Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee: Members, Hearings & Bills (119th Congress)

Members 23

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Today's official roster.

Seat	Member	Role
R-AR	John Boozman	Chairman
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar	Ranking Member
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff
D-NM	Ben Ray Luján
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
R-MS	Cindy Hyde-Smith
D-NJ	Cory A. Booker
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-MI	Elissa Slotkin
R-WV	James C. Justice
R-KS	Jerry Moran
D-PA	John Fetterman
R-ND	John Hoeven
R-SD	John Thune
R-IA	Joni Ernst
D-CO	Michael F. Bennet
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
D-VT	Peter Welch
D-GA	Raphael G. Warnock
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin
R-KS	Roger Marshall
D-MN	Tina Smith
R-AL	Tommy Tuberville

Subcommittees 5

Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Newest activity first. From the 107th Congress on.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 5675	Nutrition Continuity for Military Families Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Sep 30, 2026
S 5526	Agricultural Act of 2026	Reported Original Measure119th	Sep 24, 2026
S 5495	Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Sep 24, 2026
S 5461	Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Sep 23, 2026
S 5460	Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Sep 23, 2026
S 5459	Agricultural Data Privacy Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Sep 23, 2026
S 5439	A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to improve safety standards for wildland firefighters.	Referred To119th	Sep 17, 2026
S 5432	Food for Thought Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Sep 17, 2026

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.1251, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain voluntary markets; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Jewel Hairston Bronaugh, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.Russell Senate Office Building 3012 documents	Scheduled	Apr 22, 2021

Meeting	Hearings to examine Child Nutrition Reauthorization, focusing on healthy meals and healthy futures.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Mar 25, 2021
Meeting	Hearings to examine farmers and foresters, focusing on opportunities to lead in tackling climate change.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Mar 11, 2021
Meeting	Business meeting to consider the nomination of Thomas J. Vilsack, of Iowa, to be Secretary of Agriculture.Capitol (Senate side) 2161 document	Scheduled	Feb 2, 2021

Meeting	Hearings to examine the nomination of Thomas J. Vilsack, of Iowa, to be Secretary of Agriculture.Russell Senate Office Building 3011 document	Scheduled	Feb 2, 2021

Meeting	Hearings to examine agricultural research and securing the United States food supply.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Dec 2, 2020
Meeting	Business meeting to consider original legislation entitled, "United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020"; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine S.3894, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain private markets.SDG 501 document	Scheduled	Jun 24, 2020

Meeting	Hearings to examine agriculture innovation and the Federal biotechnology regulatory framework.Russell Senate Office Building 328A	Scheduled	Mar 12, 2020

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. Every Congress on file.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 119-428	Oversight of the United States Forest Service98 pages	Jun 2, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-408	Perspectives on the Fertilizer Industry: Ensuring a Stable and Affordable Supply for American Producers152 pagesOn S. 4152 5 witnesses Green, Andy, Principal and Senior Advisor, Center Market Strategies, Washington, DC Kubik, Trent, President, South Dakota Corn Growers, Hamill, South Dakota Melton, Eddie, President, Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation, Louisville, Kentucky Rosenbusch, Corey, President and CEO, The Fertilizer Institute, Arlington, Virginia Westling, Joshua, CEO, J. Westling & Co., LLC, Omaha, Nebraska	May 12, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-328	Increasing Domestic Consumption of U.s.-Grown Agricultural Products190 pagesOn S. 3068 6 witnesses Duvall, Zippy, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Greene County, Georgia Perdue, Matt, President, North Dakota Farmers Union, Ray, North Dakota Reed, Nathan, Chairman, National Cotton Council, Marianna, Arkansas Bower, Jed, President, National Corn Growers Association, Washington Court House, Ohio Burns, Cathy, CEO, International Fresh Produce Association, Washington, DC Metzger, Scott, President, American Soybean Association, Williamsport, Ohio	Mar 10, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-214	Nomination of Michael Selig to Be Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission81 pages 1 witness Selig, Michael, of Florida, to be Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Nov 19, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-176	Nomination of Glen Smith to Be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development86 pages 1 witness Smith, Glen, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development	Nov 5, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-175	Nominations of Mindy Brashears, Stella Yvette Herrell, and John Walk268 pages 3 witnesses Brashears, Mindy, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety Herrell, Yvette, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Walk, John, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture	Oct 29, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-132	Review of the USDA Reorganization Proposal103 pages 1 witness Vaden, Stephen, Alexander, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, USDA, Washington, DC	Jul 30, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-131	Perspectives on Reauthorization of the U.S. Grain Standards Act54 pages 3 witnesses Friant, Nicholas, Chairman, Grain Grades and Weights Committee, National Grain and Feed Association, Chanhassen, MN Mikesh, Kia, President, American Association of Grain Inspection and Weighing Agencies, Fargo, ND Wipf, Brandon, Board of Directors Member, American Soybean Association, Huron, SD	Jul 29, 2025

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. Every Congress on file.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 116-334	United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020On S. 4054	Dec 16, 2020
S. Rept. 114-403	S. 2609, Related to Roberts Senate Amendment #4935 to S. 764, a National Bioengineering Labeling Disclosure StandardOn S. 2609	Dec 9, 2016
S. Rept. 114-206	Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015On H.R. 2051	Feb 8, 2016
S. Rept. 113-88	Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013On S. 954	Sep 4, 2013
S. Rept. 112-203	Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012On S. 3240	Aug 28, 2012
S. Rept. 111-178	Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010On S. 3307	May 5, 2010
S. Rept. 110-220	Food and Energy Security Act of 2007On S. 2302	Nov 2, 2007
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. Every Congress on file.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1367-4	Gregory Ibach, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, vice Luke Lindberg.Department of Agriculture	PendingCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held.	Sep 28, 2026
PN1365-3	James Russell Middleton, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring October 13, 2030, vice Jeffery S. Hall, term expired.Farm Credit Administration	PendingCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held.	Sep 28, 2026
PN1365-2	John Grunewald II, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring May 21, 2032, vice Vincent Garfield Logan, term expired.Farm Credit Administration	PendingCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held.	Sep 28, 2026
PN1365-1	Carl Bednarski, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring May 21, 2034. (Reappointment)Farm Credit Administration	PendingCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held.	Sep 28, 2026
PN1098-4	John Grunewald II, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring October 13, 2030, vice Jeffery S. Hall, term expired.Farm Credit Administration	WithdrawnReceived message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.	Jun 23, 2026
PN1098-1	Carl Bednarski, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring May 21, 2028, vice Glen R. Smith, term expired.Farm Credit Administration	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.	Jun 23, 2026
PN730-59	Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, vice Basil Ivanhoe Gooden, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Aug 7, 2026Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 225.	Jan 13, 2026
PN624-2	Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2029, vice Christy Goldsmith Romero, term expired.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Dec 18, 2025Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.	Oct 27, 2025

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. Every Congress on file.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-3619	A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Revision of User Fees for 2002 Crop Cotton Classification Services to Growers" (RIN0581-AC04) received on August 11, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 3, 2003
EC-3618	A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Addition of a New Varietal Type Quality Requirements for Other Seedless-Sulfured Raisins" (Doc. no. FV02-989-1) received on August 11, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 3, 2003
EC-3617	A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a draft of proposed legislation relative to the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 3, 2003
EC-3616	A communication from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Dially Sulfides; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance: Correction" (FRL#7320-5) received on August 22, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 3, 2003
EC-3615	A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation relative to the United Grain Standards Act; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 3, 2003
EC-3599	A communication from the Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Extensions of Principal and Interest" (RIN0572-AB79) received on July 29, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Aug 1, 2003
EC-3518	A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation entitled "To Amend Sections 7D, 16(i)(2), and 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act to Authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to Recover Through User Fees the Costs of Standardization Activities"; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Jul 31, 2003
EC-3460	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 "Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State Designations; New Mexico" (Doc. no. 03-044-1) received on July 25, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Jul 29, 2003

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. Every Congress on file.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 119-7	Rules of Procedure ONE HUNDRED NINETEENTH CONGRESS COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY United States Senate	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 118-5	Rules of Procedure	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 118-30	S.Prt. 118th Congress	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 117-27	Legislative Calendar	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 117-15	Rules of Procedure	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 116-54	LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN CONGRESS FIRST SESSION CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2019 ADJOURNED JANUARY 3, 2019 SECOND SESSION CONVENED January 3, 2020 ADJOURNED January 3, 2020 PAT ROBERTS, Chairman	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 115-36	Legislative Calendar	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 114-45	Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Legislative Calendar - 114th Congress	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	241	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

Earlier subcommittees 9

Subcommittees this committee once had, under their last names, with the Congresses they sat. Each has its own record.

Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health 110th to 116th Congress
Energy, Science and Technology 110th to 116th Congress
Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation 110th to 116th Congress
Production, Income Protection and Price Support 110th to 116th Congress
Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry, and Credit 110th to 116th Congress
Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization 107th to 110th Congress
Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion 107th to 110th Congress
Production and Price Competitiveness 107th to 110th Congress
Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation 107th to 110th Congress

Membership changes 23

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

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jan 6, 2020	David Perdue R-GA	Left the committee	S.Res. 464
Jan 6, 2020	Kelly Loeffler R-GA	Joined	S.Res. 464
Apr 10, 2018	Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS	Joined	S.Res. 456
Mar 23, 2018	Thad Cochran R-MS	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jan 9, 2018	Chris Van Hollen D-MD	Left the committee	S.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018	Tina Smith D-MN	Joined	S.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018	Deb Fischer R-NE	Joined	S.Res. 369
Dec 21, 2017	Luther Strange R-AL	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Feb 9, 2017	Luther Strange R-AL	Joined	S.Res. 57
Feb 8, 2017	Jeff Sessions R-AL	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jan 8, 2015	Pat Roberts R-KS	Became Chair	S.Res. 23
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
Sep 9, 2009	Blanche L. Lincoln D-AR	Became Chair	S.Res. 257
Sep 9, 2009	Michael F. Bennet D-CO	Joined	S.Res. 257
Sep 9, 2009	Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY	Joined	S.Res. 257
Sep 9, 2009	Tom Harkin D-IA	No longer Chair	S.Res. 257
Jul 21, 2009	John Cornyn R-TX	Joined	S.Res. 218
Oct 16, 2002	Paul D. Wellstone D-MN	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 10, 2001	Tom Harkin D-IA	Became Chair	Congressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001	Paul D. Wellstone D-MN	Joined	Congressional Record, S7417

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