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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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158 bills referred in the 117th 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 117th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 117th Congress

Members, 117th Congress 22

Everyone who held a seat in the 117th 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-AR	John Boozman	Ranking Member
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
D-NM	Ben Ray Luján
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
R-MS	Cindy Hyde-Smith
D-NJ	Cory A. Booker
R-NE	Deb Fischer
R-ND	John Hoeven
R-SD	John Thune
R-IA	Joni Ernst
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-CO	Michael F. Bennet
R-IN	Mike Braun
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy
D-GA	Raphael G. Warnock
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin
R-KS	Roger Marshall
D-OH	Sherrod Brown
D-MN	Tina Smith
R-AL	Tommy Tuberville

Subcommittees, 117th Congress 5

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 117th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 5292	Access to Donor Milk Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 15, 2022
S 5278	TIPPI Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 15, 2022
S 5138	Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2022	Referred To	Nov 29, 2022
S 5137	Rural Internet Improvement Act of 2022	Referred To	Nov 29, 2022
S 5128	Fertilizer SUSTAIN Act	Referred To	Nov 17, 2022
S 5116	A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the authorization of frozen fruits and vegetables under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.	Referred To	Nov 17, 2022
S 5096	Senior Nutrition Task Force Act of 2022	Referred To	Nov 15, 2022
S 5070	Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act	Referred To	Oct 11, 2022

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Hearings to examine the 2023 Farm Bill, focusing on research programs.Russell Senate Office Building 328A	Scheduled	Dec 6, 2022
Meeting	Hearings to examine lessons learned from the FTX collapse, focusing on why Congress needs to act.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Dec 1, 2022
Meeting	Hearings to examine the 2023 Farm Bill, focusing on rural development and energy programs.Russell Senate Office Building 328A	Scheduled	Nov 15, 2022
Meeting	Business meeting to consider the nominations of Jose Emilio Esteban, of California, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, and Alexis Taylor, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, both of the Department of Agriculture, and Vincent Garfield Logan, of New York, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration.Capitol (Senate side) 2161 document	Scheduled	Sep 27, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine the nominations of Jose Emilio Esteban, of California, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, and Alexis Taylor, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, both of the Department of Agriculture, and Vincent Garfield Logan, of New York, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration.Dirksen Senate Office Building 2151 document	Scheduled	Sep 22, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine S.4760, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission jurisdiction to oversee the spot digital commodity market.Dirksen Senate Office Building 2151 document	Scheduled	Sep 15, 2022

Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.3870, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within the Department of Agriculture, and S.4030, to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a cattle contract library.Dirksen Senate Office Building 1061 document	Scheduled	Jun 22, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine opportunities and challenges facing farmers, families, and rural communities.Hart Senate Office Building 216	Scheduled	May 26, 2022

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 117th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 117-614	Food as Medicine: Current Efforts and Potential Opportunities96 pages 5 witnesses Richards, Martin, Executive Director, Community Farm Alliance, Berea, KY Penniman, Leah, Founding Co-Executive Director, Soul Fire Farm, Petersburg, NY Bulger, John, DO, Chief Medical Officer, Insurance Operations and Strategic Partnerships, Geisinger Health Plan, Danville, PA Volpp, Kevin, MD, Ph.D., Founding Director, Center For Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE), University of Pennsylvania, Member, Advocacy Coordinating Committee, American Heart Association, Philadelphia, PA Chestnut, Bob, MD, Chief Medical Director, Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN	Dec 13, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-613	Farm Bill 2023: Research Programs163 pages 6 witnesses Jacobs-Young, Hon. Chavonda, Under Secretary For Research, Education, and Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Rowntree, Jason, Ph.D., CS Mott Chair of Sustainable Agriculture; Director, MSU Center For Regenerative Agriculture; Professor, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Nave, Felecia, M., Ph.D., President, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS Rainey, Katy Martin, Ph.D., Associate Professor; Director, Purdue Soybean Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Ela, Steve, Partner and Manager, Ela Family Farms, Hotchkiss, CO Fields, Deacue, Ph.D., Vice President For Agriculture, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Little Rock, AR	Dec 6, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-612	Why Congress Needs to Act: Lessons Learned from the FTX Collapse74 pagesOn S. 4760 1 witness Behnam, Hon. Rostin, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC	Dec 1, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-611	Farm Bill 2023: Rural Development and Energy Programs183 pages 6 witnesses Torres Small, Hon. Xochitl, Under Secretary For Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Acmoody, Jessica, Coordinator, Rural Partners of Michigan, and Policy Director, Community Economic Development Association of Michigan, Lansing, MI Casper, Michael, President and CEO, Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc., Elizabeth, IL Schilling, Christophe, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Geno, San Diego, CA Law, Denny, General Manager and CEO, Golden West Telecommunications, Wall, SD Herring, Kenneth F., General Manager, Adams County Water Association, Inc., Washington, MS	Nov 15, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-610	Nominations of Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban, Mr. Vincent Garfield Logan, and Ms. Alexis Taylor215 pages 3 witnesses Esteban, Jose Emilio, MVM, MBA, Ph.D, of California, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture For Food Safety Logan, Vincent Garfield, of New York, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration Taylor, Alexis, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture For Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs	Sep 22, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-609	Legislative Hearing to Review S. 4760, the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act169 pagesOn S. 4760 6 witnesses Behnam, Hon. Rostin, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C Phillips, Todd, Director, Financial Regulation and Corporate Governance, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C Warren, Sheila, Chief Executive Officer, Crypto Council for Innovation, San Francisco, CA Parker, Christine, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Coinbase, San Francisco, CA Tarbert, Heath, Ph.D., Chief Legal Officer, Citadel Securities, Chicago, IL Dixon, Denelle, Chief Executive Officer, Stellar Development Foundation, San Francisco, CA	Sep 15, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-608	2023 Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Natural State153 pages 13 witnesses Welcome Panel Latour, Mickey, Ph.D., Dean, College of Agriculture, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR Hillman, Rich, President, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Little Rock, AR Reed, Nathan, Chairman, American Cotton Producers, Marianna, AR Doyle, Brad, President, American Soybean Association, Weiner, AR Doramus, Anne Marie, Commissioner, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock, AR McAlpine, John, President, Kingwood Forestry Services, Inc., Monticello, AR Morgan, Mark, Farmer, Peach Pickin' Paradise and Morgan Farms, Clarksville, AR James, Jennifer, Chair, USA Rice Sustainability Committee, Newport, AR Cole, Greg, Chief Executive Officer, AgHeritage Farm Credit Services, Little Rock, AR Bowles, L. Elizabeth, Chief Executive Officer, Aristotle Unified Communications, LLC, Little Rock, AR Hasten, Buddy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, Little Rock, AR Sanders, Rhonda, Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas Foodbank, Little Rock, AR Sternberg, Dennis, Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas Rural Water Association, Lonoke, AR	Jun 17, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-607	Agricultural Trade: Priorities and Issues Facing America's Farmers65 pages 4 witnesses Munisamy, Gopinath "Gopi", Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Thompson, Karla, Vice President, J.E.T. Farms Georgia and Integrity Farms, Camilla, GA Meshke, Sheryl, Co-President and CEO, Associated Milk Producers, Inc., New Ulm, MN Fisher, Neal, Administrator, North Dakota Wheat Commission, Mandan, ND	Jun 9, 2022

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 117th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2130	Alexis Taylor, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, vice Ted McKinney.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Dec 21, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 17, 2022
PN2129	Stacy Lynn Dean, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, vice Kevin W. Concannon.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.	May 17, 2022
PN1941	Vincent Garfield Logan, of New York, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring May 21, 2026, vice Dallas P. Tonsager, term expired.Farm Credit Administration	Confirmed Sep 29, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 7, 2022
PN1656	Caroline D. Pham, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2027, vice Dawn DeBerry Stump, term expiring.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Mar 28, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 7, 2022
PN1655	Summer Kristine Mersinger, of South Dakota, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2023, vice Dan Michael Berkovitz.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Mar 28, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 7, 2022
PN1514	Kristin N. Johnson, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2025, vice Brian D. Quintenz, term expired.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Mar 28, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 4, 2022
PN1513	Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2024, vice Heath P. Tarbert.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Mar 28, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 4, 2022
PN1366	Jose Emilio Esteban, of California, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety, vice Mindy Brashears.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Dec 22, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2021

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-5902	A communication from the Director of the Regulations Management Division, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Rural Broadband Loans, Loan/Grant Combinations, and Loan Guarantees" (RIN0572-AC46) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5901	A communication from the Director of the Regulations Management Division, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Electric Program Streamline and Improvement" (RIN0572-AC57) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5900	A communication from the Director of the Regulations Management Division, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Implementing Provisions of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018" (RIN0572-AC49) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5899	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Propyzamide; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemption" (FRL No. 10484-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5898	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Tetraniliprole; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL No. 10296-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5793	A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances per October 2020 and April 2021 NOSB Recommendations (Handling, Crops)" ((RIN0581-AE11)(Docket No. AMS-NOP-21-0060)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2022
EC-5792	A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Cotton Board Rules and Regulations; Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2022 Amendments)" (Docket No. AMS-CN-22-0003) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 16, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2022
EC-5791	A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order - Decrease in Assessment Rate and Importer Assessments" (Docket No. AMS-LP-22-0032) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 16, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2022

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 117th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 117-27	Legislative Calendar	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 117-15	Rules of Procedure	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

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