House Natural Resources Committee Chairman-elect Doc Hastings (WA-04) today named subcommittee chairmen for the 112th Congress. He also announced the establishment a new Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution delegates to Congress the power to regulate trade with Indian tribes, and in the House of Representatives the Natural Resources Committee is assigned jurisdiction over this power. Oversight and legislative responsibilities for Indian and Alaska Native matters were previously handled by the Full Committee...
Natural Resources Subcommittee Chairmen for the 112th Congress (listed in alphabetical order by subcommittee):
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Chairman: Doug Lamborn (CO-05)
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
Chairman: John Fleming (LA-04)
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs
Chairman: Don Young (AK-at large)
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Chairman: Rob Bishop (UT-01)
Subcommittee on Water and Power
Chairman: Tom McClintock (CA-04)
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