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.
14-464: Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (Chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 79 (D), H.Res. 80 (R), H.Res. 164 (D) 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 ,
28-1076: A new Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations , keeping the total number of subcommittees at five The chairman also transferred jurisdiction over the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act from the former Public Lands and Environmental Regulation and established a renamed the Subcommittee on Federal Lands . Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (Chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R), H.Res. 92 (D), H.Res. 111 (D), H.Res. 475 (D), H.Res. 789 (Removing Gosar), H.Res. 1197 (R), H.Res. 1347 (D) Sources: H.Res. 24 (Chair), H.Res. 25 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 73 (D), H.Res. 74 (R), H.Res. 125 (D), H.Res. 148 (D), H.Res. 793 (D), H.Res. 1072 (R), H.Res. 1135 (D) 111th Congress The 111th United States Congress
42-566: The 2000 U.S. census . In the November 2008 elections , the Democratic Party increased its majorities in both chambers (including – when factoring in the two Democratic caucusing independents – a brief filibuster-proof 60-40 supermajority in the Senate), and with Barack Obama being sworn in as president on January 20, 2009, this gave Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for
56-787: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act , and the New START treaty. At the encouragement of the Obama administration , Congress devoted significant time considering health care reform . In March 2010, Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the first comprehensive health care reform legislation in decades, along with further amendments in
70-477: The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 . Other major reform proposals during the health care debate included: Proposed bills include (in alphabetical order): Section contents: Senate : Majority (D) , Minority (R) • House : Majority (D) , Minority (R) In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2010; Class 1 meant their term began in
84-627: The Obama Administration , four directly and one indirectly. Two representatives changed parties, one died, and five resigned. House vacancies are only filled by elections. State laws regulate when (and if) there will be special elections. Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after
98-476: The average Senator had served 13.4 years. The Democratic Party would not simultaneously control both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate again until more than a decade later, during the 117th Congress . The 111th Congress was the most productive congress since the 89th Congress . It enacted numerous significant pieces of legislation, including the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act ,
112-495: 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
126-529: The committee. Employees include: List of United States Congresses This is a list of the several United States Congresses , since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives ) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered years. Before
140-521: The first time since the 103rd Congress in 1993. However, the Senate supermajority only lasted for a period of 72 working days while the Senate was actually in session. A new delegate seat was created for the Northern Mariana Islands . The 111th Congress had the most long-serving members in history: at the start of the 111th Congress, the average member of the House had served 10.3 years, while
154-520: The last Congress, requiring reelection in 2012; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2014. Four of the changes are associated with the 2008 presidential election and appointments to the Obama Administration , one senator changed parties, one election was disputed, two senators died, one senator resigned, and three appointed senators served only until special elections were held during this Congress. Five changes are associated with appointments to
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#1732852567315168-473: 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
182-415: The pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of
196-506: Was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It began during the last weeks of the George W. Bush administration , with the remainder spanning the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency . It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives . The apportionment of seats in the House was based on
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