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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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106 bills referred in the 108th Congress

2,070 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 403. 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 108th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 108th Congress 21

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-MS	Thad Cochran	Chair
D-IA	Tom Harkin	Ranking Member
D-NE	Ben Nelson
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow
R-NC	Elizabeth Dole
R-MO	Jim Talent
D-ND	Kent Conrad
D-MN	Mark Dayton
D-MT	Max Baucus
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
R-MN	Norm Coleman
R-KS	Pat Roberts
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy
R-IL	Peter Fitzgerald
R-IN	Richard G. Lugar
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss
D-SD	Thomas A. Daschle
D-GA	Zell Miller

Subcommittees, 108th Congress 4

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 2575	Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act of 2004	Discharged From	Dec 9, 2004
S 3009	National Food and Agricultural Science Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
S 2987	A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to expand the country of origin labeling for certain covered commodities, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Nov 16, 2004
HR 3217	To provide for the conveyance of several small parcels of National Forest System land in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida, to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, Florida, and for other purposes.	Discharged From	Oct 11, 2004
S 2856	A bill to limit the transfer of certain Commodity Credit Coporation funds between conservation programs for technical assistance for the programs.	Discharged From	Oct 11, 2004
S 2948	Green Mountain National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2004	Referred To	Oct 8, 2004
S 2910	Safe Food Act of 2004	Referred To	Oct 7, 2004
S 2902	Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004	Referred To	Oct 6, 2004

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 108th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 108-688	Review of Implementation of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003116 pages 8 witnesses Calvert, Chad, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC Rey, Mark, Under Secretary, National Resources and the Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Cope, Robert, Commissioner, Lemhi County, Salmon, Idaho, representing the National Association of Counties Daly, Carol, President, Communities Committee and Member, Society of American Foresters Sledge, James, L., Jr., State Forester, Mississippi Forestry Commission, Jackson, Mississippi, representing the National Association of State Foresters Crouch, James R., Jim Crouch Associates, Russellville, Arkansas, representing Ouachita Timber Purchasers Group, Ozark/St. Francis Renewable Resource Council, and the Lake States Federal Timber Purchasers Group Kennamer, James Earl, Senior Vice President of Conservation Programs, National Wild Turkey Federation, Edgefield, South Carolina Partin, Tom, President, American Forest Resource Council, Portland, Oregon	Jun 24, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-687	Hearing on S. 1406, the Pesticide Harmonization Act154 pagesOn S. 1406 5 witnesses Dorgan, Hon. Byron, a U.S. Senator from North Dakota Sharp, Adam, Associate Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, and Acting Agriculture Counsel to the EPA Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC Gage, Mark, President, National Association of Wheat Growers, Page, North Dakota Gray, Jim, Pesticide Registration Coordinator, North Dakota Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Bismarck, North Dakota Vroom, Jay, President and Chief Executive Officer, CropLife America, Washington, DC	Jun 23, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-648	Review Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regulatory Issues44 pages 1 witness Newsome, James E., Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC	May 13, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-564	Oversight of Conservation Programs of the 2002 Farm Bill159 pages 9 witnesses Little, James R., Administrator, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture Knight, Bruce I., Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Christopherson, Al, President, Minnesota Farm Bureau; on behalf of American Farm Bureau Federation Gallup, Gordon, on behalf of the National Association of Wheat Growers; National Cotton Council; National Corn Growers Association; American Soybean Association; and the U.S. Rice Federation Hansen, John K., President, Nebraska Farmers Union; on behalf of the National Farmers Union Nelson, Jeffrey W., on behalf of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Congressional Sportsman's Foundation; Pheasants Forever; International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies; The Izaak Walton League, The Wildlife Society; and Wildlife Management Institute Petty, David, on behalf of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association; National Chicken Council; National Pork Producers Council; National Turkey Federation; and the United Egg Producers Thicke, Francis, Member, Iowa State Technical Committee; on behalf of the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Wilson, Bill, President-Elect, National Association of Conservation Districts	May 11, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-649	Biomass Use in Energy Production: New Opportunities in Agriculture162 pages 9 witnesses Ewing, Hon. Thomas, Chairman, Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee, Pontiac, Illinois Garman, Hon. David, Acting Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Rey, Hon. Mark, Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Gray, Hon. C. Boyden, Energy Future Coalition, Washington, DC Woolsey, Hon. R. James, Former Director of Central Intelligence, Mclean, Virginia Lynd, Lee R., Professor of Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire McLaughlin, Samuel B., Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee Richard, Tom, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Zappi, Mark, Director, Department of Energy Mississippi Research Consortium for the Utilization of Biomass, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi	May 6, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-519	The Necessity of a Tobacco Quota Buyout: Why It Is Crucial to Rural Communities and the U.S. Tobacco Industry115 pagesOn H.R. 4033 13 witnesses Burr, Hon. Richard, a Representative in Congress from North Carolina Etheridge, Hon. Bob, A Representative in Congress from North Carolina Crews, Sam, President, North Carolina Tobacco Growers Association, Oxford, North Carolina Flye, Bruce, President, Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization, Battleboro, North Carolina Parrish, Keith, Executive Director, National Tobacco Growers Association, Benson, North Carolina Wooten, Larry, President, North Carolina Farm Bureau, Raleigh, North Carolina Bunn, Tommy, Executive Vice President, Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association, Raleigh, North Carolina Haymore, Todd, Director, Universal leaf Tobacco Company, External Affairs, Richmond, Virginia Charville, Gene, President, East Carolina, Farm Credit, Raleigh, North Carolina Herring, Wallace, Senior Vice President and Manager of Agribusiness, First Citizens Bank, Clinton, North Carolina Taylor, Dallas, Senior Vice President, Wachovia Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina Langdon, J.H. Chairman, Johnston County Board of Commissioners, Angier, North Carolina Scarborough, Allen, Manager, State Affair, Bayer Crop Science, Raleigh, North Carolina	Apr 13, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-510	Rural Revitalization and Development159 pagesOn H.R. 2389, S. 2162 16 witnesses Birdsall, Jim, Birdall and Associates Harper, Bob, City Council Member, Riggins, Idaho Herring, Carleen, Region IV Development Association Miller, Jerry, Rural Development Specialist, Idaho Department of Commerce Cornforth, Fred, Chief Executive Officer, Community Development Corporation, Inc Pridmore, Mary, Director of Housing Development, Neighborhood Housing Services Field, Mike, State Director, USDA Rural Development Lane, John, Business Finance Specialist, Clearwater Economic Development Association Thorson, Steve, Business Development Director, Forest Concepts, LLC Williams, Ron, Vice President, Mountain View Power, Inc Davis, Phil, Valley County Commissioner Dearstyne, Joyce, Director, Framing Our Community Smith, Dick, Forest Supervisor, Boise National Forest Stewart, Mike, Field Director, USDA Rural Development Johnson, Dwight, Acting Administrator, Rural and Community Development Division, Idaho Department of Commerce, on behalf of the Idaho Rural Partnership Tueller, Karl, Deputy Director, Idaho Department of Commerce	Mar 16, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-606	Development of a National Animal Identification Plan108 pages 7 witnesses Hawks, Hon. Bill, Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Washington, DC John, Mike, Vice President, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Columbia, Missouri Lehfeldt, Bob, American Sheep Industry Association, Lavina, Montana Marsh, Bret, First Vice President, U.S. Animal Health Association, Indianapolis, Indiana Ostberg, Ronald, Montana Farmers Union Member, Scobey, Montana Philippi, Joy, National Pork Producers Council, Bruning, Nebraska Schmitz-Hsu, Fritz, Former CEO, Tierverkehrsdatenbank AG, Switzerland	Mar 4, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 108-279	The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004On S. 2507	Jun 7, 2004
S. Rept. 108-121	Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003On H.R. 1904	Jul 31, 2003

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 108th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2030	Michael V. Dunn, of Iowa, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 19, 2006, vice James E. Newsome, resigned.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Nov 21, 2004Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 16, 2004
PN2029	Dallas Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring May 21, 2010, vice Michael M. Reyna, term expired.Farm Credit Administration	Confirmed Nov 21, 2004Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 16, 2004
PN2014	Frederick William Hatfield, of California, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2008, vice Thomas J. Erickson, term expired.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Nov 21, 2004Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Oct 7, 2004
PN1969	Michael J. Harrison, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Lou Gallegos, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Nov 21, 2004Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 15, 2004
PN1837	Sharon Brown-Hruska, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 2009. (Reappointment)Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Nov 21, 2004Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jul 22, 2004
PN401	Julia Bartling, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, vice Eugene Branstool.Farm Credit Administration	Confirmed Jun 3, 2003Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Mar 11, 2003
PN400	Glen Klippenstein, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, vice Marilyn Fae Peters.Farm Credit Administration	Confirmed Jun 3, 2003Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Mar 11, 2003
PN399	Lowell Junkins, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. (Reappointment)Farm Credit Administration	Confirmed Jun 3, 2003Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Mar 11, 2003

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9819	A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to resource management of a contract a private contractor to manage activities on Federal lands within the Stanislaus National Forest; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2004
EC-9818	A communication from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Thifensulfuron-methyl; Tolerance Actions" (FRL#7683-2) received on November 4, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2004
EC-9817	A communication from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL#7681-9) received on November 4, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2004
EC-9816	A communication from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Deltamethrin; Pesticide Tolerance" (FRL#7683-5) received on November 4, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2004
EC-9815	A communication from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Bacillus Pumilus Strain QST 2808; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance" (FRL#7684-4) received on November 4, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2004
EC-9814	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 "Bees and Related Articles" (Doc. No. 98-109-2) received on October 25, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2004
EC-9813	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 "Pine Shoot Beetle Hose Material from Canada" (Doc. No. 00-073-2) received on October 25, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2004
EC-9812	A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, a draft of propsed legislation "to establish a system for withholding or disclosing information obtained through the animal identification system established by the Secretary, and for other puroses"; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2004

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

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