SSAF00 · Senate Standing

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.

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.

NumberCommunicationReferred
EC-8385A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy, nomination, and nomination confirmed for the position of Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, received on July 26, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communicationJul 31, 2002
EC-8384A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy, nomination, and nomination confirmed for the position of Member, Board of Directors, Commodity Credit Corporation, received on July 26, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communicationJul 31, 2002
EC-8383A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy, nomination and nomination confirmed for the position of Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, received on July 26, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communicationJul 31, 2002
EC-8382A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy, nomination, and nomination confirmed for the position of Member, Board of Directors, Commodity Credit Corporation, received on July 26, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communicationJul 31, 2002
EC-8381A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy, nomination, and nomination confirmed for the position of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, received on July 26, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communicationJul 31, 2002
EC-8380A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy, nomination and a nominations confirmed for the position of Secretary of Agriculture, received on July 26, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communicationJul 31, 2002
EC-8379A communication from the Acting Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Increases in Fees for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection Services" (RIN0583-AC89) received on July 26, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communicationJul 31, 2002
EC-8173A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Final Free and Reserve Percentages for 2001-02 Crop Natural (sun-dried) Seedless and Other Seedless Raisins" (Doc. No. FV02-989-4FIR) received on July 23, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communicationJul 29, 2002

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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