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United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has jurisdiction over matters related to energy and nuclear waste policy, territorial policy, native Hawaiian matters, and public lands.

Its roots go back to the Committee on Public Lands, created in 1816. This committee was renamed the Committee on Public Lands and Surveys in 1921, and then, upon merger with the Committee on Indian Affairs, the Committee on Territorial and Insular Affairs, the Committee on Mines and Mining, and the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation in 1946, became the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. In 1977, it became the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Indian Affairs were removed from its jurisdiction into its own committee.

Members, 110th Congress

The Committee is chaired by Democrat Jeff Bingaman, of New Mexico, and the Ranking Minority Member is Republican Pete Domenici also of New Mexico. This is the only Senate Committee in which both the present Chairman and Ranking Minority member are from the same state.

Majority
Member State
Jeff Bingaman, Chairman New Mexico Daniel Akaka Hawaii Byron Dorgan North Dakota Ron Wyden Oregon Tim Johnson South Dakota Mary Landrieu Louisiana Maria Cantwell Washington Bob Menendez New Jersey Ken Salazar Colorado Blanche Lincoln Arkansas Bernie Sanders Vermont Jon Tester Montana

Minority
Member State Pete V. Domenici, Ranking Member New Mexico Larry Craig Idaho Lisa Murkowski Alaska Richard Burr North Carolina Jim DeMint South Carolina Bob Corker Tennessee Jeff Sessions Alabama Gordon Smith Oregon Jim Bunning Kentucky Mel Martinez Florida John Barrasso Wyoming

Subcommittees

 Subcommittees of the United States Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee Chair Ranking Minority Member
Water and Power Tim Johnson (D-SD) Bob Corker (R-TN)
Energy Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Public Lands and Forests Ron Wyden (D-OR) vacant
National Parks Daniel Akaka (D-HI) Richard Burr (R-NC)

Chairmen

Committee on Public Lands, 1816-1921

Committee on Public Lands and Surveys, 1921-1947

Committee on Public Lands, 1947-1948

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 1948-1977

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 1977-present

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