United States House Committee on Resources
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The U.S. House Committee on Resources, or Resources Committee (often referred to as simply "Resources", as in "He's on Resources") is a Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives.
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[edit] 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 possessions 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 thememory 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).
Source: Rules of the House of Representatives One Hundred Ninth Congress
[edit] Members
[edit] Republicans
- Richard W. Pombo, California, Chairman
- Don Young, Alaska
- Jim Saxton, New Jersey
- Elton Gallegly, California
- John J. Duncan, Jr., Tennessee
- Wayne T. Gilchrest, Maryland
- Ken Calvert, California
- Barbara Cubin, Wyoming
- George Radanovich, California
- Walter B. Jones, North Carolina
- Chris Cannon, Utah
- John E. Peterson, Pennsylvania
- Jim Gibbons, Nevada
- Greg Walden, Oregon
- Thomas G. Tancredo, Colorado
- J.D. Hayworth, Arizona
- Jeff Flake, Arizona
- Rick Renzi, Arizona
- Steve Pearce, New Mexico
- Henry Brown, South Carolina
- Thelma Drake, Virginia
- Luis Fortuno, Puerto Rico
- Cathy McMorris, Washington
- Bobby Jindal, Louisiana
- Louie Gohmert, Texas
- Marilyn Musgrave, Colorado
[edit] Democrats
- Nick J. Rahall II, West Virginia, Ranking Member
- George Miller, California
- Ed Markey, Massachusetts
- Dale E. Kildee, Michigan
- Peter DeFazio, Oregon
- Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, American Samoa
- Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii
- Solomon P. Ortiz, Texas
- Frank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey
- Donna M. Christensen, Virgin Islands
- Ron Kind, Wisconsin
- Jay Inslee, Washington
- Grace F. Napolitano, California
- Tom Udall, New Mexico
- Mark Udall, Colorado
- Raúl M. Grijalva, Arizona
- Dennis Cardoza, California
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Guam
- Jim Costa, California
- Charlie Melancon, Louisiana
- Dan Boren, Oklahoma
- Stephanie Herseth, South Dakota
[edit] Subcommittees
- Office of Native American & Insular Affairs
- Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Fisheries & Oceans
- Subcommittee on Forests & Forest Health
- Subcommittee on National Parks
- Subcommittee on Water & Power
[edit] Chairpersons
| Name | Term of Chair |
|---|---|
| Don Young (R-AK) | 1995 - 2001 |
| Richard Pombo (R-CA) | 2001 - 2007 |
[edit] History
Historical information of the Committee on Resources and its predecessor committees 1807-2002 54MB
