRepublicanAlaska20072009RepublicanWashington20092011DemocraticMassachusetts20112013DemocraticOregon20132015DemocraticArizona20152019RepublicanUtah20192021RepublicanArkansas20212023DemocraticArizona20232025DemocraticCalifornia2025present
Historical membership rosters 118th Congress MajorityMinorityBruce Westerman, Arkansas, Chair Doug Lamborn, Colorado, Vice Chair Rob Wittman, Virginia Tom McClintock, California Paul Gosar, Arizona Garret Graves, Louisiana Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa Daniel Webster, Florida Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico Russ Fulcher, Idaho Pete Stauber, Minnesota John Curtis, Utah Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin Jerry Carl, Alabama Matt Rosendale, Montana Lauren Boebert, Colorado Cliff Bentz, Oregon Jen Kiggans, Virginia James Moylan, Guam Wesley Hunt, Texas Mike Collins, Georgia Anna Paulina Luna, Florida John Duarte, California Harriet Hageman, WyomingRaúl Grijalva, Arizona, Ranking Member Grace Napolitano, California Jim Costa, California (until February 27, 2023) Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands Jared Huffman, California Ruben Gallego, Arizona Joe Neguse, Colorado Mike Levin, California Katie Porter, California Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico Mary Peltola, Alaska Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Kevin Mullin, California Val Hoyle, Oregon Sydney Kamlager-Dove, California, Vice Ranking Member Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island Nydia Velázquez, New York Ed Case, Hawaii Debbie Dingell, Michigan Susie Lee, Nevada (from February 23, 2023)
Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D)
Subcommittees SubcommitteeChairRanking MemberEnergy and Mineral ResourcesPete Stauber (R-MN)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)Federal LandsTom Tiffany (R-WI)Joe Neguse (D-CO)Indian and Insular AffairsHarriet Hageman (R-WY)Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)Oversight and InvestigationsPaul Gosar (R-AZ)Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)Water, Wildlife and FisheriesCliff Bentz (R-OR)Jared Huffman (D-CA)
117th Congress MajorityMinorityRaúl Grijalva, Arizona, Chair Grace Napolitano, California Jim Costa, California Gregorio Sablan, N. Mariana Islands, Vice Chair Jared Huffman, California Alan Lowenthal, California Ruben Gallego, Arizona Joe Neguse, Colorado Mike Levin, California Katie Porter, California Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico (since June 15, 2021) Mary Peltola, Alaska (since September 14, 2022) Nydia Velázquez, New York Diana DeGette, Colorado Julia Brownley, California Debbie Dingell, Michigan Donald McEachin, Virginia Darren Soto, Florida Michael San Nicolas, Guam Chuy García, Illinois, Vice Chair Ed Case, Hawaii Betty McCollum, Minnesota Steven Cohen, Tennessee Paul Tonko, New York Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Doris Matsui, California Lori Trahan, Massachusetts (until September 14, 2022)Bruce Westerman, Arkansas, Ranking Member Don Young, Alaska (until March 18, 2022) Louie Gohmert, Texas, Vice Ranking Member Doug Lamborn, Colorado Rob Wittman, Virginia Tom McClintock, California Paul Gosar, Arizona (until November 17, 2021) Garret Graves, Louisiana Jody Hice, Georgia Amata Coleman Radewagen, Am. Samoa, Vice Ranking Member Daniel Webster, Florida Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico Russ Fulcher, Idaho Pete Stauber, Minnesota Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin Jerry Carl, Alabama Matt Rosendale, Montana Blake Moore, Utah