NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

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. Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

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. The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is responsible for dealing with matters related to the American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples. ...

Members, 109th Congress

The Committee is chaired by Republican Pete Domenici of New Mexico, and the Ranking Minority Member is Democrat Jeff Bingaman, also of New Mexico. The 109th United States Congress is the current meeting of the United States legislature, composed of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Pietro Pete Vichi Domenici (born May 7, 1932) is a powerful Republican United States senator from New Mexico. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area Ranked 5th - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 kmÂ²) - Width 342 miles (550 km) - Length 370 miles (595 km) - % water 0. ... Ranking member, in American politics, is a term used to refer to the member of a committee in Congress who is the longest-serving member of the party not in the majority (the longest-serving member of the majority is the chairman). ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Jesse Francis Jeff Bingaman Jr. ...

Republicans

Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area Ranked 5th - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 kmÂ²) - Width 342 miles (550 km) - Length 370 miles (595 km) - % water 0. ... Larry Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is the senior United States Senator from Idaho. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Craig Lyle Thomas (born February 17, 1933) is a United States Senator from Wyoming. ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area Ranked 10th - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (450 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 0. ... Andrew Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and a member of the Republican Party. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area Ranked 36th - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 kmÂ²) - Width 120 miles (195 km) - Length 440 miles (710 km) - % water 2. ... Lisa Ann Murkowski (born May 22, 1957) is an American politician. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area Ranked 1st - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 kmÂ²) - Width 808 miles (1,300 km) - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km) - % water 13. ... Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is a United States Senator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... MelquÃades Rafael Mel MartÃnez (born October 23, 1946) is a Cuban-born American politician, currently a United States Senator from Florida and has agreed to head the Republican National Committee, after the partys current chairman, Ken Mehlman, steps down. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... James Matthes Jim Talent (born October 18, 1956) is an American politician, the junior Senator from Missouri. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Conrad Ray Burns (born January 25, 1935) is the lame duck junior United States Senator from Montana. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952, in Whittier, California) is a Republican United States Senator from Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area Ranked 35th - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 kmÂ²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 7. ... Gordon Harold Smith (born May 25, 1952) is a United States Senator from Oregon. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area Ranked 9th - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 kmÂ²) - Width 260 miles (420 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 2. ... James Paul David Jim Bunning (born October 23, 1931 in Southgate, Kentucky) is an American politician who was a Hall of Fame pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1971. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area Ranked 37th - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 kmÂ²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 1. ...

Democrats

Jesse Francis Jeff Bingaman Jr. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area Ranked 5th - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 kmÂ²) - Width 342 miles (550 km) - Length 370 miles (595 km) - % water 0. ... Daniel Kahikina Dan Akaka (Chinese: é˜¿å¡å¡ æŽç¢©, Hanyu pinyin: akaka lishuo) (born September 11, 1924) is a U.S. Senator from HawaiÊ»i and a member of the Democratic Party. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is the junior United States Senator from North Dakota. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Ronald Lee Wyden (born May 3, 1949) to German American parents, is Oregons senior United States Senator. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area Ranked 9th - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 kmÂ²) - Width 260 miles (420 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 2. ... Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is the senior Democratic United States Senator for the state of Louisiana. ... This Article does not cite its references or sources. ... Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is a Democratic U.S. Senator from California, an office she has held since 1992. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... Maria E. Cantwell (born October 13, 1958) is the junior United States Senator from Washington state and is a member of the Democratic Party. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area Ranked 18th - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,824 kmÂ²) - Width 240 miles (385 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 6. ... Robert Bob Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic junior Senator from New Jersey. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 kmÂ²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ... Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American politician, rancher, and environmentalist from the U.S. state of Colorado. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area Ranked 8th - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (451 km) - Length 380 miles (612 km) - % water 0. ... This article is about the U.S. Senator from South Dakota. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Subcommittees

Andrew Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and a member of the Republican Party. ... Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is the junior United States Senator from North Dakota. ... Craig Lyle Thomas (born February 17, 1933) is a United States Senator from Wyoming. ... Daniel Kahikina Dan Akaka (Chinese: é˜¿å¡å¡ æŽç¢©, Hanyu pinyin: akaka lishuo) (born September 11, 1924) is a U.S. Senator from HawaiÊ»i and a member of the Democratic Party. ... Larry Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is the senior United States Senator from Idaho. ... Ronald Lee Wyden (born May 3, 1949) to German American parents, is Oregons senior United States Senator. ... Lisa Ann Murkowski (born May 22, 1957) is an American politician. ... This article is about the U.S. Senator from South Dakota. ...

Chairmen

Committee on Public Lands, 1816-1921

Jeremiah Morrow (October 6, 1771 - March 22, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican politician from Ohio. ... His Eminence Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams ONZ (born 20 March 1930 in Wellington) is a Cardinal and the Emeritus (retired) Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand. ... David Barton (1783-1837), one of the first U. S. senators from Missouri, serving 1820-1830. ... William Rufus DeVane King William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786â€“April 18, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, a Senator from Alabama, and the thirteenth Vice President of the United States. ... Elias Kent Kane (June 7, 1794–December 12, 1835) was one of the first U.S. Senators from Illinois. ... George Poindexter (1779–September 5, 1853) was a American politician. ... Thomas Ewing Thomas Ewing (December 28, 1789â€“October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. ... There are several notable Robert Walkers in hsitory Sir Robert Walker is a member of the British Privy Council. ... Categories: Korean War people | People stubs ... William Woodbridge (August 20, 1780–October 20, 1861) was a U.S. statesman in the states of Ohio and Michigan and in the Michigan Territory prior to statehood. ... Sidney Breese (September 7, 1800â€“June 27, 1878) was a U.S. Senator from Illinois. ... Alpheus Felch (September 28, 1804 – June 13, 1896) was Governor and U.S. Senator from Michigan. ... Solon Borland (21 September 1808 - 1 January 1864) was a Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas and Confederate Brigadier General. ... Charles Edward Stuart (November 25, 1810 – May 19, 1887) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. ... Robert Ward Johnson Robert Ward Johnson (22 July 1814 - 26 July 1879) was a Democratic United States Senator and member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas. ... There have been multiple notable individuals of the name James Harlan. ... William Sprague, (also known as William IV or William Sprague IV) (September 12, 1830–September 11, 1915) was governor of of the U.S. state of Rhode Island from 1860-1863, and U.S. Senator from 1863-1875. ... Richard James Oglesby (1824 - 1899) was a U.S. political figure. ... Joseph Ewing McDonald (August 29, 1819 - June 21, 1891) was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. ... Joseph Norton Dolph (1835â€“1897) was a Oregon Republican senator from 1883 to 1895. ... James Henderson Berry James Henderson Berry (15 May 1841 - 30 January 1913) was a Democratic United States Senator and served as Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... Fred Thomas Dubois (May 29, 1851 - February 14, 1930) was a controversial American politician who served two terms in the United States Senate from the state of Idaho. ... Knute Nelson Knute Nelson (February 2, 1843–April 28, 1923) was an American politician. ... Sen. ... George Earle Chamberlain (January 1, 1854 - July 9, 1928) was an Oregon politician, legislator, and public official. ... Henry Lee Myers (October 9, 1862 - November 11, 1943) was a United States Senator from Montana. ... Sen. ...

Committee on Public Lands and Surveys, 1921-1947

Sen. ... Irvine Luther Lenroot (January 31, 1869 - January 26, 1949) was a member of the United States Republican Party who served in the House of Representatives from 1909 - 1918, and in United States Senate from 1918 - 1927, for the state of Wisconsin. ... Gerald Prentice Nye (1892-1971) was an United States legislator and political activist, serving in the U.S. Senate from the 1920s to the 1940s Nye worked in journalism as a young man, serving as first editor and later owner of several newspapers. ... Senator from Wyoming; born near Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Tex. ... Robert John Wagner (born February 10, 1930) is a popular American actor. ... Alva Blanchard Adams (October 29, 1875â€“December 1, 1941) was a Coloradan and Democratic Party politician who represented Colorado in the United States Senate from 1923 until 1941. ... Carl Atwood Hatch (1889-1963) was a Democratic politician from New Mexico who represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1933 until 1949. ...

Committee on Public Lands, 1947-1948

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 1948-1977

Hugh Alfred Butler (b. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Hugh Alfred Butler (b. ... Guy Cordon (April 24, 1890 â€“ June 8, 1969) was a U.S. politician from the state of Oregon. ... James Edward Murray (May 3, 1876 - March 23, 1961) was a U.S. Senator from Montana. ... Clinton Presba Anderson (October 23, 1895–November 11, 1975), was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Congressman from New Mexico (1941-1945), as United States Secretary of Agriculture (1945_1948), and as a U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1949-1973) This article incorporates facts obtained... Henry Martin Scoop Jackson (May 31, 1912 â€“ September 1, 1983) was a U.S. Congressman and Senator for Washington State from 1941 until his death. ...

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 1977-present

Henry Martin Scoop Jackson (May 31, 1912 â€“ September 1, 1983) was a U.S. Congressman and Senator for Washington State from 1941 until his death. ... James Albertus McClure (born December 27, 1924) is an American politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the United States Senate. ... John Bennett Johnston, Jr. ... Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is a Polish-American politician who is the current Governor of Alaska and a member of the Republican Party. ... Jesse Francis Jeff Bingaman Jr. ... Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is a Polish-American politician who is the current Governor of Alaska and a member of the Republican Party. ... Jesse Francis Jeff Bingaman Jr. ... Pietro Pete Vichi Domenici (born May 7, 1932) is a powerful Republican United States senator from New Mexico. ...

External links

See also

Category: Committees of the United States Congress A Congressional committee in the parlance of the United States Congress and politics of the United States is a legislative sub-organization that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties of Congress, making necessary and proper laws). ... Members of the Committee on Financial Services sit in the tiers of raised chairs (R), while those testifying and audience members sit below (L). ... The Committee on Appropriations, or Appropriations Committee (often referred to as simply Appropriations, as in Hes on Appropriations) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ... The U.S. House Committee on the Budget, commonly known as the House Budget Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ... The Committee on Education and the Workforce is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The U.S. House Commerce Committee on Energy and Commerce residing at 2125 Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC is the oldest (208 years) legislative standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. ... Meeting of the House Financial Services Committee The United States House Committee on Financial Services (or House Banking Committee) oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries. ... The Committee on Government Reform is a House of Representatives committee that has existed in varying forms since 1816. ... The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ... The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives. ... The Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina is the House of Representativess committee investigating the United States Governments failure to respond appropriately to Hurricane Katrina. ... The U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is a committee of the United States House of Representatives, currently chaired by Peter Hoekstra. ... The U.S. House Committee on International Relations (also known as the House International Relations Committee, the House Foreign Relations Committee or the House Foreign Affairs Committee), is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives which is in charge of bills and investigations related to the foreign... U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly) the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The U.S. House Committee on Resources, or Resources Committee (often referred to as simply Resources, as in Hes on Resources) is a Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The Committee on Rules, or (more commonly) Rules Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The Committee on Science is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... // History Jurisdiction Subcommittees Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology Members Republicans Donald A. Manzullo (R-IL), Chairman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) Sue W. Kelly (R-NY) Steve Chabot (R-OH... The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, often known simply as the Ethics Committee, is one of the committees of the United States House of Representatives. ... The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ... The standing Committee on Veterans Affairs in the United States House of Representatives oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new bills or amendments concerning veterans. ... The Committee on Ways and Means is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... In the United States House of Representatives, the Committee of the Whole, short for Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, is a parliamentary device in which the House of Representatives is considered one large Congressional committee. ... The Senate Committee on Budget (ca. ... The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging was initially established in 1961 as a temporary committee; it became a permanent committee in 1977. ... The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of all matters relating to the nations agriculture industry, farming programs, forestry and logging, and legislation relating to nutrition and health. ... The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ... The Committee on Armed Services is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nations military, including the Department of Defense, military research and development, nuclear energy (as pertaining to national security), benefits for members of the military, the Selective Service System and other... The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to banks and banking, price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and controls, federal monetary policy, financial aid to commerce and industry, issuance of redemption of notes, currency and coinage, public and private housing, urban... The United States Senate Committee on Budget was established in 1974 by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act. ... The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate in charge of all senate matters related to the following subjects: Coast Guard Coastal zone management Communications Highway safety Inland waterways, except construction Interstate commerce Marine and ocean navigation, safety, and transportation Marine... The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a select committee of the United States Senate charged with dealing with matters related to senatorial ethics. ... The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for dealing with matters related to the environment and infrastructure. ... The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (or, less formally, Senate Finance Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ... U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ... The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) has jurisdiction over matters relating to health, education, labor, and pensions. ... The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to the Department of Homeland Security and other homeland security concerns, as well as the functioning of the government itself, including the National Archives, budget and accounting measures other than appropriations, the Census, the... The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is responsible for dealing with matters related to the American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples. ... The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is dedicated to overseeing the United States Intelligence Communityâ€”the agencies and bureaus of the U.S. federal government who provide information and analysis for leaders of the executive and legislative branches. ... The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (informally Senate Judiciary Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress. ... The United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration is responsible for dealing with the rules of the United States Senate, with administration of congressional buildings, and with credentials and qualifications of members of the Senate, including responsibility for dealing with contested elections. ... The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ... The United States Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs is responsible for dealing with matters related to veterans. ... A Joint Committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a Select Committee consisting of members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. ... A conference committee in the United States Congress is a committee appointed by the members of the upper and lower houses to resolve disagreements on a bill passed in different versions of each House. ... The Joint Economic Committee is one of only four joint committees of the U.S. Congress. ... The Joint Committee on the Library is a joint committee of the U.S. Congress devoted to the affairs and administration of the U.S. Library of Congress, which is the library of the federal legislature. ... The Joint Committee on Printing is a joint committee of the U.S. Congress devoted to overseeing the functions of the Government Printing Office and general printing procedures of the Federal Government. ... A Congressional committee in the parlance of the United States Congress and politics of the United States is a legislative sub-organization that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties of Congress, making necessary and proper laws). ...

Contents

Members, 109th Congress GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");