Natural Resources Committee

Summary

Natural Resources is a standing committee of the U.S. House with 5 subcommittees and 45 members. It has 689 bills before it this session, has held 30 hearings and has filed 133 reports.

Chair

Chair: Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR). Ranking Member: Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA). Online at naturalresources.house.gov.

Natural Resources has 689 bills, 30 meetings and 133 reports on the record this session.

Members

45 members sit on Natural Resources, 25 in the majority and 20 in the minority; Bruce Westerman is Chair, Robert Wittman is Vice Chair and Jared Huffman is Ranking Member.

🟥 Majority 25🟦 Minority 20

Bruce Westerman

Bruce Westerman

R–AR-4 · Chair

Robert Wittman

Robert Wittman

R–VA-1 · Vice Chair

Tom McClintock

Tom McClintock

R–CA-5 · Member

Paul Gosar

Paul Gosar

R–AZ-9 · Member

Amata Radewagen

Amata Radewagen

R–AS · Member

Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster

R–FL-11 · Member

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Subcommittees

The committee's work is divided among 5 subcommittees.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

15 Bills

Federal Lands Subcommittee

Federal Lands Subcommittee

34 Bills

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

15 Bills

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Subcommittee

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

24 Bills

Bills

689 bills have been referred to Natural Resources this session, and 605 of them are still in committee.

Meetings

Natural Resources has 30 meetings on the calendar.

Reports

Natural Resources has filed 133 reports and issued 1 print this Congress.

Communications

268 executive communications, petitions and memorials have been referred to Natural Resources this Congress.

EC 4572Executive CommunicationA letter from the Special Assistant, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule - Powered Micromobility Devices [NPS-WASO-DTS#NPS0041947; PPWOVPADU0, PPMPRLE1Y.Y00000] (RIN: 1024-AE79) recei…Referred Sep 4, 2026EC 4532Executive CommunicationA letter from the Branch Chief, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries - Highly Migratory Species, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Spatial Fi…Referred Sep 3, 2026EC 4531Executive CommunicationA letter from the Branch Chief, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries - GARFO, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's interim final rule - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Revised 202…Referred Sep 3, 2026EC 4530Executive CommunicationA letter from the Branch Chief, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries - Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Fisheries of the Northeaste…Referred Sep 3, 2026EC 4529Executive CommunicationA letter from the Branch Chief, NMFS, West Coast Region, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Ground…Referred Sep 3, 2026

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Lobbying

1,963 clients and 1,036 firms named 578 of the bills referred to Natural Resources in 6,291 quarterly filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

Registrants filing on those bills, and the bills they named most.

The bills most often named.

History

The committee has carried 5 names since Dec 17, 1805, established by 9 House Journal 202.