The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources oversees American energy production and mining on federal lands – both onshore and offshore. Republicans on the Subcommittee are committed to the environmentally responsible development of America’s vast energy and mineral resources that will expand our domestic energy supply, create new American jobs, lessen our dependence on foreign sources of energy and minerals, and generate revenue for federal and state treasuries.
Republicans on the Subcommittee support an all-of-the-above energy approach that includes alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, hydropower, biomass and nuclear, along with American-made oil, clean coal and natural gas.
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Did You Know?
- Opening up the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for drilling would generate 1.2 million jobs annually across the country, $8 trillion in economic output to the GDP, $2.2 trillion in total tax receipts and $70 billion in additional wages each year.
- In 2012, the average weekly salary in the private sector for a non-supervisory position was $811.96 – but the average oil field worker salary was almost double that, $1,535.10.
- According to the Minerals Education Coalition, every American born will need 3 million pounds of minerals, metals, and fuels in their lifetime.
- Just under 3% of America’s federal mineral estate (onshore and offshore) is currently being leased for oil and natural gas production.
- Behind corporate and personal income taxes, revenues generated from oil and gas bonus bids, rents and royalty programs are the largest source of revenue to the U.S. government.
Membership:
The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources consists of 30 Members, 16 Republicans and 14 Democrats.
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Doug Lamborn
Chairman
Colorado, 5th District
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Louie Gohmert
Texas, 1st District
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Rob Bishop
Utah, 1st District
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Rob Wittman
Virginia, 1st District
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Paul C. Broun
Georgia, 10th District
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John Fleming
Louisiana, 4th District
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Glenn 'GT' Thompson
Pennsylvania, 5th District
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Cynthia Lummis
Wyoming, At-large
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Dan Benishek
Michigan, 1st District
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Jeff Duncan
South Carolina, 3rd District
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Paul Gosar
Arizona, 4th District
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Bill Flores
Texas, 17th District
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Markwayne Mullin
Oklahoma, 2nd District
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Steve Daines
Montana, At-large
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Kevin Cramer
North Dakota, At-large
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Vacancy
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Doc Hastings
Washington, 4th District
ex officio
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Rush Holt
Ranking Member
New Jersey, 12th District
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Matt Cartwright
Pennsylvania, 17th District
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Jim Costa
California, 16th District
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Niki Tsongas
Massachusetts, 3rd District
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Jared Huffman
California, 2nd District
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Alan Lowenthal
California, 47th District
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Tony Cárdenas
California, 29th District
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Raúl M. Grijalva
Arizona, 3rd District
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Colleen Hanabusa
Hawaii, 1st District
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Joe Garcia
Florida, 26th District
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Katherine Clark
Massachusetts, 5th District
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Vacancy
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Vacancy
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Vacancy
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Peter DeFazio
Oregon, 4th District
ex officio
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Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee:
- All measures and matters concerning the U.S. Geological Survey, except for the activities and programs of the Water Resources Division or its successor.
- All measures and matters affecting geothermal resources.
- Conservation of United States uranium supply.
- Mining interests generally, including all matters involving mining regulation and enforcement, including the reclamation of mined lands, the environmental effects of mining, and the management of mineral receipts, mineral land laws and claims, long-range mineral programs and deep seabed mining.
- Mining schools, experimental stations and long-range mineral programs.
- Mineral resources on public lands.
- Conservation and development of oil and gas resources of the Outer Continental Shelf.
- Petroleum conservation on the public lands and conservation of the radium supply in the United States.
- Measures and matters concerning the transportation of natural gas from or within Alaska and disposition of oil transported by the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.
- Rights of way over public lands for underground energy-related transportation.
- Cooperative efforts to encourage, enhance and improve international programs for the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural resources otherwise within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.
- General and continuing oversight and investigative authority over activities, policies and programs within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.
Referred Legislation:
Recent Activity:
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Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5066, H.R. 5176
Sep 17, 2014 |
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Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Legislative Hearing on H.R. 596, H.R. 1363, and H.R. 2004
Jul 29, 2014 |
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Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing on "American Metals and Mineral Security: An examination of the domestic critical minerals supply and demand chain"
Jul 23, 2014 |
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Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing on “Implementation and Administration of the 2013 Helium Stewardship Act.”
Jul 15, 2014 |
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Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act (H.R. 4899)
Jun 26, 2014 |
Committee Legislation
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Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing on “American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Education”
Jun 24, 2014 |
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Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4293 and H.R. 1587
Jun 20, 2014 |
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Witnesses Tout Benefits that America’s Energy Revolution is Providing to States and Local Communities
Jun 18, 2014 |
Press Release
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Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing on"American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for States and Localities"
Jun 18, 2014 |
Hearings
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Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing on "American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Innovation"
Jun 12, 2014 |
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