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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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102 bills referred in the 109th 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 109th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 109th Congress 20

Everyone who held a seat in the 109th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss	Chair
D-IA	Tom Harkin	Ranking Member
D-NE	Ben Nelson
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
R-WY	Craig Thomas
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow
R-MO	Jim Talent
D-CO	Ken Salazar
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-IN	Richard G. Lugar
R-PA	Rick Santorum
R-MS	Thad Cochran

Subcommittees, 109th Congress 4

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 109th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 1120	Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2006	Discharged From	Dec 8, 2006
SCONRES 119	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that public policy should continue to protect and strengthen the ability of farmers and ranchers to join together in cooperative self-help efforts.	Discharged From	Nov 17, 2006
HR 5313	Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act	Referred To	Nov 13, 2006
SJRES 41	A joint resolution recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United States economy and urging the Secretary of Agriculture to establish programs to raise awareness of the importance of the Christmas tree industry.	Referred To	Sep 30, 2006
S 3999	Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2006	Referred To	Sep 29, 2006
S 3991	Emergency Farm Relief Act of 2006	Referred To	Sep 29, 2006
SRES 539	A resolution congratulating the Department of Agronomy in the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University for 100 years of excellent service to Kansas agriculture.	Discharged From	Sep 21, 2006
HR 3408	To reauthorize the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 and to amend the swine reporting provisions of that Act.	Discharged From	Sep 20, 2006

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 109th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 109-819	Review Nominations for USDA, CFTC and Farm Credit Administration123 pages	Dec 6, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-730	Field Hearing to Consider the Effect of the Corps of Engineers' Operation of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa- Tallapoosa River Basins on Georgia's Agricultural Community.105 pagesOn H.R. 579	Oct 24, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-645	Regional Farm Bill Field Hearing: Lubbock, Texas122 pagesOn S. 1417	Sep 8, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-644	Regional Farm Bill Field Hearing: Great Falls, Montana136 pages	Aug 17, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-643	Regional Farm Bill Field Hearing: Grand Island, Nebraska192 pages	Aug 16, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-642	Regional Farm Bill Field Hearing: Redmond, Oregon176 pages 12 witnesses Bushue, Barry, Oregon Farm Bureau Federation, Salem, Oregon Livingston, Sharon, Oregon Cattlemen's Association, Salem, Oregon Reese, Sherman, National Association of Wheat Growers, Pendleton, Oregon Souza, Ray, Mel-Delin Dairy, Turlock, California Brentano, Pete, Oregon Nurserymen Association, Wilsonville, Oregon Gallo, Ernest, Wine Institute and California Association of Wine Grape Growers, Modesto, California Koompin, Klaren, Potato Growers of Idaho, American Falls, Idaho Lorensen, Ted, Oregon Department of Forestry, Salem, Oregon Bernau, Jim, Willamette Valley Vineyards, Turner, Oregon Euwer, Jennifer, Pear Bureau Northwest and Northwest Horticulture Association, Hood River, Oregon Krahmer, Doug, Oregon Blueberry Commission, St. Paul, Oregon Wettstein, Mark, Nyssa-Nampa Beet Growers Association, Ontario, Oregon	Aug 15, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-821	Field Hearing on 2007 Farm Bill144 pages 13 witnesses Dillin, Tim, Idaho Grain Producers of Idaho, Porthill, Idaho Esplin, Keith, Potato Growers of Idaho, Blackfoot, Idaho Evans, Jim, USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, Idaho Dry Pea and Lentil Commission, Genesee, Idaho Vanderwoude, John, United Dairymen of Idaho, Nampa, Idaho, testifying on behalf of Idaho Dairymen's Association Hawley, Kyle, Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts, Moscow, Idaho Knight, Lloyd, Idaho Cattle Association, Roberts, Idaho Mansfield, Terry, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, on behalf of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Boise, Idaho Miles, Rebecca, Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, Idaho Noh, Laird, The Nature Conservancy of Idaho, Kimberly, Idaho Bohach, Gregory, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho Frei, Christine, Clearwater Economic Development Association, Lewiston, Idaho Roach, Lorraine, Idaho Rural Partnership, Grangeville, Idaho Simon, Roger, The Idaho Food Bank, Boise, Idaho	Aug 11, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-826	H.R. 4200--The Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act100 pagesOn H.R. 4200 10 witnesses Rey, Hon. Mark, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture Scarlett, Hon. Lynn, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior Crouch, Jim, Executive Director, Ouachita Timber Purchasers Group, Russellville, Arkansas Kupillas, Sue, Executive Director, Communities for Healthy Forests Ringo, Charlie, Oregon State Senator, Beaverton, Oregon Thompson, Alan, Commissioner, Ravalli County, Montana, on behalf of the National Association of Counties Helms, John A., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Forestry, University of California, Berkeley, on behalf of the Society of American Foresters Karr, Jim, Ph.D., Ecologist and Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Krepps, Robert L., St. Louis County Commissioner, Duluth, Minnesota MacSwords, Leah W., Director and State Forester, Kentucky Division of Forestry, on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters	Aug 2, 2006

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 109th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 109-119	Commodity Exchange Reauthorization Act of 2005On S. 1566	Jul 29, 2005

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 109th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2192	Jill E. Sommers, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2009, vice Sharon Brown-Hruska, resigned.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 5, 2006
PN2110	Mark Everett Keenum, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice J. B. Penn.Commodity Credit Corporation	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2006
PN2109	Mark Everett Keenum, of Mississippi, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, vice J.B. Penn.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2006
PN1911	Charles F. Conner, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice James R. Moseley.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Sep 25, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 5, 2006
PN1865	Charles R. Christopherson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Joseph J. Jen.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Aug 3, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Aug 1, 2006
PN1864	Leland A. Strom, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring October 13, 2012, vice Douglas L. Flory, term expiring.Farm Credit Administration	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Aug 1, 2006
PN1764	Bruce I. Knight, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice William T. Hawks, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Aug 3, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jun 29, 2006
PN1763	Bruce I. Knight, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, vice William T. Hawks, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Aug 3, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jun 29, 2006

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9229	A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, a report of draft legislation that would provide relief and assistance to the village of Caseyville, Illinois regarding flood prevention and easement issues; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9228	A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Paraquat Dichloride; Pesticide Tolerance Correction" (FRL No. 8100-3) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9227	A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Cyproconazole; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions" (FRL No. 8093-4) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9226	A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Clothianidin; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL No. 8105-5) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9191	A communication from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "2005 Cottonseed Payment Program" (RIN0560-AH63) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2006
EC-9190	A communication from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "2005 Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program" (RIN0560-AH59) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2006
EC-9069	A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Diflubenzuron; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL No. 8103-8) received on November 16, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 5, 2006
EC-9068	A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Application of Pesticides to Waters of the United States in Compliance with FIFRA" ((RIN2040-AE79)(FRL No. 8248-1)) received on November 16, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 5, 2006

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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