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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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156 bills referred in the 110th 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 110th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 110th Congress 21

Everyone who held a seat in the 110th 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-GA	Saxby Chambliss	Ranking Member
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
D-NE	Ben Nelson
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow
R-SD	John Thune
D-CO	Ken Salazar
D-ND	Kent Conrad
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
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
D-PA	Robert P. Casey Jr. JR.
D-OH	Sherrod Brown
R-MS	Thad Cochran

Subcommittees, 110th Congress 9

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 110th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 110th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 3714	Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2008	Referred To	Nov 20, 2008
S 3709	A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the Rural Energy for America Program to include schools in rural areas.	Referred To	Nov 20, 2008
HCONRES 429	Recognizing the importance of the United States wine industry to the American economy.	Referred To	Oct 2, 2008
HR 6406	To elevate the Inspector General of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978.	Referred To	Oct 2, 2008
HR 6604	Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008	Referred To	Oct 2, 2008
S 3671	Over-the-Counter Swaps Speculation Limit Act	Referred To	Oct 2, 2008
S 3653	Dairy COOL Act of 2008	Referred To	Sep 29, 2008
S 3644	Farm Relief Act of 2008	Referred To	Sep 27, 2008

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 110th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 110-866	Promoting Health, Preventing Chronic Disease, and Fighting Hunger: Assessment of USDA Food Assistance and Child Nutrition Programs in the Economic Downturn84 pages	Dec 8, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-800	Path to Opportunity: Jobs and the Economy in Appalachia II74 pages	Oct 23, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-799	Path to Opportunity: Jobs and the Economy in Appalachia89 pages	Oct 22, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-838	The Role of Financial Derivatives in the Current Financial Crisis135 pages	Oct 14, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-798	Assessing the Effectiveness of Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs in the Wake of the 2008 Midwest Floods, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Ike155 pages	Sep 24, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-747	Nomination Hearing to the Farm Credit Administration49 pages	Sep 24, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-700	Transforming Forest Waste to Biofuels and the Renewable Fuels Standard50 pagesOn S. 2558	Aug 18, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-699	Food Feed, and Fuel Production: Today and Tomorrow148 pagesOn S. 3303	Aug 18, 2008

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 110th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 110-220	Food and Energy Security Act of 2007On S. 2302	Nov 2, 2007

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 110th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1824	Mark Everett Keenum, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration for a term expiring May 21, 2014, vice Nancy C. Pellett, term expired.Farm Credit Administration	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Jun 26, 2008
PN1547	Scott O'Malia, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2012, vice Reuben Jeffery III, 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 pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Apr 3, 2008
PN1546	Bartholomew H. Chilton, of Delaware, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2013. (Reappointment)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 pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Apr 3, 2008
PN1112	Ed Schafer, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of Agriculture, vice Mike Johanns, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Jan 28, 2008Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 6, 2007
PN907	Walter Lukken, of Indiana, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, vice Reuben Jeffery III.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 pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Sep 7, 2007
PN480	Bartholomew H. Chilton, of Delaware, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2008, vice Frederick William Hatfield, resigned.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Aug 1, 2007Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 3, 2007
PN479	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	Confirmed Aug 1, 2007Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 3, 2007

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 110th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7605	A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Delay of Effective Date" (Docket No. AMS-DA-07-0026) received on September 8, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 17, 2008
EC-7522	A communication from the Administrator, Risk Management Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Coverage Enhancement Option" (RIN0563-AC15) received on August 26, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 11, 2008
EC-7447	A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Almonds Grown in California; Order Amending Marketing Order No. 981" (Docket No. FV07-981-1) received on August 19, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008
EC-7446	A communication from the Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, the report of proposed legislation relative to the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Federal Insecticide Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008
EC-7445	A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, the report of draft legislation, "To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to provide authority to collect license fees from persons participating in the Packers and Stockyards Programs, and for other purposes"; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008
EC-7090	A communication from the Director, Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement" (RIN0503-AA32) received on July 10, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Jul 11, 2008
EC-6631	A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the Agency's 2008-2013 Strategic Plan; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Jun 18, 2008
EC-6630	A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fenoxaprop-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions" (FRL No. 8366-6) received on June 13, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Jun 18, 2008

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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