United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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

It was originally named Committee on Interior and Insulars Affair.  In 1977, it became the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Indian Affairs were removed from its jurisdiction into its own committee.

Current members
 Majority Minority Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, Chairwoman
 John Barrasso, Wyoming
 Jim Risch, Idaho
 Mike Lee, Utah
 Steve Daines, Montana
 Cory Gardner, Colorado
 Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
 John Hoeven, North Dakota
 Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
 Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi
 Martha McSally, Arizona Joe Manchin, West Virginia, Ranking Member
 Maria Cantwell, Washington
 Ron Wyden, Oregon
 Bernie Sanders, VermontSens. Sanders and King are independent, but caucus with Democrats.
 Debbie Stabenow, Michigan
 Martin Heinrich, New Mexico
 Mazie Hirono, Hawaii
 Angus King, Maine
 Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada

Chairs (since 1977)
Scoop Jackson (D-WA) 1977–1981
James 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
Ron Wyden (D-OR) 2013–2014
Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 2014–2015
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) 2015–present

References

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