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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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.

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

HearingTitleHeld
S. Hrg. 108-648Review Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regulatory Issues44 pages
1 witness
  • Newsome, James E., Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC
May 13, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-564Oversight of Conservation Programs of the 2002 Farm Bill159 pages
9 witnesses
  • Little, James R., Administrator, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Knight, Bruce I., Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Christopherson, Al, President, Minnesota Farm Bureau; on behalf of American Farm Bureau Federation
  • Gallup, Gordon, on behalf of the National Association of Wheat Growers; National Cotton Council; National Corn Growers Association; American Soybean Association; and the U.S. Rice Federation
  • Hansen, John K., President, Nebraska Farmers Union; on behalf of the National Farmers Union
  • Nelson, Jeffrey W., on behalf of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Congressional Sportsman's Foundation; Pheasants Forever; International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies; The Izaak Walton League, The Wildlife Society; and Wildlife Management Institute
  • Petty, David, on behalf of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association; National Chicken Council; National Pork Producers Council; National Turkey Federation; and the United Egg Producers
  • Thicke, Francis, Member, Iowa State Technical Committee; on behalf of the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
  • Wilson, Bill, President-Elect, National Association of Conservation Districts
May 11, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-649Biomass Use in Energy Production: New Opportunities in Agriculture162 pages
9 witnesses
  • Ewing, Hon. Thomas, Chairman, Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee, Pontiac, Illinois
  • Garman, Hon. David, Acting Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
  • Rey, Hon. Mark, Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
  • Gray, Hon. C. Boyden, Energy Future Coalition, Washington, DC
  • Woolsey, Hon. R. James, Former Director of Central Intelligence, Mclean, Virginia
  • Lynd, Lee R., Professor of Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
  • McLaughlin, Samuel B., Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • Richard, Tom, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
  • Zappi, Mark, Director, Department of Energy Mississippi Research Consortium for the Utilization of Biomass, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
May 6, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-519The Necessity of a Tobacco Quota Buyout: Why It Is Crucial to Rural Communities and the U.S. Tobacco Industry115 pagesOn H.R. 4033
13 witnesses
  • Burr, Hon. Richard, a Representative in Congress from North Carolina
  • Etheridge, Hon. Bob, A Representative in Congress from North Carolina
  • Crews, Sam, President, North Carolina Tobacco Growers Association, Oxford, North Carolina
  • Flye, Bruce, President, Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization, Battleboro, North Carolina
  • Parrish, Keith, Executive Director, National Tobacco Growers Association, Benson, North Carolina
  • Wooten, Larry, President, North Carolina Farm Bureau, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Bunn, Tommy, Executive Vice President, Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Haymore, Todd, Director, Universal leaf Tobacco Company, External Affairs, Richmond, Virginia
  • Charville, Gene, President, East Carolina, Farm Credit, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Herring, Wallace, Senior Vice President and Manager of Agribusiness, First Citizens Bank, Clinton, North Carolina
  • Taylor, Dallas, Senior Vice President, Wachovia Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Langdon, J.H. Chairman, Johnston County Board of Commissioners, Angier, North Carolina
  • Scarborough, Allen, Manager, State Affair, Bayer Crop Science, Raleigh, North Carolina
Apr 13, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-510Rural Revitalization and Development159 pagesOn H.R. 2389, S. 2162
16 witnesses
  • Birdsall, Jim, Birdall and Associates
  • Harper, Bob, City Council Member, Riggins, Idaho
  • Herring, Carleen, Region IV Development Association
  • Miller, Jerry, Rural Development Specialist, Idaho Department of Commerce
  • Cornforth, Fred, Chief Executive Officer, Community Development Corporation, Inc
  • Pridmore, Mary, Director of Housing Development, Neighborhood Housing Services
  • Field, Mike, State Director, USDA Rural Development
  • Lane, John, Business Finance Specialist, Clearwater Economic Development Association
  • Thorson, Steve, Business Development Director, Forest Concepts, LLC
  • Williams, Ron, Vice President, Mountain View Power, Inc
  • Davis, Phil, Valley County Commissioner
  • Dearstyne, Joyce, Director, Framing Our Community
  • Smith, Dick, Forest Supervisor, Boise National Forest
  • Stewart, Mike, Field Director, USDA Rural Development
  • Johnson, Dwight, Acting Administrator, Rural and Community Development Division, Idaho Department of Commerce, on behalf of the Idaho Rural Partnership
  • Tueller, Karl, Deputy Director, Idaho Department of Commerce
Mar 16, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-606Development of a National Animal Identification Plan108 pages
7 witnesses
  • Hawks, Hon. Bill, Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Washington, DC
  • John, Mike, Vice President, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Columbia, Missouri
  • Lehfeldt, Bob, American Sheep Industry Association, Lavina, Montana
  • Marsh, Bret, First Vice President, U.S. Animal Health Association, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Ostberg, Ronald, Montana Farmers Union Member, Scobey, Montana
  • Philippi, Joy, National Pork Producers Council, Bruning, Nebraska
  • Schmitz-Hsu, Fritz, Former CEO, Tierverkehrsdatenbank AG, Switzerland
Mar 4, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-451Hearing to Examine the Current Situation Regarding the Discovery of a Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in a Dairy Cow in Washington State as It Relates to Food Safety, Livestock Marketing, and International Trade189 pagesOn S. 2007
5 witnesses
  • Allard, Hon. Wayne, a U.S. Senator from Colorado
  • Durbin, Hon. Richard, a U.S. Senator from Illinois
  • Veneman, Hon. Ann, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Crawford, Lester M., D.V.M., Ph.D., Deputy Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
  • Torres, Alfonso, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., Associate Dean for Veterinary Public Policy, and Executive Director, New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Jan 27, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-191Hearing to Review H.R. 1904, the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003297 pagesOn H.R. 1904
11 witnesses
  • Carroll, Mike, Division of Forestry, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Christensen, Norman L., Jr., Ph.D., Nicholas School of the Environmental and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
  • Kochan, Donald J., Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia
  • McAvoy, Jackie, Council Member for Post Falls City, Post Falls, Idaho
  • Nelson, Tom, Director, Timberlands, Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding, California
  • Parenteau, Patrick, Director, Environmental Law Clinic, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont
  • Petersen, Michael, The Lands Council, Spokane, Washington
  • Rey, Mark, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environmental, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
  • Salwasser, Hal, Ph.D., Dean, College of Forestry, Director, Oregon Forest Research Laboratory, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
  • Scarlett, Lynn, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, United States Department of Interior, Washington, DC
  • Stephen, Frederick M., Ph.D., Interim Department Head, Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jun 26, 2003

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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