What is House Committee on Natural Resources working on?

Recent hearings

• Legislative hearing on: H.R. 642 (Rep. Steube), “Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025”; H.R. 5470 (Rep. LaHood), “Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act”; H.R. 6788 (Rep. Downing), “Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act”; H.R. 9269 (Rep. Clyburn), “Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act”; H.R. 9600 (Rep. Raskin), "Common Sense Act 250 Act of 2026"; H.R. 9779 (Rep. Gonzalez), “Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026” ; H.R. 10128 (Rep. McClintock), To codify Secretary's Order No. 3434 of the Department of the Interior; H.R. 10136 (Rep. Westerman), “Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026”; S. 675 (Rep. Hoeven) “Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Act”

  Sep 2, 2026

  Hearing

• Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 1045 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025” • H.R. 1655 (Rep. Bentz), “Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act” • H.R. 3187 (Rep. Hill), To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes. • H.R. 3444 (Rep. Huffman), “Tribal Self-Determination and Co-Management in Forestry Act of 2025.”

  Jun 10, 2025

  Hearing

• Oversight hearing titled “Examining the President's FY 2027 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior.”

  May 13, 2026

  Hearing

• Leg Hrg on the following bills: • H.R. 513 (Rep. Higgins), “Offshore Lands Authorities Act of 2025” • H.R. 931 (Rep. Downing), To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes. • H.R. 2250 (Rep. DelBene), “National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025” • H.R. 2556 (Rep. Hunt), “Comprehensive Offshore Resource Evaluation Act of 2025” or the “CORE Act of 2025” • H.R. 3168 (Rep. Valadao), “National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025” • H.R. 3176 (Rep. Begich), To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System.

  May 20, 2025

  Hearing

• Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.”

  Jun 4, 2025

  Hearing

As of Sep 1, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HR 10196: To rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America".

  Jimmy Patronis (R-FL-1) · Aug 31, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10186: Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act

  Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6) · Aug 31, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10190: Pennington County Land Conveyance Act

  Dusty Johnson (R-SD-At Large) · Aug 31, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 8658: Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act

  Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3) · May 4, 2026

  On calendar
• HR 8454: To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.

  Tom McClintock (R-CA-5) · Apr 22, 2026

  On calendar
• HR 8121: To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand".

  Stacey Plaskett (D-VI-At Large) · Mar 26, 2026

  On calendar
• HR 7487: Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act

  Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4) · Feb 11, 2026

  On calendar
• HR 6021: Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Act

  Nicholas Begich (R-AK-At Large) · Nov 12, 2025

  On calendar

Status reflects the bill’s latest action on Congress.gov, which may be past this committee (e.g. a bill “Passed House, in Senate” has cleared this committee and chamber).

Jurisdiction

The House Committee on Natural Resources considers legislation about American energy production, mineral lands and mining, fisheries and wildlife, public lands, oceans, Native Americans, irrigation and reclamation.