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Agriculture Committee

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Committee on Agriculture

Showing the 111th Congress (2009–2010). Back to the 119th Congress

201 bills referred in the 111th Congress

4,680 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 792. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 111th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 111th Congress 50

Everyone who held a seat in the 111th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson	Chair
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas	Ranking Member
R-NE	Adrian Smith
D-CO	Betsy Markey
R-LA	Bill Cassidy
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte
D-AL	Bobby Bright
D-IN	Brad Ellsworth
R-WY	Cynthia M. LummisJoined Feb 4, 2009
R-TN	David P. Roe
D-GA	David Scott
D-IL	Deborah L. Halvorson
D-CA	Dennis A. Cardoza
D-ND	Earl Pomeroy
D-NY	Eric J. J. MassaLeft Mar 4, 2010
D-MD	Frank Kratovil, Jr.
R-PA	Glenn Thompson
D-TX	Henry Cuellar
R-OH	Jean Schmidt
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry
R-KS	Jerry Moran
D-CA	Jim Costa
D-GA	Jim Marshall
D-CA	Joe Baca
D-OH	John A. Boccieri
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway
D-PA	Kathleen A. Dahlkemper
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-OR	Kurt Schrader
D-NC	Larry Kissell
D-IA	Leonard L. Boswell
D-MI	Mark H. Schauer
D-NC	Mike McIntyre
R-AL	Mike Rogers
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer
R-OH	Robert E. LattaLeft Apr 14, 2010
R-MO	Sam Graves
D-NY	Scott MurphyJoined Apr 30, 2009
D-SD	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
D-WI	Steve Kagen
R-IA	Steve King
R-FL	Thomas J. RooneyJoined Jun 16, 2010
D-PA	Tim Holden
D-MN	Timothy J. Walz
R-IL	Timothy V. Johnson
D-MS	Travis Childers
R-NC	Virginia Foxx
D-ID	Walter Minnick
D-NY	William L. OwensJoined May 6, 2010

Subcommittees, 111th Congress 6

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 111th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 4678	Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2010
HR 5105	To establish a Chief Veterinary Officer in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2010
HR 3818	Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009	Discharged From	Dec 17, 2010
HR 6552	Single Food Safety Agency Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 17, 2010
HR 6539	Reducing American Hunger Act	Referred To	Dec 16, 2010
HR 6462	Healthy Food Financing Initiative	Referred To	Nov 30, 2010
HR 5498	WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010	Discharged From	Nov 18, 2010
HR 6418	To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the suspension of the limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance.	Referred To	Nov 17, 2010

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 111th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 111-60	Hearing to Review Implementation of Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Relating to Position Limits71 pagesOn H.R. 4173, H.R. 6604 7 witnesses Gensler, Hon. Gary, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C Chilton, Hon. Bart, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C Collura, James M., Vice President for Government Affairs, New England Fuel Institute; Founding Member and Spokesman, Commodity Markets Oversight Coalition, Washington, D.C Duffy, Terrance A., Executive Chairman, CME Group Inc., Chicago, IL Newman, Joel G., President and CEO, American Feed Industry Association, Arlington, VA Sprecher, Jeffrey C., Chairman and CEO, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Atlanta, GA Jones, Robert, Senior Vice President, ABN AMRO Clearing Chicago LLC; Member, Risk Management Committee, National Grain and Feed Association, Chicago, IL	Dec 15, 2010
Serial No. 111-59	Hearing to Review Quality Control Systems in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program88 pagesOn H.R. 4457, H.R. 4557 7 witnesses Paradis, Julie, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Brown, Kay E., Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C Fong, Hon. Phyllis K., Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Winstead, Jr., Don E., Deputy Secretary, Florida Department of Children and Families, Tallahassee, FL; on behalf of American Public Human Services Association Weill, James D., President, Food Research and Action Center, Washington, D.C Faber, Scott E., Vice President for Federal Affairs, Grocery Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C Hatcher, Jennifer, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Food Marketing Institute, Washington, D.C	Jul 28, 2010
Serial No. 111-58	Hearing to Review the State of the Crop Insurance Industry108 pages 8 witnesses Murphy, William J. ``Bill'', Administrator, Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Rutledge, Steven C., President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa, West Des Moines, IA; on behalf of Crop Insurance Research Bureau, Inc Parkerson, Robert W., President, National Crop Insurance Services, Inc., Overland Park, KS Frerichs, Stephen, President, AgVantage, LLC;; Legislative Consultant, Rain and Hail, L.L.C., Alexandria, VA; on behalf of American Association of Crop Insurers Deal, James D., Chairman of the Board, NAU Country Insurance Company, Andover, MN Dalton, John F., President, Midwest Insurance Associates LLC and Agri-Land Insurance Agency, Council Bluffs, IA; on behalf of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Fowler, Kathy, President, National Association of Crop Insurance Agents, Memphis, TX Roach, Jordan A., Vice Chairman, Crop Insurance Professionals Association LLC, Fresno, CA	Jul 22, 2010
Serial No. 111-57	Hearing to Review Specialty Crop and Organic Agriculture Programs in Advance of the 2012 Farm Bill68 pagesOn H.R. 2414, H.R. 4509 7 witnesses Angelucci, James A., General Manager, Phillips Mushroom Farms, Kennett Square, PA; on behalf of American Mushroom Institute Jones, Jr., Robert N., Director of Production, The Chef's Garden, Huron, OH Kohl, Jr., Bernard, President, Angelica Nurseries, Inc., Kennedyville, MD; on behalf of American Nursery & Landscape Association Nicholson, Mark, Executive Vice President and Part Owner, Red Jacket Orchards; Member, Board of Directors, U.S. Apple Association, Geneva, NY Platz, Paul, corn, soybean, green pea, and sweet corn producer, Lafayette, MN Richey, Daniel R., President/CEO, Riverfront Packing Company; President, Riverfront Groves, Inc.; President, Gulfstream Harvesting Company, Vero Beach, FL Smith, Ph.D., Margaret A., Value Added/Sustainable Agriculture Extension Educator, Value-Added Agriculture, Extension and Agronomy Department, Iowa State University; Co-Manager, Ash Grove Farm, Ames, IA	Jul 21, 2010
Serial No. 111-56	Hearing to Review Livestock and Related Programs at USDA in Advance of the 2012 Farm Bill82 pagesOn H.R. 1549 1 witness Avalos, Hon. Edward M., Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.; accompanied by Cindy Smith, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA; Rayne Pegg, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; and J. Dudley Butler, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration, USDA	Jul 20, 2010
Serial No. 111-55	Hearing to Review Rural Development Programs in Advance of the 2012 Farm Bill125 pages 7 witnesses Tonsager, Hon. Dallas P., Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.; accompanied by Hon. Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, USDA; Judith Canales, Administrator, Business and Cooperative Programs, USDA; and Tammye Trevino, Administrator, Housing and Community Facility Programs, USDA Higginbotham, Thomas, Executive Director, Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District; Member, Board of Directors, National Association of Development Organizations, Norfolk, NE Miller, Ed, Director of Economic Development, King and Queen County, Virginia, Mechanicsville, VA Beaulac, Jr., Willard L., Senior Vice President, PathStone Corporation, Rochester, NY Bahnson, Mark, General Manager, Bloomingdale Communications, Bloomingdale, MI; on behalf of National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Miller, Ralph E. ``Eddie'', Director of Community Development, North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives, Raleigh, NC Ayers, Ed.D., Van H., Board Member, Delta Land and Community; Agriculture and Rural Development Specialist, University of Missouri Extension, Bloomfield, MO	Jul 20, 2010
Serial No. 111-54	Hearing to Review the Administration and Delivery of Conservation Programs80 pagesOn H.R. 5509 9 witnesses White, Dave, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Coppess, Jonathan W., Administrator, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Robinson, Steve, President, National Association of Conservation Districts, Washington, D.C Lohr, John R., Vice President, National Association of Farm Service Agency County Office Employees, Norvelt, PA Leathers, Ron, Public Finance Director, Pheasants Forever, Inc.; Government Grants Coordinator, Quail Forever, St. Paul, MN Manley, Ph.D., Scott W., Director of Conservation Programs, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Ridgeland, MS Burns, Ph.D., P.E., Robert T., Assistant Dean, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Resource Development & Professor, University of Tennessee Extension Service, Knoxville, TN Dlugosz, Steve, Certified Crop Adviser and Lead Agronomist, Harvest Land Co-op, Madison, WI; on behalf of International Certified Crop Adviser Program; and American Society of Agronomy Braford, William L., Consulting Forester, Bluechip Forestry, Natural Bridge Station, VA; on behalf of American Forest Foundation	Jul 1, 2010
Serial No. 111-53	Hearing to Review the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations52 pages 3 witnesses Concannon, Hon. Kevin W., Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Joseph, Jr., Hon. Andrew, Council Member, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Chairman, Health Subcommittee, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians; Chairman, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, OR Merriman, Norma, Group Leader, Cherokee Nation Human Services, Tahlequah, OK; accompanied by Jerry Snell, Director of Family Assistance; and Bud Squirrel, Food Distribution Manager	Jun 23, 2010

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 111th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 111-703	Report on Activities During the 111th Congress	Jan 3, 2011
H. Rept. 111-653	Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement ActOn H.R. 4645	Sep 29, 2010
H. Rept. 111-585	Rural Energy Savings Program ActOn H.R. 4785	Sep 14, 2010
H. Rept. 111-385	Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009On H.R. 977	Dec 19, 2009
H. Rept. 111-253	Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to Terminate Certain Easements Held by the Secretary on Land Owned by the Village of Caseyville, Illinois, and to Terminate Associated Contractual Arrangements with the VillageOn H.R. 511	Sep 10, 2009
H. Rept. 111-252	Directing the Secretary of Agriculture to Convey to Miami-Dade County Certain Federally Owned Land in Florida, and for Other PurposesOn H.R. 3175	Sep 10, 2009
H. Rept. 111-251	Pisgah National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009On H.R. 1002	Sep 10, 2009
H. Rept. 111-250	Providing for the Conveyance of National Forest System Land in the State of LouisianaOn H.R. 940	Sep 10, 2009

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 111th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
111th	Compilation of Responses to Farm Bill Feedback Questionnaire	PDF · Text
111th	Compilation of Responses to Climate Change Questionnaire	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	55	729	3	1	3	21	19	105	1
118th2023–2024	55	792	4	4	4	19	28	185	4
117th2021–2022	56	458	15	1	16	36	38	88	2
116th2019–2020	50	387	1	3	2	8	38	195	3
115th2017–2018	46	354	10	5	11	24	14	178	2
114th2015–2016	46	234	12	9	13	43	63	211	2
113th2013–2014	49	273	8	3	10	4	24	—	2
112th2011–2012	48	252	9	4	12	0	36	—	3
111th2009–2010	50	201	7	5	8	—	60	—	2
110th2007–2008	48	278	4	10	5	—	49	—	2
109th2005–2006	49	224	4	7	5	—	1	—	0
108th2003–2004	55	239	4	23	4	—	0	—	0
107th2001–2002	53	259	2	6	3	—	0	—	0

Membership changes 6

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 111th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jun 16, 2010	Thomas J. Rooney R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 1447
May 6, 2010	William L. Owens D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 1334
Apr 14, 2010	Robert E. Latta R-OH	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H2572
Mar 4, 2010	Eric J. J. Massa D-NY	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Apr 30, 2009	Scott Murphy D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 381
Feb 4, 2009	Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY	Joined	H.Res. 118

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