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Agriculture Committee

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Committee on Agriculture

Showing the 113th Congress (2013–2014). Back to the 119th Congress

273 bills referred in the 113th 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 113th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 113th Congress

Members, 113th Congress 49

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th 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
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster
R-GA	Austin Scott
R-OH	Bob Gibbs
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte
D-IL	Cheri Bustos
R-NY	Chris Collins
R-NY	Christopher P. Gibson
R-MI	Dan Benishek
D-GA	David Scott
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
D-TX	Filemon Vela
R-PA	Glenn Thompson
D-CA	Gloria Negrete McLeod
D-MA	James P. McGovern
R-CA	Jeff Denham
D-CA	Jim Costa
D-CT	Joe Courtney
D-CA	John GaramendiJoined Feb 13, 2013
D-CA	Juan Vargas
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem
D-OR	Kurt Schrader
D-OH	Marcia L. Fudge
R-AL	Martha RobyLeft Dec 11, 2013
D-NM	Michelle Lujan Grisham
D-NC	Mike McIntyre
R-AL	Mike Rogers
D-TX	Pete P. Gallego
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer
R-WI	Reid J. Ribble
R-NC	Richard Hudson
D-MN	Richard M. Nolan
R-IL	Rodney Davis
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton
D-NY	Sean Patrick Maloney
R-TN	Stephen Lee FincherJoined Feb 26, 2013
R-IA	Steve King
R-FL	Steve Southerland IILeft Feb 26, 2013
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho
D-MN	Timothy J. Walz
R-LA	Vance M. McAllisterJoined Dec 11, 2013
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler
D-IL	William L. Enyart
D-NY	William L. Owens

Subcommittees, 113th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5893	Ansel Adams Act	Referred To	Jan 2, 2015
HR 5892	Online Market Protection Act of 2014	Referred To	Jan 2, 2015
HR 712	To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.	Discharged From	Dec 23, 2014
HR 5204	Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act of 2014	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2014
HR 2278	SAFE Act	Discharged From	Dec 16, 2014
HR 5827	Christmas Tree Tax Exclusion Act	Referred To	Dec 10, 2014
HR 5810	To amend the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude certain cotton futures contracts from coverage under such Act.	Referred To	Dec 8, 2014
HR 5783	CSA OPPORTUNITY Act	Referred To	Dec 3, 2014

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	DRAFTLongworth House Office Building 1300	Canceled	Dec 10, 2014
Meeting	Full Committee Business MeetingLongworth House Office Building 13005 documents	Scheduled	Mar 13, 2014

Hearing	Examining Legislative Improvements to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank ActLongworth House Office Building 1300	Scheduled	Mar 14, 2013
Meeting	To consider the Oversight Plan of the Committee on Agriculture for the 113th Congress and other organizational mattersLongworth House Office Building 13004 documents	Scheduled	Feb 13, 2013

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 113-23	The Benefits of Promoting Soil Health in Agriculture and Rural America72 pagesOn H.Con.Res. 95 5 witnesses Weller, Jason, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Larson, John, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Conservation Districts, Washington, D.C Phillips, Shanon, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK Harbach, James, Farm Manager, Schrack Farms, Loganton, PA Sackett, Jill L., Extension Educator, Agriculture Production Systems, University of Minnesota Extension Regional Office, Mankato, MN	Sep 18, 2014
Serial No. 113-22	Hearing to Review the Implementation of Section 4022 of the Agricultural Act of 2014: Pilot Projects to Reduce Dependency and Increase Work Requirements and Work Efforts Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program43 pages 1 witness Vilsack, Hon. Thomas ``Tom'' J., Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C	Sep 17, 2014
Serial No. 113-21	Hearing to Review the U.S. Forest Service's Proposed Groundwater94 pagesOn H.R. 3189 4 witnesses Tidwell, Thomas L., Chief, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Willardson, Anthony G., Executive Director, Western States Water Council, Murray, UT Shawcroft, Don, President, Colorado Farm Bureau, Centennial, CO Verhines, P.E., Scott A., New Mexico State Engineer, Santa Fe, NM	Sep 10, 2014
Serial No. 113-20	Hearing to Review the Impact of Enforcement Activities by the52 pagesOn H.R. 1387 2 witnesses Weil, Ph.D., David, Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C Avakian, Hon. Brad, Commissioner, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Portland, OR	Jul 30, 2014
Serial No. 113-19	Coordinating Future Investments in Broadband134 pagesOn H.R. 5828 5 witnesses Padalino, John C., Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Zimmerman, Lang, Vice President, Yelcot Communications, Mountain Home, AR; on behalf of NTCA--The Rural Broadband Association Cohen, David, Vice President, Policy, United States Telecom Association (USTelecom), Washington, D.C Hance, Robert L., President and Chief Executive Officer, Midwest Energy Cooperative, Cassopolis, MI; on behalf of National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Guttman-McCabe, Christopher, Executive Vice President, CTIA--The Wireless Association, Washington, D.C	Jul 29, 2014
Serial No. 113-18	Hearing to Examine the Role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Relation to Other Federal Assistance Programs68 pages 3 witnesses Squier, Sidonie, Secretary, New Mexico Human Services Department, Santa Fe, NM; on behalf of Secretary's Innovation Group Doar, Robert, Morgridge Fellow in Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C Dean, Stacy, Vice President for Food Assistance Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, D.C	Jul 24, 2014
Serial No. 113-17	Implementing the Agricultural Act of 2014: Commodity Policy and Crop Insurance70 pages 1 witness Scuse, Hon. Michael T., Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C	Jul 10, 2014
Serial No. 113-16	Hearing to Consider the Societal Benefits of Biotechnology76 pages 4 witnesses Just, Ph.D., David R., Professor, Co-Director, Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Juma, Ph.D., Calestous, Professor, Practice of International Development, and Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Bolden-Tiller, Ph.D., Olga, Associate Professor, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL Lidback, Joanna S., Owner, The Farm at Wheeler Mountain, Westmore, VT; on behalf of Agri-Mark, Inc.; National Council of Farmer Cooperatives	Jul 9, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 113-679	Report on Activities During the 113th Congress Second Session (December 28, 2013 to January 2, 2015)	Dec 18, 2014
H. Rept. 113-469	Futures Customer Protection ActOn H.R. 4413	Jun 5, 2014
H. Rept. 113-467,Part 2	Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013On H.R. 935 · Part 2	Jun 2, 2014
H. Rept. 113-308	Report on Activities During the 113th Congress First Session (January 3, 2013 to December 27, 2013)	Dec 27, 2013
H. Rept. 113-229,Part 2	Swaps Regulatory Improvement ActOn H.R. 992 · Part 2	Sep 25, 2013
H. Rept. 113-107	Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013On H.R. 1038	Jun 12, 2013
H. Rept. 113-106,Part 1	Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013On H.R. 742	Jun 12, 2013
H. Rept. 113-105,Part 2	Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013On H.R. 634 · Part 2	Jun 12, 2013

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
113th	House Committee on Agriculture Legislative Calendar -113th Congress (2013 - 2014)	PDF · Text
113th	Rules of the Committee on Agriculture U.S. House of Representatives	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 5

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Dec 11, 2013	Martha Roby R-AL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H7638
Dec 11, 2013	Vance M. McAllister R-LA	Joined	H.Res. 437
Feb 26, 2013	Steve Southerland II R-FL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H649
Feb 26, 2013	Stephen Lee Fincher R-TN	Joined	H.Res. 82
Feb 13, 2013	John Garamendi D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 64

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