Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Writes laws on national energy policy, including oil, gas, coal, nuclear power, hydropower and solar energy. It also covers public lands and national forests, national parks, mining and U.S. territories.
Writes laws on energy policy, from oil and gas to nuclear and solar power. Also covers public lands, national parks and mining.
WHAT IT DECIDES
Energy policyOil, gas and coalNuclear powerPublic lands and forestsNational parksMining
Energy policyOil, gas and coalNuclear powerPublic lands and forestsNational parksMining
ITS RECORD THIS CONGRESS
461 bills sent here. 145 came out.461 bills in. 145 came out.
REFERRED461
CAME OUT31%145
PASSED THE SENATE26%37
BECAME LAW46%17
31% came out, against a Senate average of 12%.
REFERRED
461
THIS CONGRESS
CAME OUT
145
31% OF PREVIOUS
PASSED THE SENATE
37
26% OF PREVIOUS
BECAME LAW
17
46% OF PREVIOUS
Bills can be sent to more than one committee. “Came out” means this committee voted to report it or was discharged from it, or the full Senate passed it.
AFTER THEY LEFT COMMITTEEON THE FLOOR
Chiricahua National Park ActUCPASSEDUCLicense to Drill ActUCPASSEDUCTransfer Pleasant Valley Ranger District site to Gila CountyUCPASSEDUCWyoming Education Trust Modernization ActUCPASSEDUCSnow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026UCPASSEDUCBILLS WAITING HERE · 261
What the chair hasn’t taken up yetNot taken up yet
S. 5677 · SENT SEP 300 COSPONSORSS. 5677SENT SEP 30Establish the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation AreaTL;DR Coastal recreation areas can combine resource protection with public use and economic activity. The bill would establish a National Park System recreation area on the Upper and Middle Texas Gulf Coast to conserve and protect its natural, cultural, and recreational resources and promote their economic benefits.John CornynR-TXJohn CornynR-TX0 COSPONSORSS. 5658 · SENT SEP 300 COSPONSORSS. 5658SENT SEP 30Prohibit the construction of data centers on Federal landTL;DR The issue is whether data centers may be built on Federal land. S. 5658 would prohibit that construction.Ron WydenD-ORRon WydenD-OR0 COSPONSORSS. 5654 · SENT SEP 301 COSPONSORSS. 5654SENT SEP 30Moratorium on oil and gas activity at Eglin Gulf rangeTL;DR The bill concerns whether oil and gas activity should be allowed in a designated test and training range. It would establish a moratorium on oil and gas exploration and production in the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range.Rick ScottR-FLRick ScottR-FL1 COSPONSORS. 5653 · SENT SEP 303 COSPONSORSS. 5653SENT SEP 30Prescribe permitting reformTL;DR INSUFFICIENT_DATAShelley Moore CapitoR-WVShelley Moore CapitoR-WV3 COSPONSORSS. 5651 · SENT SEP 303 COSPONSORSS. 5651SENT SEP 30Establish the National Institutes of Clean EnergyTL;DR Clean energy is the subject of the institutes this bill proposes to create. It would establish the National Institutes of Clean Energy, but the title does not specify what they would do.Elizabeth WarrenD-MAElizabeth WarrenD-MA3 COSPONSORS
MEMBERS · 20
In seniority order, so you can see who’s next in lineBy seniority, so you see who’s next in line
REPUBLICANS11 SEATS
1Mike LeeUTCHAIR2John BarrassoWYSUBCMTE CHAIR3James E. RischID4Steve DainesMTRETIRING5Tom CottonAR6David McCormickPASUBCMTE CHAIR7James C. JusticeWV8Bill CassidyLALOST PRIMARY9Cindy Hyde-SmithMS10Lisa MurkowskiAK11John HoevenNDSUBCMTE CHAIRDEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS9 SEATS
1Martin HeinrichNMRANKING2Ron WydenORSUBCMTE RANKING3Maria CantwellWA4Mazie K. HironoHI5Angus S. King, Jr.MESUBCMTE RANKING6Catherine Cortez MastoNVSUBCMTE RANKING7John W. HickenlooperCO8Alex PadillaCA9Ruben GallegoAZSUBCMTE RANKINGWHERE THEY’RE FROM20 STATES
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Darker means more members. 20 states have 1 each.
WHAT IT HANDLES
Public lands and resources first, then energy
Public lands and resources20244%
Energy15033%
Water projects326.9%
Environmental protection132.8%
Science, tech and telecom92%
Other5512%
SUBCOMMITTEES · 4
Where the detailed work happens
Energy15Energy research, national labs, oil, gas, coal and nuclear policy● David McCormick● Ruben GallegoCHAIR● David McCormickRANKING● Ruben Gallego15SEATSNational Parks7National parks, trails, wild rivers, battlefields and historic sites● Steve Daines● Angus S. King, Jr.CHAIR● Steve DainesRANKING● Angus S. King, Jr.7SEATSPublic Lands, Forests, and Mining13Federal lands, national forests, grazing, mining and offshore leasing● John Barrasso● Catherine Cortez MastoCHAIR● John BarrassoRANKING● Catherine Cortez Masto13SEATSWater and Power11Irrigation, Western water projects, hydropower and groundwater● John Hoeven● Ron WydenCHAIR● John HoevenRANKING● Ron Wyden11SEATS
HEARINGS AND MARKUPS
When it meets
32
hearings this Congress
16
markups
Includes the 4 subcommittees. A markup is where members amend a bill and vote to send it to the floor.
Nothing scheduled yet. Committees post meetings about a week ahead.
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