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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. 107-902Disaster Assistance108 pages
6 witnesses
  • Barbie, Larry, President, Montana Grain Growers, Inverness, Montana
  • Chandler, Brian, National Farmers Union, Midland, Texas
  • Collins, Keith, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
  • Dierlam, Bryan, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Washington, DC
  • Green, Bob, Executive Director, Michigan Bean Commission, St. Johns, Michigan
  • Hill, Craig, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Milo, Iowa
May 23, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-439Nomination Hearing for Nancy S. Bryson, Grace Daniel, Fred Dailey, and Thomas Dorr411 pages
13 witnesses
  • Bryson, Nancy S., of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel for the Department of Agriculture
  • Dailey, Fred, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, to be on Board of Directors of the Federal Agriculture Mortgage Corporation
  • Daniel, Grace, of El Macero, California, to be on the Board of Director of the Federal Agriculture Mortgage Corporation
  • Dorr, Thomas, of Marcus, Iowa, to be Under Secretary for Rural Development for the Department of Agriculture
  • Clayton, Hon. Eva, a Representative in Congress from North Carolina
  • Crump, Leon, of East Point, Georgia, on behalf of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
  • Keeney, Dennis, of Ames, Iowa
  • Naylor, George, of Des Moines, Iowa, on behalf of the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
  • Bailey, Varel, of Anita, Iowa, Former Chairman, National Corn Growers
  • Curris, Constantine, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities
  • Fretz, Thomas A., of College Park, Maryland, Dean and Director, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maryland
  • Hier, Nancy, of Marcus, Iowa
  • Langston, Ron, of the District of Columbia, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce
Mar 6, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-884Farm Bill Issues120 pagesOn H.R. 2646, H.R. 3005, H.Res. 2646, H.Res. 3005, S. 280 and 2 more
13 witnesses
  • Ball, Gary, Past President, National Potato Council
  • Little, Brad, Sheep Producer
  • Pline, Clinton C., Minor Crop Producer
  • Takasugi, Pat, Director, Idaho State Department of Agriculture
  • Evans, Jim, Chairman, USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council
  • Hayes, Evan, Wheat Grower, on behalf of Duane Grant, President, Idaho Grain Producers Association
  • Kauffman, Clark, Chairman, Idaho Barley Commission
  • Meuleman, Perry, President, Idaho Sugarbeet Growers Association
  • Davis, Eric, Past President, Idaho Cattle Association, Current Vice President
  • Vander Stelt, Dennis, United Dairymen of Idaho
  • Hopkins, Tim, Chairman, Idaho Chapter of the Nature Conservancy; accompanied by Jeff Eisenberg, World Senior Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy
  • Hubbard, Douglas, Idaho Ducks Unlimited
  • Koester, Kevin, Director, Idaho Association of Soil and Conservation Districts, Division Five
Oct 27, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-879The Administration Perspective with Regard to the New Federal Farm Bill111 pages
1 witness
  • Veneman, Hon. Ann M., Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, accompanied by J.B. Penn, Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Sep 26, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-438NOMINATION HEARING FOR ELSA A. MURANO AND EDWARD R. McPHERSON76 pages
2 witnesses
  • McPherson, Edward R., of Dallas, Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, United States Department of Agriculture
  • Murano, Elsa A., of Bryan, Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture
Sep 26, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-878The New Federal Farm Bill Field Hearing from Stewartville, Minnesota195 pages
57 witnesses
  • Adams, Nancy, Le Roy, Minnesota
  • Ault, Dwight, Austin, Minnesota
  • Austin, Robert M., New Prague, Minnesota
  • Behounek, Ronald, Hayfield, Minnesota
  • Biederman, Bruce, Grafton, Iowa
  • Biel, Eunice, Dairy Farmer, Harmony, Minnesota
  • Bowman, Bert, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
  • Collins, Barbara J., Legal Services Advocacy Project, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Dale, Roger, Hanley Falls, Minnesota
  • Daley, Janice, Grain Farmer, Lewiston, Minnesota
  • Durst, Ron, on behalf of Associated Milk Producers, Inc
  • Everett, Les, Water Resources Center, University of Minnesota
  • Green, Larry, Fulda, Minnesota
  • Hansen, Rick, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
  • Hanson, Amber, Racine, Minnesota
  • Hanson, Brian, Racine, Minnesota
  • Harrington, Bishop Bernard J.,
  • Henning, Tim, Lismore, Minnesota
  • Hoscheit, Tom, Caledonia, Minnesota
  • Joachim, Gary, Claremont, Minnesota, on behalf of Minnesota Soybean Growers Association
  • Ladd, David, on behalf of Farm Credit Services
  • Landkamer, Colleen, Blue Earth County Commissioner, Mankato, Minnesota
  • Larson, Larry, Sargeant, Minnesota
  • Mandelko, Delbert, President, Minnesota Milk Producers Association
  • Meter, Ken, Crossroads Resource Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • McGrath, Mike, on behalf of the Minnesota Project
  • McLaughlin, Marcie, on behalf of America's State Rural Development Council
  • McMillin, Bill, Dairy Farmer, Kellog, Minnesota
  • Monson, John, State Executive Director, Minnesota Farm Service Agency, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Mueller, Mike, Winthrop, Minnesota
  • Nelson, Rod, Chatfield, Minnesota
  • Noble, Linda, Organic Dairy Farmer, Kenyon, Minnesota
  • Noble, Mike, Crop and Livestock Producer, Kenyon, Minnesota
  • Ormsby, Victor, Winona, Minnesota
  • Otremba, Mary Ellen, State Representative, State of Minnesota
  • Paul, Gene, Faribault County, Delavan, Minnesota
  • Petersen, Chris C., Vice President, Iowa Farmers Union, Clear Lake, Iowa
  • Peterson, Sever, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
  • Predmore, Larry, Rochester, Minnesota
  • Prigge, Walt, Byron, Minnesota
  • Purdhim, Rev. Chuck, (retired), United Methodist Church, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
  • Redig, Lorraine, Winona, Minnesota
  • Reiman, Lewis, Utica, Minnesota
  • Riddle, Jim, Winona, Minnesota
  • Ristau, Kevin, Jobs Now Coalition, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Ritchie, Niel, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Schacht, Al, Zumbro Falls, Minnesota
  • Scheevel, Kenric, State Senator, State of Minnesota
  • Scheidecker, Kevin, Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District, Preston, Minnesota
  • Specht, Phil, Dairy Farmer, McGregor, Iowa
  • Speltz, Keith, Dairy Farmer, Southeast Minnesota
  • Storm, Sister Kathleen, Mankato, Minnesota
  • Strom, Donovan, Fountain, Minnesota
  • Tumbleson, Gerald, Sherburn, Minnesota
  • Upton, Barbara, Fountain, Minnesota
  • Winter, Ted, State Representative, State of Minnesota
  • Zimmerman, Margaret, Waseca, Minnesota
Aug 20, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-898Agriculture in Rural Communities Drafting and Implementation of a New Farm Bill92 pagesOn H.R. 4
29 witnesses
  • Bierschenk, Gary, Benton County, Iowa
  • Bremley, Ron, Morley, Iowa
  • Demmer, Wayne, Livestock and Grain Producer
  • Dietrich, John, Policy Analyst, American Corngrower's Association and Farmer's Union of Nebraska
  • Ginter, Larry, Member, Iowa Citizens for Community Development, Rhodes, Iowa
  • Gray, Walter, Delaware County, Manchester, Iowa
  • Heithoff, Jerry, Farmer, Nebraska
  • Helbling, John K., General Manager of Economic Market Development, Alliant Energy
  • Holdgrafer, Brian
  • Holdgrafer, Carrie, Farmer
  • Holecek, Lloyd, Marion, Iowa
  • Holmes, Mary Swalla, ISU Extension
  • Jepson, Mike, Seattle, Washington
  • Krier, Jim, Ollie, Iowa
  • Lamb, Gary, Farmer, Chairman, Farm Service Agency State Committee
  • McGivern, Ed, Farmer, Keystone, Iowa
  • Paustian, Ross, Farmer, Walcott, Iowa
  • Peters, Bruce
  • Petersen, Chris, Vice President, Iowa Farmer's Union
  • Ryun, Deb, Executive Director of Conservation Districts of Iowa
  • Sand, Dwayne, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Des Moines, Iowa
  • Serbousek, Tony, Farmer, Johnson County, Iowa
  • Smith, Therese, Representative, Farm Service Agency County Office Employees
  • Specht, John, Student, Mar-Mac
  • Specht, Phil
  • Stevenson, Rod, Farmer, Davis County, Iowa
  • Thicke, Francis, Jefferson County
  • Wilson, Brad
  • Zacharakis-Jutz, Jeff, Farmer
Aug 18, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-872Farm Bill Issues25 pages
4 witnesses
  • Adams, James Lee, Camilla, Georgia
  • Campbell, Murray, Camilla, Georgia
  • McGee, Mary Alice, Nashville, Georgia
  • McLendon, Robert, Chairman of the Executive Committee, National Cotton Council
Aug 17, 2001

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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