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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Chairman John Boozman R-AR Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar D-MN agriculture.senate.gov

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

366 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

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
23

Seated in the 119th Congress

Subcommittees
5

Each with its own members and record

Meetings
36

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 23

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

Subcommittees 5

Each has its own record.

Record

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

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

KindSubjectStatusDate
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act".Russell Senate Office Building 328AScheduledJan 29, 2026
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be Chairman and a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.Capitol (Senate side) 216ScheduledNov 20, 2025
MeetingHearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50ScheduledNov 19, 2025
MeetingHearings to examine the nomination of Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.Russell Senate Office Building 328AScheduledNov 5, 2025
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider H.R.4550, to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and the nominations of Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Agriculture.Capitol (Senate side) 216ScheduledNov 3, 2025
MeetingHearings to examine the nominations of Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Agriculture.Dirksen Senate Office Building 106ScheduledOct 29, 2025
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider H.R.4550, to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, S.1462, to improve forest management activities on National Forest System land, public land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and Tribal land to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested land, S.277, to release a Federal reversionary interest and convey mineral interests in Chester County, Tennessee, S.1680, to designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, S.2440, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land located in Franklin County, Mississippi, H.R.197, to provide for a land exchange in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota, S.1262, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in certain land in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, S.2548, to designate the Camp Hutchins Wilderness and establish Special Management Areas in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois, S.1681, to establish the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area in the State of Virginia, H.R.1612, to designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, S.1350, to modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, S.1376, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail, S.1876, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982, S.638, to amend the Act of June 22, 1948, and an original bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas.Russell Senate Office Building 328AScheduledOct 21, 2025
MeetingHearings to examine a review of the USDA reorganization proposal.Russell Senate Office Building 328AScheduledJul 30, 2025

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.

CongressMembersBills referredReportedBecame lawReportsMeetingsPrinted hearingsNominationsCommunicationsPrints
119th2025–2026, sitting2336619203623252411
118th2023–202423403110152473392
117th2021–2022221584103431222512
116th2019–2020211324111216103621
115th2017–201825161440—23193801
114th2015–20162079722—1864821
113th2013–20142277401—17134841
112th2011–20122184331—2365420
111th2009–201021117641—29394080
110th2007–200821156211—3373130
109th2005–200620102221—49265990
108th2003–200421106382—17116170
107th2001–200221129421—42416400

Earlier subcommittees 9

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

Membership changes 23

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

DateMemberChangeRecord
Jan 6, 2020David Perdue R-GALeft the committeeS.Res. 464
Jan 6, 2020Kelly Loeffler R-GAJoinedS.Res. 464
Apr 10, 2018Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MSJoinedS.Res. 456
Mar 23, 2018Thad Cochran R-MSLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jan 9, 2018Chris Van Hollen D-MDLeft the committeeS.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018Tina Smith D-MNJoinedS.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018Deb Fischer R-NEJoinedS.Res. 369
Dec 21, 2017Luther Strange R-ALLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Feb 9, 2017Luther Strange R-ALJoinedS.Res. 57
Feb 8, 2017Jeff Sessions R-ALLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jan 8, 2015Pat Roberts R-KSBecame ChairS.Res. 23
Feb 12, 2014John E. Walsh D-MTJoinedS.Res. 359
Feb 6, 2014Max Baucus D-MTLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jul 16, 2013Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PAJoinedS.Res. 196
Jul 15, 2013William M. Cowan D-MALeft CongressLast recorded vote
Sep 9, 2009Blanche L. Lincoln D-ARBecame ChairS.Res. 257
Sep 9, 2009Michael F. Bennet D-COJoinedS.Res. 257
Sep 9, 2009Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NYJoinedS.Res. 257
Sep 9, 2009Tom Harkin D-IANo longer ChairS.Res. 257
Jul 21, 2009John Cornyn R-TXJoinedS.Res. 218
Oct 16, 2002Paul D. Wellstone D-MNLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jul 10, 2001Tom Harkin D-IABecame ChairCongressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001Paul D. Wellstone D-MNJoinedCongressional Record, S7417

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