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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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77 bills referred in the 113th 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 113th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 113th Congress 22

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow	Chair
R-MS	Thad Cochran	Ranking Member
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
D-ND	Heidi Heitkamp
D-IN	Joe Donnelly
R-AR	John Boozman
D-MT	John E. WalshJoined Feb 12, 2014
R-ND	John Hoeven
R-SD	John Thune
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-MT	Max BaucusLeft Feb 6, 2014
D-CO	Michael F. Bennet
R-NE	Mike Johanns
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
R-KS	Pat Roberts
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy
D-PA	Robert P. Casey Jr. JR.
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss
D-OH	Sherrod Brown
D-IA	Tom Harkin
D-MA	William M. CowanLeft Jul 15, 2013

Subcommittees, 113th Congress 10

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 3013	Ending Insider Trading in Commodities Act	Referred To	Dec 12, 2014
HR 5471	To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
S 2984	A bill to modify the definition of cotton futures contracts in the United States Cotton Futures Act.	Referred To	Dec 4, 2014
S 2976	Derivatives End-Users Clarification Act	Referred To	Dec 4, 2014
HR 5714	Pest Management Records Modernization Act	Referred To	Dec 3, 2014
S 2815	Farmer Flexibility Act of 2014	Referred To	Sep 16, 2014
S 2764	American Livestock Protection and Ranching Opportunity Act of 2014	Referred To	Jul 31, 2014
S 2768	Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014	Referred To	Jul 31, 2014

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 113-640	The Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Effective Enforcement and the Future of Derivatives Regulation85 pages 1 witness Massad, Hon. Timothy G., Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC	Dec 10, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-639	Farmers and Fresh Water: Voluntary Conservation to Protect Our Land and Waters404 pages 6 witnesses Collins, Hon. D. Michael, Mayor, Toledo, Ohio Weeks Duncanson, Kristin, Owner/Partner, Duncanson Growers, Mapleton, Minnesota Matlock, Marty D., Ph.D., Executive Director, Office For Sustainability, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas Fisher, Trudy D., Former Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Ridgeland, Mississippi McMahon, Sean, Executive Director, Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance, Ankeny, Iowa Weller, Jason, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC	Dec 3, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-562	The Nomination of Lisa Afua Serwah Mensah, of Maryland, to Be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development53 pages	Sep 10, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-366	Meeting the Challenges of Feeding America's School Children106 pages 5 witnesses Wiggins, Betti, Executive Director, Office Food Services, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit, Michigan Clements, Scott, Director, Office of Health Schools and Child Nutrition, Mississippi Department of Education, Jackson, Mississippi Bauscher, Julia, President, School Nutrition Association; Director of School and Community Nutrition Services, Jefferson County Public School, Louisville, Kentucky Wilson, Katie, Phd., Executive Director, National Food Service Management Institute, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi Muir, Phil, President and CEO, Muir Copper Canyon Farms, Salt Lake City, Utah	Jul 23, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-561	Grow It Here, Make It Here: Creating Jobs Through Bio Based Manufacturing98 pages 5 witnesses Vitters, Scott, General Manager, PlantBottle Innovation Platform, The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA Galbreath, Ashford A., Director, Advanced Materials and Comfort Engineering, Research and Development, Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI Miller, Kurtis, President, Business Unit, Cargill Industrial Specialties, Cargill, Inc., Hopkins, MN Monroe, Adam, President, Americas, Novozymes North America Inc., Franklinton, NC Hankins, J.D. II, Vice President, Hankins, Inc., Ripley, MS	Jun 17, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-560	A National Priority: the Importance of Child Nutrition Programs to Our Nation’s Health, Economy and National Security85 pages 4 witnesses Hawley, General Richard E., United States Air Force (Ret.), Mission: Readiness, Newport News, Virginia Thornton, Otha, President, National Parent Teacher Association, Fort Stewart, Georgia Cook, Stephen R., M.D., Physician, Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, New York Stanislaus, Yolanda, Principal, Francis Scott Key Middle School, Silver Spring, Maryland	Jun 12, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-559	High Frequency and Automated Trading in Futures Markets76 pages	May 13, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-558	2014 Farm Bill: Implementation and Next Steps121 pages 1 witness Vilsack, Hon. Tom, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC	May 7, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 113-88	Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013On S. 954	Sep 4, 2013

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 113th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2088	Jeffery S. Hall, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring October 13, 2018, vice Leland A. Strom, 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.	Nov 12, 2014
PN2067	Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring May 21, 2020, vice Jill Long Thompson, 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.	Sep 18, 2014
PN1702	Lisa Afua Serwah Mensah, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, vice Dallas P. Tonsager, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Nov 20, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 12, 2014
PN1642	J. Christopher Giancarlo, of New Jersey, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2019. (Reappointment)Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Jun 3, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 5, 2014
PN1289	Sharon Y. Bowen, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2018, vice Bartholomew Chilton, resigned.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Jun 3, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 46. Record Vote Number: 167.	Jan 7, 2014
PN1046	J. Christopher Giancarlo, of New Jersey, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2014, vice Jill Sommers, resigned.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Jun 3, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 6, 2014
PN1045	Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, vice Gary Gensler.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Jun 3, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 6, 2014
PN1044	Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2017, vice Gary Gensler, term expired.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Jun 3, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 6, 2014

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8158	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Natamycin; Amendment to an Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance" (FRL No. 9919-35) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8157	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fluopyram; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL No. 9918-99) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8136	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Alpha-cypermethrin; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL No. 9919-88) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014
EC-8135	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Diisopropanolamine; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance" (FRL No. 9919-34) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014
EC-8134	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "C.I. Pigment Yellow 1; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance" (FRL No. 9919-40) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014
EC-8133	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Hexythiazox; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions" (FRL No. 9919-69) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014
EC-8084	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 "National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions; Technical Amendment" ((RIN0579-AD83)(Docket No. APHIS-2011-0101)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 4, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014
EC-8008	A communication from the Associate Administrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Avocados Grown in South Florida and Imported Avocados; Clarification of the Avocado Grade Requirements" (Docket No. AMS-FV-13-0069; FV13-915-3 FR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2014

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 113-46	LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2013 ADJOURNED DECEMBER 26, 2013 SECOND SESSION CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2014 ADJOURNED DECEMBER 16, 2014 DEBBIE STABENOW, Chairwoman	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	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 4

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Feb 12, 2014	John E. Walsh D-MT	Joined	S.Res. 359
Feb 6, 2014	Max Baucus D-MT	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 16, 2013	Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA	Joined	S.Res. 196
Jul 15, 2013	William M. Cowan D-MA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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