United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

The United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources is one of the five subcommittees within the House Natural Resources Committee.

Jurisdiction

1. All measures and matters concerning the U.S. Geological Survey, except for the activities and programs of the Water Resources Division or its successor.
2. All measures and matters affecting geothermal resources.
3. Conservation of United States uranium supply.
4. Mining interests generally, including all matters involving mining regulation and enforcement, including the reclamation of mined lands, the environmental effects of mining, and the management of mineral receipts, mineral land laws and claims, long-range mineral programs and deep seabed mining.
5. Mining schools, experimental stations and long-range mineral programs.
6. Mineral resources on public lands.
7. Conservation and development of oil and gas resources of the Outer Continental Shelf.
8. Petroleum conservation on the public lands and conservation of the radium supply in the United States.
9. Measures and matters concerning the transportation of natural gas from or within Alaska and disposition of oil transported by the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.
10. Rights of way over public lands for underground energy-related transportation.
11. Cooperative efforts to encourage, enhance and improve international programs for the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural resources otherwise within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.
12. General and continuing oversight and investigative authority over activities, policies and programs within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.
13. Coastal zone management.
14. General and continuing oversight and investigative authority over activities policies and programs within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

Members, 119th Congress

Majority [1]	Minority
Pete Stauber, Minnesota, Chair Rob Wittman, Virginia Paul Gosar, Arizona Daniel Webster, Florida Russ Fulcher, Idaho Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin Jen Kiggans, Virginia Wesley Hunt, Texas Mike Collins, Georgia Harriet Hageman, Wyoming Mike Ezell, Mississippi Jeff Crank, Colorado Nick Begich III, Alaska, Vice Chair Jeff Hurd, Colorado	Yassamin Ansari, Arizona, Ranking Member Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island Dave Min, California Sarah Elfreth, Maryland Luz Rivas, California Debbie Dingell, Michigan Jared Huffman, California [2] Jared Golden, Maine Nydia Velázquez, New York
Ex officio
Bruce Westerman, Arkansas	[2]

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority [3]	Minority
Paul Gosar, Arizona, Chairman Louie Gohmert, Texas Doug Lamborn, Colorado Rob Wittman, Virginia Steve Pearce, New Mexico Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Scott Tipton, Colorado Paul Cook, California, Vice Chair Bruce Westerman, Arkansas Garret Graves, Louisiana Jody Hice, Georgia Darin LaHood, Illinois Liz Cheney, Wyoming	Alan Lowenthal, California, Ranking Member Anthony Brown, Maryland Jim Costa, California Niki Tsongas, Massachusetts Jared Huffman, California Don Beyer, Virginia Darren Soto, Florida Nanette Barragán, California Nydia Velázquez, New York Vacancy
Ex officio
Rob Bishop, Utah	Raúl Grijalva, Arizona

116th Congress

Majority [4]	Minority [5]
Alan Lowenthal, California, Chair Mike Levin, California Joe Cunningham, South Carolina Donald McEachin, Virginia Diana Degette, Colorado Anthony Brown, Maryland Jared Huffman, California Vacancy	Paul Gosar, Arizona, Ranking Member Doug Lamborn, Colorado Bruce Westerman, Arkansas Garret Graves, Louisiana Liz Cheney, Wyoming Kevin Hern, Oklahoma
Ex officio
Raúl Grijalva, Arizona	Rob Bishop, Utah

117th Congress

Majority	Minority [6]
Alan Lowenthal, California, Chair Donald McEachin, Virginia Mike Levin, California Katie Porter, California Diana Degette, Colorado Betty McCollum, Minnesota Jared Huffman, California Debbie Dingell, Michigan	Pete Stauber, Minnesota, Ranking Member Yvette Herrell, New Mexico, Vice Ranking Member Doug Lamborn, Colorado Garret Graves, Louisiana Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin
Ex officio
Raúl Grijalva, Arizona	Bruce Westerman, Arkansas

118th Congress

Majority [7]	Minority
Pete Stauber, Minnesota, Chair Wesley Hunt, Texas, Vice Chair Doug Lamborn, Colorado Rob Wittman, Virginia Paul Gosar, Arizona Garret Graves, Louisiana Daniel Webster, Florida Russ Fulcher, Idaho John Curtis, Utah Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin Matt Rosendale, Montana Lauren Boebert, Colorado Mike Collins, Georgia John Duarte, California	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York, Ranking Member Jared Huffman, California Kevin Mullin, California Sydney Kamlager-Dove, California Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island Nydia Velázquez, New York Debbie Dingell, Michigan Raúl Grijalva, Arizona [8] Grace Napolitano, California Susie Lee, Nevada
Ex officio
Bruce Westerman, Arkansas	[8]

References

1. "Westerman Announces Full Committee, Subcommittee Rosters". House Natural Resources Committee Republicans. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
2. As Ranking Member of the full committee, Rep. Huffman is entitled to sit as an ex officio member of all subcommittees, but has been designated as a full member of this subcommittee.
3. "Bishop Announces Majority Subcommittee Chairman, Republican Assignments for 115th Congress". House Natural Resources Committee Republicans. January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
4. "Natural Resources Committee Approves Rules Package With Amendments, Subcommittee Membership For the 116th Congress". House Natural Resources Committee Democrats. January 30, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
5. "Bishop Announces Subcommittee Rosters, Leadership Positions". House Natural Resources Committee Republicans. January 30, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
6. "Westerman Announces Natural Resources Subcommittee Assignments". House Natural Resources Committee Republicans. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
7. "Westerman Announces Full Committee, Subcommittee Rosters". House Natural Resources Committee Republicans. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
8. As Ranking Member of the full committee, Rep. Raúl Grijalva would be entitled to sit as an ex officio member of any subcommittee; however, he is a named member of this subcommittee.

External links

• Subcommittee page