Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Members

This committee has 23 members. Use the buttons below to see all of the members.

Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Energy
• Subcommittee on National Parks
• Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
• Subcommittee on Water and Power

Legislation in this Committee

Below are the bills that are assigned to this committee in this legislative session. These bills and resolutions have been proposed by Members of Congress but may not have had any action taken on them on their path to becoming law. In fact, the vast majority of proposed legislation never becomes law.

Introduced Measures Pending Committee Consideration

S. 32: A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold at least 1 public hearing before issuance of a permit affecting public or private land use in a locality.

S. 40: Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River Act

S. 109: Beaver Basin Wilderness Act

S. 110: River Raisin National Battlefield Act

S. 134: North Country National Scenic Trail Willing Seller Act

S. 135: A bill to decrease the matching funds requirement and authorize additional appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan.

S. 137: Green Energy Production Act of 2009

S. 140: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 2009

S. 152: Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2009

S. 153: Arizona National Scenic Trail Act

S. 159: Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Act

S. 161: San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act

S. 180: Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area Act of 2009

S. 183: Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act

S. 184: Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act of 2009

S. 185: Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act

S. 186: South Park National Heritage Area Act

S. 187: Arkansas Valley Conduit Act of 2009

S. 188: Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act

S. 189: National Trails System Willing Seller Act

S. 190: Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act

S. 191: A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

S. 192: McGee Creek Project Pipeline and Associated Facilities Conveyance Act

S. 196: Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Amendments Act of 2009

S. 199: Steel Industry National Historic Site Act

S. 215: Boy Scouts of America Land Transfer Act of 2009

S. 216: Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home Study Act of 2009

S. 217: A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for other purposes.

S. 218: Utah Public Land Conveyance Act of 2009

S. 219: A bill to provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value.

S. 224: Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of 2009

S. 227: Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act

S. 247: Accelerated Retirement of Inefficient Vehicles Act of 2009

S. 283: A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the conditions for the release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account, and for other purposes.

S. 290: A bill to repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels.

S. 349: Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area Act

S. 359: Hawai'i Capital National Heritage Area Establishment Act

S. 409: Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009

S. 433: A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes.

S. 452: Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act

S. 472: National Monuments Act of 2009

S. 499: WEANS Act of 2009

S. 503: No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act

S. 508: A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes.

S. 522: Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act

S. 523: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish pilot project offices to improve Federal permit coordination for renewable energy.

S. 531: Energy and Water Integration Act of 2009

S. 539: Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act

S. 548: Save American Energy Act

S. 553: North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act of 2009

S. 555: Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act of 2009

S. 561: Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act

S. 563: Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2009

S. 598: Appliance Standards Improvement Act of 2009

S. 600: Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act

S. 607: Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2009

S. 625: Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009

S. 626: Lower Mississippi River National Historic Site Study Act of 2009

S. 635: A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

S. 637: Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2009

S. 661: Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act of 2009

S. 672: Natural Gas and Electricity Review and Enforcement Act

S. 679: Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2009

S. 715: National Lighthouse Stewardship Act of 2009

S. 719: Surface Estate Owner Notification Act

S. 720: Federal Land REPAIR Act

S. 721: Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act

S. 737: A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to conduct research, development, and demonstration to make biofuels more compatible with small nonroad engines, and for other purposes.

S. 742: Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Expansion Act of 2009

S. 745: Magna Water District Water Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act of 2009

S. 760: A bill to designate the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "National World War I Memorial".

S. 766: Denali National Park and Preserve Natural Gas Pipeline Act

S. 782: National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act

S. 783: Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act

S. 784: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

S. 789: Tule River Tribe Water Development Act

S. 796: Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009

S. 799: America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009

S. 816: Preservation of the Second Amendment in National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges Act

S. 828: Renewable Fuels Pipelines Act of 2009

S. 851: Georges Bank Preservation Act

S. 853: White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009

S. 855: A bill to establish an Energy Assistance Fund to guarantee low-interest loans for the purchase and installation of qualifying energy efficient property, idling reduction and advanced insulation for heavy trucks, and alternative refueling stations, and for other purposes.

S. 861: Rebating America's Deposits Act

S. 865: A bill to provide for the sale of the Federal Government's reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under the Act of January 23, 1909.

S. 868: Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009

S. 871: Honouliuli Internment Camp Special Resources Study Act of 2009

S. 874: El Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act

S. 881: Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act

S. 901: Sustainable Revenue for Oregon Counties Act of 2009

S. 923: Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2009

S. 940: Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2009

S. 949: 21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act

S. 959: A bill to provide for the extension of a certain hydroelectric project located in the State of West Virginia.

S. 967: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009

S. 989: Grid Access Act of 2009

S. 995: Renewable Energy Permitting Act of 2009

S. 1013: Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2009

S. 1017: Cane River National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2009

S. 1018: National Park Service and Northwestern State University Collections Conservation Center Act

S. 1051: Centennial District Authorization Act of 2009

S. 1053: A bill to amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the termination date.

S. 1061: Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2009

S. 1080: A bill to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes.

S. 1092: Reenergize America Loan Program Act of 2009

S. 1096: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an EnergyGrant Competitive Education Program to competitively award grants to consortia of institutions of higher education in regions to conduct research, extension, and education programs relating to the energy needs of the region.

S. 1097: Community College Energy Training Act of 2009

S. 1117: Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act

S. 1122: Good Neighbor Forestry Act

S. 1134: Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009

S. 1138: Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009

S. 1139: Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act

S. 1140: La Pine Land Conveyance Act

S. 1168: A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.

S. 1172: Rubbish to Renewables Act of 2009

S. 1175: A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to make loans to electric utilities to carry out projects to comply with any Federal renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes.

S. 1189: Carbon Leakage Mitigation Study Act of 2009

S. 1191: Roadmap for Addressing Climate Change in China and India Act of 2009

S. 1207: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, as a unit of the National Park System.

S. 1241: A bill to amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.

S. 1246: Home Energy Retrofit Finance Program Act

S. 1270: Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009

S. 1271: Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2009

S. 1272: Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009

S. 1320: Energy-Efficient Manufactured Housing Act of 2009

S. 1328: Shasta-Trinity National Forest Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer Act

S. 1348: Hunting Heritage Protection Act

S. 1356: Western States Trail Study Act of 2009

S. 1369: Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

S. 1378: A bill to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior.

S. 1405: Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Designation Act

S. 1413: Adams National Historical Park Boundary Addition Act of 2009

S. 1417: Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2009

S. 1418: Camp Hale Study Act

S. 1442: Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009

S. 1453: Bureau of Reclamation Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2009

S. 1456: Land-In-Trust Schools and Local Governments Equitable Compensation Act

S. 1470: Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009

S. 1502: Carbon Storage Stewardship Trust Fund Act of 2009

S. 1517: Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009

S. 1525: National Capital Region Land Conservation Act of 2009

S. 1537: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

S. 1546: Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act

S. 1557: Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009

S. 1560: Alaska Adjacent Zone Revenue Sharing Act

S. 1568: National Museum of Industrial History Act

S. 1571: Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act

S. 1573: A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the city of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes.

S. 1574: Clean Energy for Homes and Buildings Act of 2009

S. 1575: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that excess oil and gas lease revenues are distributed in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act, and for other purposes.

S. 1579: Restore Our American Mustangs Act

S. 1590: A bill to establish a clean energy technology business competition grant program.

S. 1596: Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act

S. 1601: A bill to provide for the release of water from the marketable yield pool of water stored in the Ruedi Reservoir for the benefit of endangered fish habitat in the Colorado River, and for other purposes.

S. 1617: IMPACT Act of 2009

S. 1621: Thermal Energy Efficiency Act of 2009

S. 1623: Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act

S. 1629: New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act

S. 1651: A bill to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior.

S. 1672: National Oilheat Research Alliance Reauthorization Act of 2009

S. 1689: Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act

S. 1696: Green Gaming Act of 2009

S. 1713: Water Efficiency via Carbon Harvesting and Restoration (WECHAR) Act of 2009

S. 1718: Utah National Guard Readiness Act

S. 1719: A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah.

S. 1721: Transportation Low Emissions Energy Plan 2020 Act

S. 1738: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2009

S. 1750: George C. Marshall National Historic Site Study Act

S. 1757: A bill to provide for the prepayment of a repayment contract between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District, and for other purposes.

S. 1758: Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act

S. 1759: Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009

S. 1767: Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009

S. 1770: Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act

S. 1787: Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009

S. 1801: First State National Historical Park Act

S. 1802: United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2009

S. 1838: Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act

S. 1856: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to clarify policies regarding ownership of pore space.

S. 1957: A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to make loans to publicly owned electric utilities to finance and refinance projects to comply with any Federal energy efficiency resource standard, and for other purposes.

S. 2052: Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2009

S. 2097: Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act

S. 2722: Heart Mountain Relocation Center Study Act of 2009

S. 2726: Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

S. 2738: National Liberty Memorial Act

S. 2744: Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Act of 2009

S. 2747: Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009

S. 2762: San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009

S. 2773: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to support the research, demonstration, and development of commercial applications for offshore wind energy, and for other purposes.

S. 2776: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and to create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development.

S. 2779: A bill to promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes.

S. 2791: Forest Harvest Opportunity Act

S. 2798: National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009

S. 2812: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes.

S.Con.Res. 28: A concurrent resolution supporting the goals of Smart Irrigation Month, which recognizes the advances in irrigation technology and practices that help raise healthy plants and increase crop yields while using water resources more efficiently and encourages the adoption of smart irrigation practices throughout the United States to further improve water-use efficiency in agricultural, residential, and commercial activities.

S.Res. 31: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S.Res. 221: A resolution expressing support for the goals and ideals of the first annual National Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Day taking place on September 26, 2009.

S.Res. 275: A resolution honoring the Minute Man National Historical Park on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

S.Res. 297: A resolution to recognize the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve as a unique and precious ecosystem.

Bills and Resolutions Referred to this Committee on the Legislative Calendar

S. 1462: American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

Bills and Resolutions Voted on in One Chamber, or Failed Passage

H.R. 44: Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act

H.R. 129: To authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California.

H.R. 324: Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act

H.R. 325: Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project

H.R. 409: To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes.

H.R. 445: Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2009

H.R. 469: Produced Water Utilization Act of 2009

H.R. 548: Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2009

H.R. 601: Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act

H.R. 603: Utah National Guard Readiness Act

H.R. 637: South Orange County Recycled Water Enhancement Act

H.R. 685: United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2009

H.R. 689: To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes.

H.R. 714: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes.

H.R. 762: To validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes.

H.R. 934: To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.

H.R. 957: Green Energy Education Act of 2009

H.R. 1018: Restore Our American Mustangs Act

H.R. 1043: Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act

H.R. 1120: Central Texas Water Recycling Act of 2009

H.R. 1121: Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009

H.R. 1219: Lake Hodges Surface Water Improvement and Reclamation Act of 2009

H.R. 1280: To modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior.

H.R. 1287: Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Partnership Act

H.R. 1376: Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009

H.R. 1393: Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 1404: Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act

H.R. 1442: To provide for the sale of the Federal Government's reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under the Act of January 23, 1909.

H.R. 1593: To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

H.R. 1622: To provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles.

H.R. 1641: Cascadia Marine Trail Study Act

H.R. 1694: Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act

H.R. 1849: Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009

H.R. 1858: To provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1945: Tule River Tribe Water Development Act

H.R. 2265: Magna Water District Water Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act of 2009

H.R. 2330: Camp Hale Study Act

H.R. 2430: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.

H.R. 2442: Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009

H.R. 2522: To raise the ceiling on the Federal share of the cost of the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2729: To authorize the designation of National Environmental Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2741: To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2781: To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2802: To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and his legacy, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2806: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2950: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District.

H.R. 3113: Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act

H.R. 3123: Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2009

H.R. 3165: Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009

H.R. 3246: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009

H.R. 3276: American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009

H.R. 3476: To reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission.

H.R. 3585: Solar Technology Roadmap Act

H.R. 3689: To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. to establish a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center, and for other purposes.

Bills Considered by this Committee that have been Enacted

H.R. 1275: Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2009

H.R. 2938: To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.