United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs

The United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular and Indian Affairs is one of the five subcommittees within the House Natural Resources Committee. It was known until the 118th Congress as the Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Jurisdiction

1. Measures relating to the welfare of Native Americans, including management of Indian lands in general and special measures relating to claims which are paid out of Indian funds.
2. All matters regarding the relations of the United States with Native Americans and Native American tribes, including special oversight functions under House Rule X.
3. All matters regarding Native Alaskans.
4. All matters related to the Federal trust responsibility to Native Americans and the sovereignty of Native Americans.
5. General and continuing oversight and investigative authority over activities policies and programs within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.
6. All matters regarding insular areas of the United States.
7. All measures or matters regarding the Freely Associated States.
8. All matters regarding Native Hawaiians.

Members, 119th Congress

Majority [1]	Minority
Jeff Hurd, Colorado, Chair Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa, Vice Chair Doug LaMalfa, California Tim Walberg, Michigan Addison McDowell, North Carolina Mike Kennedy, Utah	Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico, Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez, New York Val Hoyle, Oregon Pablo Hernández Rivera, Puerto Rico Emily Randall, Washington
Ex officio
Bruce Westerman, Arkansas	Jared Huffman, California

Historical membership rosters

118th Congress

Majority [2]	Minority
Harriet Hageman, Wyoming, Chair Jenniffer González-Colón, Puerto Rico, Vice Chair Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa Jerry Carl, Alabama Doug LaMalfa, California James Moylan, Guam	Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico, Ranking Member Gregorio Sablan, N. Mariana Islands Ruben Gallego, Arizona Nydia Velázquez, New York Ed Case, Hawaii
Ex officio
Bruce Westerman, Arkansas	Raúl Grijalva, Arizona

117th Congress

Majority	Minority [3]
Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico, Chair Ruben Gallego, Arizona Darren Soto, Florida Betty McCollum, Minnesota Michael San Nicolas, Guam Ed Case, Hawaii Alan Lowenthal, California Chuy García, Illinois	Don Young, Alaska, Ranking Member (until March 18, 2022) Jay Obernolte, California, Vice Ranking Member Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa Jerry Carl, Alabama Matt Rosendale, Montana Lauren Boebert, Colorado Cliff Bentz, Oregon
Ex officio
Raúl Grijalva, Arizona	Bruce Westerman, Arkansas

116th Congress

Majority [4]	Minority [5]
Ruben Gallego, Arizona, Chair Darren Soto, Florida Michael San Nicolas, Guam Deb Haaland, New Mexico Ed Case, Hawaii Matt Cartwright, Pennsylvania	Paul Cook, California, Ranking Member Don Young, Alaska Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa John Curtis, Utah Kevin Hern, Oklahoma
Ex officio
Raúl Grijalva, Arizona	Rob Bishop, Utah

115th Congress

Majority [6]	Minority
Doug LaMalfa, California, Chairman Don Young, Alaska Jeff Denham, California Paul Cook, California Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa Darin LaHood, Illinois Jack Bergman, Michigan Jenniffer Gonzalez, Puerto Rico, Vice Chair	Ruben Gallego, Arizona, Ranking Member Madeleine Bordallo, Guam Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands [7] Darren Soto, Florida Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii Nydia Velázquez, New York
Ex officio
Rob Bishop, Utah	Raúl Grijalva, Arizona

References

1. "Westerman Announces Full Committee, Subcommittee Rosters". House Natural Resources Committee Republicans. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
2. "Westerman Announces Full Committee, Subcommittee Rosters". House Natural Resources Committee Republicans. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
3. "Westerman Announces Natural Resources Subcommittee Assignments". House Natural Resources Committee Republicans. February 17, 2021. 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. "Bishop Announces Majority Subcommittee Chairman, Republican Assignments for 115th Congress". House Natural Resources Committee Republicans. January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
7. Sablan is an Independent, but caucuses with the Democrats

External links

• Subcommittee page