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Agriculture Committee

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Committee on Agriculture

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252 bills referred in the 112th 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 112th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 112th Congress 48

Everyone who held a seat in the 112th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas	Chair
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson	Ranking Member
R-GA	Austin Scott
R-OH	Bob Gibbs
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte
D-ME	Chellie Pingree
R-NY	Christopher P. Gibson
D-GA	David Scott
D-CA	Dennis A. CardozaLeft Aug 2, 2012
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
R-PA	Glenn Thompson
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
D-TX	Henry Cuellar
D-MA	James P. McGovern
R-OH	Jean Schmidt
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry
D-CA	Jim Costa
D-CA	Joe Baca
D-CT	Joe Courtney
D-CA	John GaramendiJoined Nov 29, 2012
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway
R-SD	Kristi L. NoemJoined Jun 14, 2011
D-OR	Kurt Schrader
D-NC	Larry Kissell
D-IA	Leonard L. Boswell
D-OH	Marcia L. Fudge
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman
R-AL	Martha Roby
D-NC	Mike McIntyre
D-VT	Peter Welch
R-IL	Randy Hultgren
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer
R-WI	Reid J. Ribble
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers
R-IL	Robert T. Schilling
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton
R-TN	Stephen Lee FincherLeft May 11, 2011
R-IA	Steve King
R-FL	Steve Southerland II
D-AL	Terri A. Sewell
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney
D-PA	Tim Holden
R-KS	Tim Huelskamp
D-MN	Timothy J. Walz
R-IL	Timothy V. Johnson
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler
D-NY	William L. Owens

Subcommittees, 112th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 4019	Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 2012	Discharged From	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6693	To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the protection of birds, rats, and mice, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 20, 2012
HR 6688	Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2012
HR 6684	Spending Reduction Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 19, 2012
HR 6631	Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act	Referred To	Dec 17, 2012
HR 6613	Markets and Trading Reorganization Act	Referred To	Dec 17, 2012
S 3666	A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the definition of "exhibitor".	Referred To	Dec 17, 2012
HR 3283	Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act	Discharged From	Dec 14, 2012

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 112-35	Dodd-Frank Derivatives Reform: Challenges Facing U.S. and International Markets86 pagesOn H.R. 4235 4 witnesses Chilton, Hon. Bart, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C Sommers, Hon. Jill E., Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C Kono, Masamichi, Vice Commissioner for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency of Japan; Chairman of the Board, International Organization of Securities Commissions, Tokyo, Japan Pearson, Patrick, Head, Financial Market Infrastructures Unit, Internal Market and Services Directorate General, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium	Dec 13, 2012
Serial No. 112-34	Oversight of the Swaps and Futures Markets: Recent Events and Impending Regulatory Reforms142 pages 7 witnesses Gensler, Hon. Gary, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C Duffy, Hon. Terrence A., Executive Chairman and President, CME Group, Inc., Chicago, IL Roth, Daniel J., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Futures Association, Chicago, IL Lukken, Hon. Walter L., President and Chief Executive Officer, Futures Industry Association, Washington, D.C Heck, John M., Senior Vice President, Business Development, The Scoular Company; Member, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, National Grain and Feed Association, Omaha, NE Conner, Hon. Charles F., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Washington, D.C McElroy, Paul E., Chief Financial Officer, JEA, Jacksonville, FL; on behalf of American Public Power Association	Jul 25, 2012
Serial No. 112-30	Formulation of the 2012 Farm BillHeld Apr 25, 2012 to May 18, 2012 · 882 pagesOn H.R. 1340, H.R. 2419, H.R. 3236, H.R. 3286, H.R. 3454 and 1 more 72 witnesses Conner, Hon. Charles F., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Washington, D.C Larson, Hon. Donald, Commissioner, Brookings County, South Dakota; Chairman, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Steering Committee, National Association of Counties, Brookings, SD Mazer, Leanne, Executive Director, Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, Frostburg, MD; on behalf of National Association of Development Organizations Dunmire, Frank, Executive Director, Illinois Rural Water Association, Taylorville, IL; on behalf of National Rural Water Association Stewart, Robert B., Executive Director, Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Washington, D.C Rozzelle, David G., Executive Vice President, Suddenlink Communications; Member, Rural and Small System Operator Committee, National Cable Telecommunications Association, St. Louis, MO Bahnson, Mark, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Bloomingdale Communications, Bloomingdale, MI; on behalf of National Telecommunications Cooperative Association; Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies; Western Telecommunications Alliance Schmidt, Gene, President, National Association of Conservation Districts, Washington, D.C Scholl, Jon, President, American Farmland Trust, Washington, D.C O'Toole, Patrick, President, Family Farm Alliance, Washington, D.C Nomsen, David E., Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Pheasants Forever, Inc., St. Paul, MN Niemeyer, Garry, President, National Corn Growers Association, Auburn, IL Bell, David K., Executive Director, Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine, Orono, ME; on behalf of Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance Gordon, Randall C., Acting President, National Grain and Feed Association, Washington, D.C Homan, Carl V., dairy producer, Homan Family Dairy Farms, Centre Hall, PA; on behalf of National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Hopper, Sara, Agricultural Policy Director, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, D.C Petty, David D., cattle producer, Iowa River Ranch; Member, Environmental Working Group, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Eldora, IA Brown, Ph.D., Scott, Assistant Research Professor, Integrated Policy Group, Division of Applied Social Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Wright, Patrick Joseph ``Joe'', V&W Farms, Inc.; President, Southeast Milk Inc., Avon Park, FL Barcellos, Tom, Owner/Operator, T-Bar Dairy; Board President, Western United Dairymen, Porterville, CA Davis, Jon, Chief Executive Officer, Davisco Foods International, Inc., Le Sueur, MN; on behalf of International Dairy Foods Association Kozak, Jerome J., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Milk Producers Federation, Arlington, VA Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture, May 8, Baca, Hon. Joe, a Representative in Congress from California, prepared statement Lucas, Hon. Frank D., a Representative in Congress from Oklahoma, opening statement Pingree, Hon. Chellie, a Representative in Congress from Maine, opening statement Sablan, Hon. Gregorio Kilili Camacho, a Delegate in Congress from Northern Mariana Islands, prepared statement Schmidt, Hon. Jean, a Representative in Congress from Ohio, opening statement Southerland II, Hon. Steve, a Representative in Congress from Florida, prepared statement Lee, Jerry, Environmental Services Manager, Monrovia Growers, Cairo, GA Jarrard, Michael, President and Chief Operating Officer, Mann Packing Company, Salinas, CA Schacht, Lisa L., Owner/Operator, Schacht Family Farm and Market; President, Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Association, Canal Winchester, OH Libby, Russell W., Executive Director, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, Unity, ME Richey, Daniel R., President and Chief Executive Officer, Riverfront Packing Company; Member, Board of Directors, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, Vero Beach, FL Bivens, Rodney W., Founder and Executive Director, Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK Haskins, Ph.D., Ron, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution; Co-Director, Center on Children and Families, Washington, D.C Dean, Stacy, Vice President for Food Assistance Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, D.C Blalock, Philip A., Executive Director, National Association of Farmers Market Nutrition Programs, Alexandria, VA Frazee, Bob, President and Chief Executive Officer, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, Westminster, MD; on behalf of Farm Credit Council Gerhart, Jeffrey L., Chairman, Bank of Newman Grove; Chairman, Independent Community Bankers of America, Newman Grove, NE Williams, Matthew H., Chairman and President, Gothenburg State Bank; Chairman-Elect, American Bankers Association, Gothenburg, NE Walton, Michael G., urban farmer; Owner, Tunnel Vision Hoops; Co- Founder, NEO Restoration Alliance, South Euclid, OH Doerr, Justin D., beginning farmer, Plainview, NE Outlaw, Ph.D., Joe L., Professor and Extension Economist-Farm Management & Policy, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University; Co-Director, Agricultural and Food Policy Center, College Station, TX Schnitkey, Ph.D., Gary D., Full and Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL Collins, Ph.D., Hon. Keith, Economic Advisor, National Crop Insurance Services; Former USDA Chief Economist, Centreville, VA Bowling, Chip, Member, Board of Directors, National Corn Growers Association, Newburg, MD Raun, Linda C., Chairwoman, USA Rice Producers' Group; Partner, LR Farms, El Campo, TX; on behalf of USA Rice Federation; U.S. Rice Producers Association Stallman, Bob, President, American Farm Bureau Federation; rice and cattle producer, Columbus, TX Vaughan, Dee, President, Southwest Council of Agribusiness, Dumas, TX Coley, C.B. ``Chuck'', Chairman, National Cotton Council; President, Coley Gin and Fertilizer Company, Vienna, GA Brown, Scott W., President, National Barley Growers Association, Soda Springs, ID Conaway, Hon. K. Michael, a Representative in Congress from Texas, opening statement Younggren, Erik, President, National Association of Wheat Growers, Hallock, MN Morris, Armond, Chairman, Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, Irwinville, GA Johnson, Roger, President, National Farmers Union, Washington, D.C Stewart, J.B., Vice Chairman, National Sorghum Producers, Keyes, OK Wellman, Steve, President, American Soybean Association, Syracuse, NE Thompson, Jim, Chairman, USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, Farmington, WA Gerdes, Ruth, President, The Auburn Agency Crop Insurance, Inc.; Chair, Regulatory Affairs Committee, Crop Insurance Professionals Association, Auburn, NE McSherry, CIC, Brian M., President, McSherry Agency, Inc.; Chairman, Crop Insurance Task Force, Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, Flanagan, IL Weber, Tim, President, Crop Insurance Division, Great American Insurance Company, Cincinnati, OH Greenwood, Hon. James C., President and Chief Executive Officer, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Washington, D.C Stroschein, J.D., Ryan W., Co-Director, Agriculture Energy Coalition, Washington, D.C Reinford, Steve, Owner/Operator, Reinford Farms Inc., Mifflintown, PA Taylor, Jr., Jerome ``Jerry'', President and Chief Executive Officer, MFA Oil Company; Co-Founder, MFA Oil Biomass LLC, Columbia, MO Haer, Gary L., Chairman, National Biodiesel Board; Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Renewable Energy Group<SUP>'</SUP>, Inc., Washington, D.C Burke III, John W., Chairman, Board of Trustees, American Forest Foundation; tree farmer, Woodford, VA Dye, C. Randy, Forester, West Virginia Division of Forestry; President, National Association of State Foresters, Charleston, WV Holmes, Charles A., Chairman, Forest Resource Policy Group, National Association of Conservation Districts, Demopolis, AL Schwab, Richard W., Procurement Manager, M.A. Rigoni, Inc., Perry, FL; on behalf of American Loggers Council; Southeastern Wood Producers Association Goergen, Jr., Michael T., Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD	Apr 25, 2012
Serial No. 112-33	Hearing to Review H.R. 3283, H.R. 1838, and H.R. 423566 pagesOn H.R. 1838, H.R. 1840, H.R. 3283, H.R. 4235 4 witnesses Vice, Charles A., President and Chief Operating Officer, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Atlanta, GA Saltzman, Paul, President, The Clearing House Association L.L.C.; Executive Vice President and General Counsel, The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C., New York, NY Bailey, Keith A., Managing Director, Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities Division, Barclays Capital, New York, NY; on behalf of Institute of International Bankers Bodson, Michael C., Chief Operating Officer, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, New York, NY	Mar 28, 2012
Serial No. 112-32	U.S. Forest Service Land Management: Challenges and Opportunities for Achieving Healthier National Forests135 pagesOn H.R. 1485, H.R. 1996, H.R. 4019, S. 493 5 witnesses Tidwell, Tom, Chief, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Barth, Gary, Director, Business and Community Services, Clackamas County, Oregon City, OR Hoover, Gregory A., Ornamental Extension Entomologist, Senior Extension Associate, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Watkins, Charles ``Chuck'', Chief Operating Officer, Rex Lumber, Graceville, FL; on behalf of Federal Forest Resource Coalition Zimmer, Gary, Certified Wildlife Biologist<SUP>'</SUP>, Coordinating Wildlife Biologist, Ruffed Grouse Society, Laona, WI	Mar 27, 2012
Serial No. 112-31	Hearing to Identify Duplicative Federal Rural Development Programs45 pages 2 witnesses Tonsager, Hon. Dallas P., Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Shear, William B., Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C	Mar 21, 2012
Serial No. 112-30	The Future of U.S. Farm Policy: Formulation of the 2012 Farm BillHeld Mar 9, 2012 to Apr 20, 2012 · 1,639 pagesOn H.R. 286, H.R. 874, H.R. 1964, H.R. 2675, H.R. 3062 and 20 more 46 witnesses Ooms, Eric, dairy producer; Partner, Adrian Ooms & Sons, Inc., Old Chatham, NY Rea, Neal, dairy producer; Chairman of the Board, Agri-Mark Dairy Cooperative, Salem, NY Verratti, Jeremy L., dairy and crop producer, Verratti Farms, LLC, Gasport, NY Ledoux, Michele E., beef producer, Adirondack Beef Company, Croghan, NY Eckhardt, Larry, vegetable, field crop, and beef producer; President, Kinderhook Creek Farm, Inc., Stephentown, NY Osborn, Scott, wine grape producer; President, Fox Run Vineyard, Inc., Penn Yan, NY Child, Ralph, seed potato and leafy greens producer; Owner/ Operator, Childstock Farms, Inc., Malone, NY Sullivan, Adam F., apple producer; Orchard Foreman, Sullivan Orchards, Inc., Peru, NY Boswell, Hon. Leonard L., a Representative in Congress from Iowa, opening statement Lucas, Hon. Frank D., a Representative in Congress from Oklahoma, opening statement Peterson, Hon. Collin C., a Representative in Congress from Minnesota, prepared statement Schilling, Hon. Robert T., a Representative in Congress from Illinois, opening statement Erickson, David C., corn and soybean producer, Altona, IL Moore, Deborah L., corn, soybean, and beef producer, Roseville, IL Mages, John, corn and soybean producer, Belgrade, MN Gerard, Blake, rice, soybean, wheat, and corn producer, McClure, IL Adams, Craig, corn, soybean, wheat, hay, and beef producer, Leesburg, OH Williams, John, sorghum, corn, wheat, and soybean producer, McLeansboro, IL Asay, Gary, pork, corn, and soybean producer, Osco, IL Davis, Terry, corn and soybean producer, Roseville, IL Howell, David W., corn, soybean, pumpkin, and tomato producer, Middletown, IN Weber, Jane A., specialty crop producer, Bettendorf, IA Crawford, Hon. Eric A. ``Rick'', a Representative in Congress from Arkansas, opening statement Lucas, Hon. Frank D., a Representative in Congress from Oklahoma, opening statement Brantley, L. Dow, rice, cotton, corn, and soybean producer, Brantley Farming Company, England, AR Veach, Randy, cotton, rice, corn, wheat, and soybean producer, Manila, AR Combs, Paul T., rice, soybean, cotton, corn, and wheat producer; President, Sunrise Land Company, Kennett, MO Flowers, Jr., Richard Bowen, cotton, corn, soybean, wheat, and rice producer, Clarksdale, MS Burch, Tim, cotton and peanut producer, Burch Farms, Newton, GA Hundley, David C., rice, corn, and soybean producer, Jonesboro, AR Freeze, Thomas Michael ``Mike'', aquaculture producer; Co-Owner, Keo Fish Farm, Keo, AR Stewart, Dan, cow/calf producer, Mountain View, AR Owen, John E., rice, soybean, corn, and cotton producer, John and Annie Owen Farms, Rayville, LA Corcoran, Jr., Walter L., cotton, corn, peanut, soybean, grain sorghum, and cow/calf producer, Eufaula, AL Huelskamp, Hon. Tim, a Representative in Congress from Kansas, opening statement Lucas, Hon. Frank D., a Representative in Congress from Oklahoma, opening statement Harshberger, Gary, corn, wheat, milo, soybean, and cow/calf producer, Dodge City, KS Miller, Keith, wheat, sorghum, corn, soybean, and cow/calf producer, Great Bend, KS Vaughan, Dee, corn, cotton, sorghum, soybean, and wheat producer, Dumas, TX Neufeld, Scott, wheat, sorghum, canola, alfalfa, and cow/calf producer, Fairview, OK Swanson, Terry, corn, wheat, sorghum, sunflower, and cow/calf producer, Walsh, CO Harper, Frank, corn, soybean, wheat, sorghum, and cow/calf producer, Sedgewick, KS Hodgson, Kendall, wheat, soybean, corn, sorghum, alfalfa, and cow/calf producer, Little River, KS Giessel, Thomas ``Tom'' Gerard, wheat, corn, sorghum, soybean, alfalfa, and cow/calf producer, Larned, KS Anderson, Woody, cotton and wheat producer, Colorado City, TX Hunnicutt, Zachary, corn, soybean, and popcorn producer, Aurora, NE	Mar 9, 2012
Serial No. 112-29	The Commodity Futures Trading Commission 2012 Agenda87 pagesOn H.R. 1573, H.R. 1810, H.R. 1840, H.R. 2682, H.R. 2779 and 2 more 1 witness Gensler, Hon. Gary, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C.; accompanied by Hon. Jill E. Sommers, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Feb 29, 2012

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 112-749	Fourth Semiannual Report on Activities During the 112th Congress (June 28, 2012 to January 3, 2013)	Jan 3, 2013
H. Rept. 112-669	Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012On H.R. 6083	Sep 13, 2012
H. Rept. 112-574	Third Semiannual Report on Activities During the 112th Congress (December 15, 2011 to June 27, 2012)	Jun 29, 2012
H. Rept. 112-482	Improvement of Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of Its Regulations and OrdersOn H.R. 1840	May 16, 2012
H. Rept. 112-391	Protecting Main Street End-Users from Excessive RegulationOn H.R. 3527	Feb 8, 2012
H. Rept. 112-390	Small Business Credit Availability ActOn H.R. 3336	Feb 8, 2012
H. Rept. 112-345,Part 2	Swap Execution Facility Clarification ActOn H.R. 2586 · Part 2	Dec 23, 2011
H. Rept. 112-344,Part 2	To Exempt Inter-Affiliate Swaps from Certain Regulatory Requirements Put in Place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActOn H.R. 2779 · Part 2	Dec 23, 2011

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
112th	A Ceremony Unveiling the Portrait of THE HONORABLE COLLIN C. PETERSON	PDF · Text
112th	Rules of the Committee on Agriculture	PDF · Text
112th	Forum to Review the Biotechnology Product Regulatory Approval Process	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	725	3	1	3	21	19	104	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 4

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Nov 29, 2012	John Garamendi D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 822
Aug 2, 2012	Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jun 14, 2011	Kristi L. Noem R-SD	Joined	H.Res. 303
May 11, 2011	Stephen Lee Fincher R-TN	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H3188

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