Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, 107th Congress (2001–2002): Members & Record

Members, 107th Congress 21

Everyone who held a seat in the 107th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-IA	Tom Harkin	Chair
R-IN	Richard G. Lugar	Ranking Member
D-NE	Ben Nelson
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln
R-WY	Craig Thomas
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow
R-NC	Jesse Helms
D-ND	Kent Conrad
D-MN	Mark Dayton
D-MT	Max Baucus
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
R-KS	Pat Roberts
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy
D-MN	Paul D. WellstoneJoined Jul 10, 2001 · Left Oct 16, 2002
R-IL	Peter Fitzgerald
R-MS	Thad Cochran
D-SD	Thomas A. Daschle
R-AR	Tim Hutchinson
R-CO	Wayne Allard
D-GA	Zell Miller

Subcommittees, 107th Congress 4

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 107th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 107th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 3181	A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to ensure that the interest rate for direct loans paid by low income, limited resource borrowers is less than the interest rate for direct loans paid by other borrowers under the Act.	Referred To	Nov 20, 2002
S 2063	A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites.	Discharged From	Nov 20, 2002
S 3160	Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2002	Referred To	Nov 14, 2002
S 3118	Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act	Referred To	Oct 16, 2002
S 3115	Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2002	Referred To	Oct 16, 2002
S 3111	A bill to compensate agricultural producers in the State of New Mexico that suffered crop losses as a result of use of a herbicide by the Bureau of Land Management.	Referred To	Oct 15, 2002
S 3095	Genetically Engineered Foods Act	Referred To	Oct 10, 2002
S 3094	A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to clarify the rates applicable to marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for other oilseeds, dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas.	Referred To	Oct 10, 2002

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 107th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 107-933	Nomination Hearing for Nancy Pellett36 pages 1 witness Pellett, Nancy C., of Atlantic Iowa, to be a member of the Farm Credit Administration Board	Oct 3, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-932	Implementation of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002143 pagesOn H.R. 2646 1 witness Veneman, Hon. Ann M., Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, accompanied by Dr. J.B. Penn, Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service, Dr. Keith Collins, Chief Economist and Bruce Knight, Chief, Natural Resources and Conservation Service	Sep 17, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-930	Decline of Oak Populations in Southern States Caused by Prolonged Drought and the Red Oak Borer Insect Infestation113 pages 5 witnesses Thompson, Tom, National Forest System Deputy Chief, accompanied by Charles Richmon, Supervisor of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest Crouch,``Jim'' James R., on behalf of the Ouachita Timber Purchasers Group, Ozark-St. Francis Renewable Resource Council, Mark Twain Timber Purchasers Group, and the American Forest and Paper Association Krepps, Robert L., Administrator, Forestry Division, Missouri Department of Conservation Shannon, John T., State Forester of Arkansas, on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters Simon, Scott, Director of Conservation, Arkansas Chapter, The Nature Conservancy	Sep 5, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-927	Hearing on Drought Conditions176 pagesOn S. 2800 20 witnesses Carlson, Merlyn, Director, Nebraska Department of Agriculture Chick, Stephen K., State Conservationist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service Davis, Rebecca, Director of the Topeka Regional Office, Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture France, Susan, Division Manager of Water Administration, State Department of Natural Resources Wolford, Brian, State Executive Director, Nebraska Farm Service Agency Batie, Don, Farmer, Dawson County, Nebraska; on behalf of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Bruntz, David, Past President, Nebraska Cattlemen, Inc Hansen, John K., President, Nebraska Farmers Union, Lincoln, Nebraska Philippi, Joy M., Board Member, National Pork Producers Council Dittrich, Keith J., President, American Corn Growers Association Klein, Lee, Immediate Past President, National Corn Growers Association Schweers, Mark, President, American Corn Growers Association Stoddard, Ron, Executive Director, Nebraska Wheat Board Vonderstrasse, James, Vice President for Legislation, National Grain Sorghum Producers Cacek, Ron, Manager, North Platte Natural Resources District, and Chairman, Natural Resources District Managers Committee Davis, Al, Rancher, Hyannis, Nebraska Dueland, Dale, Farmer, McCook, Nebraska Duvall, Arthur, Soybean Grower, on behalf of Nebraska Soybean Association, Ord, Nebraska Kerkman, Jeremie, on behalf of the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District Steinman, Vern, OGT Volunteer Manager, Operation Hay and Grain Lift, Norfolk, Nebraska	Aug 20, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-926	S. 532, the Pesticide Harmonization Act116 pagesOn S. 532 7 witnesses Hawks, William, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Johnson, Stephen L., Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pestitcides, and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC Bushue, Barry, President, Oregon Farm Bureau Federation, Boring, Oregon, on Behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation Dalrymple, Jack, Lieutenant Governor, State of North Dakota, Bismarck, North Dakota Frederickson, David J., President, National Farmers Union, Washington, DC Johnson, Roger, Commissioner of Agriculture, State of North Dakota, Bismarck, North Dakota Vroom, Jay, President, CropLife America, Washington, DC	Jul 18, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-918	Homeland Security84 pagesOn H.R. 5005 3 witnesses Ridge, Hon. Tom, Director, Offic of Homeland Security, Washington, DC Torres, Hon. Alfonso, Associate Dean, Veterinary Public Policy, and Director, New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Veneman, Hon. Ann M., Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC	Jul 17, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-919	Packers and Stockyards Issues206 pages 11 witnesses Hawks, Bill, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Affairs, United States Department of Agriculture, accompanied by Donna Reifschneider, GIPSA Administrator Appel, Steve, Vice President, American Farm Bureau, Endicott, Washington Bierman, Tim, President, Iowa Pork Producers Association, Larrabee, Iowa Boyle, J. Patrick, President, American Meat Institute, Washington, DC Jungclaus, Nolan, Hog Farmer, Lake Lillian, Minnesota Stumo, Michael, General Counsel, Organization for Competitive Markets, Lincoln, Nebraska Butler, John, President and CEO, Ranchers Renaissance, Englewood, Colorado Davis, Eric, National Cattlemen's Beef Association President- Elect, Bruneau, Idaho Jackson, Paul, National Farmers Union, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Schumacher, Herman, R-CALF USA, Herreid, South Dakota Taylor, Robert, Professor, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama	Jul 16, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-897	CFTC Regulation and Oversight of Derivatives200 pagesOn S. 1951 7 witnesses Erickson, Thomas J., Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC Newsome, James E., Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC Coffee, John C., Jr., Professor, Columbia Law School, New York, New York Dodd, Randall, Director, Derivatives Study Center, Washington, DC Green, Richard C., Chairman, Aquila, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri Patrikis, Ernest T., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, American International Group, Inc., International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), New York, New York Wolkoff, Neal L., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., Washington, DC	Jul 10, 2002

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 107th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 107-117	Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001On S. 1731	Dec 7, 2001

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 107th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2200	Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Jill L. Long, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Department of Agriculture	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 30, 2002
PN2199	Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, vice Jill L. Long, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Department of Agriculture	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 30, 2002
PN1877	Nancy C. Pellett, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration for a term expiring May 31, 2008, vice Ann Jorgensen, term expired.Farm Credit Administration	Confirmed Nov 14, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jun 14, 2002
PN1744	Douglas L. Flory, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring October 13, 2006, vice Michael V. Dunn.Farm Credit Administration	Confirmed Aug 1, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 13, 2002
PN1641	Walter Lukken, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2005, vice David D. Spears, term expired.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Aug 1, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 16, 2002
PN1600	Sharon Brown-Hruska, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2004, vice William J. Rainer, resigned.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Aug 1, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 9, 2002
PN1532	Phyllis K. Fong, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture, vice Roger C. Viadero, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Nov 14, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Mar 14, 2002
PN1302	Nancy Southard Bryson, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, vice Charles R. Rawls, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Mar 22, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 20, 2001

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 107th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
POM-361	A Resolution adopted by the House of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina relative to a Tobacco Quota Buyout Program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Petition or memorial	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9657	A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Difluenzuron; Pesticide Tolerance Correction" received on November 7, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 19, 2002
EC-9656	A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Thiamenthoxam; Pesticide Tolerance" received on November 7, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 19, 2002
EC-9655	A communication from the Principle Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Clopyralid; Pesticide Tolerance Technical Correction" received on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 19, 2002
EC-9654	A communication from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Change in Disease Status of Israel Because of BSE" [Doc. No. 02-072-2] received on November 12, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 19, 2002
EC-9653	A communication from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza; Payment of Indemnity" [Doc. No. 02-048-1] received on November 12, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 19, 2002
EC-9652	A communication from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas" [Doc. No. 02-053-2] received on November 12, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 19, 2002
EC-9651	A communication from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Areas" [Doc. No. 01-093-3] received on November 12, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 19, 2002

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	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	23	366	19	2	0	36	23	25	231	1
118th2023–2024	23	403	1	1	0	15	24	7	339	2
117th2021–2022	22	158	4	1	0	34	31	22	251	2
116th2019–2020	21	132	4	1	1	12	16	10	362	1
115th2017–2018	25	161	4	4	0	—	23	19	380	1
114th2015–2016	20	79	7	2	2	—	18	6	482	1
113th2013–2014	22	77	4	0	1	—	17	13	484	1
112th2011–2012	21	84	3	3	1	—	23	6	542	0
111th2009–2010	21	117	6	4	1	—	29	39	408	0
110th2007–2008	21	156	2	1	1	—	33	7	313	0
109th2005–2006	20	102	2	2	1	—	49	26	599	0
108th2003–2004	21	106	3	8	2	—	17	11	617	0
107th2001–2002	21	129	4	2	1	—	42	41	640	0

Membership changes 3

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 107th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Oct 16, 2002	Paul D. Wellstone D-MN	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 10, 2001	Tom Harkin D-IA	Became Chair	Congressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001	Paul D. Wellstone D-MN	Joined	Congressional Record, S7417

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