Bill H.R.8108 titled “To protect Native cultural sites located on Federal land, to improve consultation with Indian Tribes, to bring parity to Indian Tribes with regard to Federal public land management laws, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
Bill H.R.8109 titled “To establish the Tribal Cultural Areas System, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
Bill H.R.8115 titled “To amend the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize sales and leases of certain Federal land to federally recognized Indian Tribes, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Doug LaMalfa.
Bill H.R.8117 titled “To exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Lesko with Ted Budd, Dan Newhouse as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8136 titled “To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for protective regulations when a species is listed as an endangered species” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Pete Stauber with Bruce Westerman as cosponsor.
The Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on one bill per day, taking two actions on average per day.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| To protect Native cultural sites located on Federal land, to improve consultation with Indian Tribes, to bring parity to Indian Tribes with regard to Federal public land management laws, and for other purposes. | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. | House of Representatives |
| To establish the Tribal Cultural Areas System, and for other purposes. | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize sales and leases of certain Federal land to federally recognized Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug | House of Representatives |
| To exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. | Rep. Lesko, Debbie | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for protective regulations when a species is listed as an endangered species. | Rep. Stauber, Pete | House of Representatives |
