United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is a committee of the U.S. Senate, which deals with energy, nuclear waste, the public land and affairs of the Hawaiian natives.

The Committee has its roots in 1816, founded Committee on Public Lands, in 1921 renamed to Committee on Public Lands and Surveys. 1946 joined as part of a wider reform of the Senate with the Committees on Indian Affairs, which together represent U.S. territories and affairs of the islands, the Committee on Mines and the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation. It changed its name after the title Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. 1977 adopted its present name, while the affairs of the Indians, were released back into their own committee, the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  • 3.1 Committee on Public Lands, 1816-1921
  • 3.2 Committee on Public Lands and Surveys, 1921-1947
  • 3.3 Chairmen of the Committee on Public Lands, 1947-1948
  • 3.4 Chairmen of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 1948-1977
  • 3.5 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, since 1977

Members in the 113th Congress

Committee Chairman since 2013, Democrat Ron Wyden of Oregon, Ranking Minority Member is Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.

Democrats

Republican

Subcommittees

  • Subcommittee on Energy Chairman: Al Franken
  • Ranking Member: Jim Risch
  • Chairman: Mark Udall
  • Ranking Member: Rob Portman

Former Chairman

Committee on Public Lands, 1816-1921

Committee on Public Lands and Surveys, 1921-1947

Chairmen of the Committee on Public Lands, 1947-1948

Chairmen of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 1948-1977

  • Hugh A. Butler (R -NE) 1948-1949
  • Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D -WY ) 1949-1953
  • Hugh A. Butler (R -NE) 1953-1954
  • Guy Cordon (R- OR) 1954-1955
  • James Edward Murray (D -MT) 1955-1961
  • Clinton Presba Anderson (D -NM) 1961-1963
  • Henry M. Jackson ( D- WA) 1963-1977

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, since 1977

  • Henry M. Jackson ( D- WA) 1977-1981
  • James A. McClure (R- ID), 1981-1987
  • Bennett Johnston (D -LA) 1987-1995
  • Frank Murkowski (R- AK) 1995-2001
  • Jeff Bingaman (D -NM) 2001
  • Frank Murkowski (R- AK) 2001
  • Jeff Bingaman (D -NM) 2001-2003
  • Pete Domenici (R -NM ) 2003-2007
  • Jeff Bingaman (D -NM) 2007-2013
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