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792 bills referred in the 118th Congress
4,680 across the 13 Congresses on file, more in this Congress than in any other. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.
Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th
Served in the 118th Congress
Each with its own members and record
Hearings and business meetings in the 118th Congress
Members, 118th Congress 55
Everyone who held a seat in the 118th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.
Subcommittees, 118th Congress 6
Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 118th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 118th Congress.
| Bill | Title | Referral | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 10549 | Sovereign State Environmental Quality Assurance Act | Referred To | Dec 20, 2024 |
| HR 10552 | School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2024 | Referred To | Dec 20, 2024 |
| HR 5535 | Insurance Data Protection Act | Discharged From | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 8811 | America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024 | Discharged From | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 5665 | Promoting Accessibility on Federal Lands Act of 2024 | Discharged From | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HJRES 96 | Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023 | Discharged From | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 1380 | Protecting America’s Rock Climbing Act | Discharged From | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 200 | FIR Act | Discharged From | Dec 19, 2024 |
Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 118th Congress.
| Kind | Subject | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | “Financial Conditions in Farm Country”5 witnesses
| Scheduled | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Hearing | “Examining the Consequences of EPA’s Actions on American Agriculture”4 witnesses
| Scheduled | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Markup | H.R. 8467 The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 | Scheduled | May 23, 2024 |
| Hearing | “The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture”6 witnesses
| Scheduled | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Hearing | “For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from The Honorable Rostin Behnam, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission”1 witness
| Scheduled | Mar 6, 2024 |
| Hearing | “For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture”1 witness
| Scheduled | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Hearing | "Member Day"20 witnesses
| Scheduled | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Markup | H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act | Scheduled | Jul 27, 2023 |
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 118th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-25 | Oversight Hearing on Severe Food Distribution Shortages In Tribal and Elderly Communities | Sep 11, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-24 | Reauthorizing the CFTC: Stakeholder Perspectives4 witnesses
| Jul 25, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-23 | Financial Conditions in Farm Country5 witnesses
| Jul 23, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-22 | Examining the Consequences of Epa's Actions on American Agriculture4 witnesses
| Jul 10, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-21 | The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture6 witnesses
| Mar 20, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-20 | Hearing for the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Rostin Behnam, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission1 witness
| Mar 6, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-19 | Hearing for the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture1 witness
| Feb 14, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-18 | Member Day | Dec 6, 2023 |
The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 118th Congress.
| Report | Title | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| H. Rept. 118-976 | Report on Activities During the 118th Congress | Jan 2, 2025 |
| H. Rept. 118-168 | Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act | Sep 1, 2023 |
| H. Rept. 118-74,Part 2 | DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act | May 22, 2023 |
| H. Rept. 118-73 | Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023 | May 22, 2023 |
Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 118th Congress.
Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 118th Congress.
| Title | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| H. Prt. 118-3 | Farm Bill Listening Sessions | PDF · Text |
| H. Prt. 118-2 | Agriculture's Tribunal a Bicentennial History of the House Committee on Agriculture | PDF · Text |
| 118th | One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Committee on Agriculture | PDF · Text |
| 118th | Rules of the Committee on Agriculture | 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 7
Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 118th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2023 | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA | Joined | H.Res. 205 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Mike Bost R-IL | Joined | H.Res. 179 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI | Resigned from the committee | Congressional Record, H898 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Darren Soto D-FL | Joined | H.Res. 164 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Chellie Pingree D-ME | Joined | H.Res. 164 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Angie Craig D-MN | Joined | H.Res. 164 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Salud O. Carbajal D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 164 |
Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 112th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.