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
Open Hearing	Hearings to examine the nominations of Gregory Ibach, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Department of Agriculture, and Carl Bednarski, of Michigan, John Grunewald II, of Oklahoma, and James Russell Middleton, of Virginia, each to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration.Dirksen Senate Office Building 1062 documents	Scheduled	Nov 10, 2026

Open Business Meeting	Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural Act of 2026".Russell Senate Office Building 318	Scheduled	Sep 16, 2026
Open Business Meeting	Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural Act of 2026".Russell Senate Office Building 318	Scheduled	Aug 6, 2026
Open Hearing	An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Jun 10, 2026
Open Business Meeting	Business meeting to consider the nomination of Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.Capitol (Senate side) 2161 document	Scheduled	Jun 8, 2026

Open Hearing	An oversight hearing to examine the United States Forest Service.Dirksen Senate Office Building 106	Scheduled	Jun 2, 2026
Open Hearing	Hearings to examine perspectives on the fertilizer industry, focusing on ensuring a stable and affordable supply for American producers.Dirksen Senate Office Building 106	Scheduled	May 12, 2026
Meeting	Hearings to examine increasing domestic consumption of United States-grown agricultural products.Dirksen Senate Office Building 106	Scheduled	Mar 10, 2026

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

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 107-350	Hearing on Biomass and Environmental Trading: Opportunities for Agriculture and Forestry151 pagesOn S. 935, S.Res. 98 4 witnesses Panel on Biomass Dale, Bruce Chairperson, Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Gruber, Patrick, Vice President, Technology, Cargill Dow, Minnetonka, Minnesota Judd, Robert, Executive Director, USA Biomass Power Producers Alliance, Sacramento, California Woolsey, Edward, Director, Iowa Sustainable Energy for Economic Development, Prole, Iowa	Mar 29, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-304	To Prepare for the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Title of the Upcoming Farm Bill137 pages 10 witnesses Hefferan, Colien, Administrator, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Horn, Floyd P., Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Caspers, Jon, Board Member, National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research and Vice President, National Pork Producers Council, Swaledale, Iowa Kirschenmann, Fred, Director, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Ames, Iowa Lemmermen, Jay, Chair, Animal Ag Coalition and Director of Quality Assurance, Southeast Milk, Inc., Ocala, Florida Robertson, Phil, Member, Committee on an Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences, and Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, Michigan Stuckey, Richard E., Executive Vice President of Cast, The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology Chicoine, David, Chair, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges Board on Agriculture, and Dean, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Lechtenberg, Vic, Chair of the National Agricultural Research Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board and Dean of Agriculture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Phills, Bobby, Chair of the 1890 Legislative Committee and Dean and Director of Land Grant Programs, College of Engineering Sciences, Technology and Agriculture, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida	Mar 27, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-254	Agricultural and Rural Community Issues218 pages 25 witnesses Askew, John, President, Iowa Soybean Association Aust, Erwin, Shenandoah, Iowa Bentley, Rod, President of Pottawattamie County Cattlemen's Association Brownlee, Adair County Carney, Sam, Vice President, Iowa Pork Producers Association Duffy, Micheal, Professor of Economics, Iowa State University Fox Ridge Farms, Carson, Iowa Frederiksen, Shirley, Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development District Hanson, Jim, New Market, Iowa Hopkins, Gayl Jorgensen, Dan, Farmer, Audubon, Iowa Lehman, Aaron Heley, Iowa Farmers Union Morgan, Dan, Farmer, Corning, Iowa O'Brien, Denise, Atlantic, Iowa Ortner, Bill, Farmer, Danbury, Iowa Shulte, Joyce, Southwest Community College Swanson, Harold Williams, David, Farmer and Wallace Foundation Learning Center, Page County, Iowa Zellmer, Alan, Farmer/Producer Blundall, Joan, Executive Director of the Seasons Center for Community Mental Health Hamilton, Mark H., Positively Iowa Harl, Neil E., Professor of Economics, Iowa State University Mason, Don, President-Elect of the Iowa Corn Growers Association Sand, Duane, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation of Des Moines Sundblad, Phil, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation	Mar 24, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-120	Oversight of the Food Safety and Inspection Service47 pages 2 witnesses Billy, Thomas Viadero, Roger C	Mar 22, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-302	Examine Nutrition Issues Surrounding School Lunch Programs46 pages 1 witness Hurt, Marilyn, President, American School Food Service Association, accompanied by: Marcia Smith, President Elect, American School Food Service Association, Bartow, Florida; Gaye Lynn MacDonald, Vice President, American School Fund Service Association, Bellingham, Washington; Nancy Stiles, Chair, Public Policy Legislative Committee, American Food Service Association, Hampton, New Hampshire	Mar 6, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-225	ConservationHeld Feb 28, 2001 to Mar 1, 2001 · 256 pages 15 witnesses Smith, Katherine, Director, Resource Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Stephenson, Robert, Director, Conservation and Environmental Program Division, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Weber, Thomas A., Deputy Chief for Programs, Natural Resource Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Zinn, Jefferey A., Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy, Congressional Research Service Cox, Craig, Executive Director, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ankeny, Iowa Hassell, John, Executive Director, Conservation Technology Information Center, W. Lafayette, Indiana Johnson, Paul, Farmer, Decorah, Iowa Rudgers, Nathan, Commissioner, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Washington, DC Buis, Tom, Executive Director, National Farmers Union, Washington, DC Cohn, Gerald, Southeast Regional Director, American Farmland Trust Sparrowe, Rollin, D., President, Wildlife Management Institute, Washington, DC Specht, Dan, Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Washington, DC Stallman, Bob, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, DC Faeth, Paul, Director, World Resources Insitute, Washington, DC Stawick, David, President, Alliance for Agricultural Conservation, Washington, DC	Feb 28, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-188	Fca's Proposed Regulations on National Charters136 pages 7 witnesses The Honorable Jim Leach, a Representative from Iowa Reyna, Hon. Michael, Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration, accompanied by: Ann Jorgensen, FCA Board Member Barry, Dr. Peter, Professor of Agricultural Finance, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Burns, Phillip, Chairman, Farmers and Merchants National Bank West Point, Nebraska Leighty, Dale, President, First National Bank of Las Animas, Las Animas, Colorado Webster, Jack, President and CEO, Farm Credit Services of America, Omaha, Nebraska Williams, Bobby D., Grain Farmer and Board Member, Heritage Land Bank, Tyler, Texas	Feb 26, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-136	Report from the Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture169 pages 2 witnesses Collins, Keith, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Flinchbaugh, Barry L., Chairman, Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture	Jan 30, 2001

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-5145	A communication from the Regulations Branch Lead, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process" (RIN0596-AD69) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 11, 2026
EC-5144	A communication from the Regulations Branch Lead, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Purchaser Credit on Timber Sale Contracts" (RIN0596-AD78) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 11, 2026
EC-5143	A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Dimethyl Sulfoxide in Pesticide Formulations; Exemptions from the Requirement of a Tolerance" (FRL No. 13642-01-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 28, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 11, 2026
EC-5142	A communication from the Acting Division Director, Rural Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program-Income Producing Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Provisions" (RIN0575-AD45) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 2, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 11, 2026
EC-5141	A communication from the Secretary of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Further Definition of 'Swap' to Exclude Casino-Style Gambling Products" (RIN3038-AF81) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 2, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 11, 2026
EC-5140	A communication from the Administrator, Specialty Crops Program, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Order Amending Marketing Order No. 989" (Docket No. AMS-SC-23-0039) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 15, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 11, 2026
EC-5139	A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Phosphatidylcholine in Pesticide Formulations; Exemption from the Requirement for a Tolerance" (FRL No. 13583-01-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 6, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 11, 2026
EC-5138	A communication from the Administrator, Specialty Crops Program, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Almonds Grown in California; Extension of Inedible Disposition Obligation Deadline" (Docket No. AMS-SC-25-0188) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 6, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Nov 11, 2026

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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