United States House Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation
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Active United States House of Representatives 115th Congress |
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| History | |
| Formed | 1991 |
| Succeeded | Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs |
| Formerly known as | Committee on Resources |
| Leadership | |
| Chair |
Rob Bishop (R) Since January 3, 2015 |
| Ranking member |
Raúl Grijalva (D) Since January 3, 2015 |
| Vice chair | Louie Gohmert (R) |
| Chair emeritus | Don Young (R) |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 43 members |
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Majority (26)
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| Jurisdiction | |
| Policy areas | Energy development, mining, mineral rights, wildlife, fisheries, public lands, oceans, Native Americans |
| Oversight authority | Department of Energy |
| Senate counterpart | Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources |
| Subcommittees | |
| Meeting place | |
| 1324 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 |
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| Website | |
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naturalresources.house.gov democrats-naturalresources.house.gov |
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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 Chairman, 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.
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 Chairman Doc Hastings of Washington retired from Congress, Rob Bishop of Utah took over as the committee's new chairman 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 chairman 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 chairman also created a new Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, keeping the total number of subcommittees at five
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