# United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs

The United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular and Indian Affairs is one of the five subcommittees within the House Natural Resources Committee. It was known until the 118th Congress as the Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

## Jurisdiction

* Measures relating to the welfare of Native Americans, including management of Indian lands in general and special measures relating to claims which are paid out of Indian funds.
* All matters regarding the relations of the United States with Native Americans and Native American tribes, including special oversight functions under House Rule X.
* All matters regarding Native Alaskans.
* All matters related to the Federal trust responsibility to Native Americans and the sovereignty of Native Americans.
* General and continuing oversight and investigative authority over activities policies and programs within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.
* All matters regarding insular areas of the United States.
* All measures or matters regarding the Freely Associated States.
* All matters regarding Native Hawaiians.

## Members, 119th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Jeff Hurd, Colorado, Chair Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa, Vice Chair Doug LaMalfa, California Tim Walberg, Michigan Addison McDowell, North Carolina Mike Kennedy, Utah | Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico, Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez, New York Val Hoyle, Oregon Pablo Hernández Rivera, Puerto Rico Emily Randall, Washington |
| Ex officio ||
| Bruce Westerman, Arkansas | Jared Huffman, California |

## Historical membership rosters
### 118th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Harriet Hageman, Wyoming, Chair Jenniffer González-Colón, Puerto Rico, Vice Chair Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa Jerry Carl, Alabama Doug LaMalfa, California James Moylan, Guam | Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico, Ranking Member Gregorio Sablan, N. Mariana Islands Ruben Gallego, Arizona Nydia Velázquez, New York Ed Case, Hawaii |
| Ex officio ||
| Bruce Westerman, Arkansas | Raúl Grijalva, Arizona |

### 117th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico, Chair Ruben Gallego, Arizona Darren Soto, Florida Betty McCollum, Minnesota Michael San Nicolas, Guam Ed Case, Hawaii Alan Lowenthal, California Chuy García, Illinois | Don Young, Alaska, Ranking Member (until March 18, 2022) Jay Obernolte, California, Vice Ranking Member Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa Jerry Carl, Alabama Matt Rosendale, Montana Lauren Boebert, Colorado Cliff Bentz, Oregon |
| Ex officio ||
| Raúl Grijalva, Arizona | Bruce Westerman, Arkansas |

### 116th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Ruben Gallego, Arizona, Chair Darren Soto, Florida Michael San Nicolas, Guam Deb Haaland, New Mexico Ed Case, Hawaii Matt Cartwright, Pennsylvania | Paul Cook, California, Ranking Member Don Young, Alaska Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa John Curtis, Utah Kevin Hern, Oklahoma |
| Ex officio ||
| Raúl Grijalva, Arizona | Rob Bishop, Utah |

### 115th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Doug LaMalfa, California, Chairman Don Young, Alaska Jeff Denham, California Paul Cook, California Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa Darin LaHood, Illinois Jack Bergman, Michigan Jenniffer Gonzalez, Puerto Rico, Vice Chair | Ruben Gallego, Arizona, Ranking Member Madeleine Bordallo, Guam Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands Darren Soto, Florida Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii Nydia Velázquez, New York |
| Ex officio ||
| Rob Bishop, Utah | Raúl Grijalva, Arizona |