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. 119-428	Oversight of the United States Forest Service98 pages	Jun 2, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-408	Perspectives on the Fertilizer Industry: Ensuring a Stable and Affordable Supply for American Producers152 pagesOn S. 4152 5 witnesses Green, Andy, Principal and Senior Advisor, Center Market Strategies, Washington, DC Kubik, Trent, President, South Dakota Corn Growers, Hamill, South Dakota Melton, Eddie, President, Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation, Louisville, Kentucky Rosenbusch, Corey, President and CEO, The Fertilizer Institute, Arlington, Virginia Westling, Joshua, CEO, J. Westling & Co., LLC, Omaha, Nebraska	May 12, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-328	Increasing Domestic Consumption of U.s.-Grown Agricultural Products190 pagesOn S. 3068 6 witnesses Duvall, Zippy, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Greene County, Georgia Perdue, Matt, President, North Dakota Farmers Union, Ray, North Dakota Reed, Nathan, Chairman, National Cotton Council, Marianna, Arkansas Bower, Jed, President, National Corn Growers Association, Washington Court House, Ohio Burns, Cathy, CEO, International Fresh Produce Association, Washington, DC Metzger, Scott, President, American Soybean Association, Williamsport, Ohio	Mar 10, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-214	Nomination of Michael Selig to Be Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission81 pages 1 witness Selig, Michael, of Florida, to be Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Nov 19, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-176	Nomination of Glen Smith to Be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development86 pages 1 witness Smith, Glen, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development	Nov 5, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-175	Nominations of Mindy Brashears, Stella Yvette Herrell, and John Walk268 pages 3 witnesses Brashears, Mindy, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety Herrell, Yvette, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Walk, John, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture	Oct 29, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-132	Review of the USDA Reorganization Proposal103 pages 1 witness Vaden, Stephen, Alexander, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, USDA, Washington, DC	Jul 30, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-131	Perspectives on Reauthorization of the U.S. Grain Standards Act54 pages 3 witnesses Friant, Nicholas, Chairman, Grain Grades and Weights Committee, National Grain and Feed Association, Chanhassen, MN Mikesh, Kia, President, American Association of Grain Inspection and Weighing Agencies, Fargo, ND Wipf, Brandon, Board of Directors Member, American Soybean Association, Huron, SD	Jul 29, 2025

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
PN2274	Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics, vice Catherine E. Woteki.Department of Agriculture	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jul 18, 2018
PN1941	Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety, vice Elisabeth Ann Hagen, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	May 10, 2018
PN1859	James E. Hubbard, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, vice Robert Bonnie, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Aug 28, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 24, 2018
PN1858	Dan Michael Berkovitz, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2023, vice Sharon Y. Bowen, resigned.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Aug 28, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 24, 2018
PN1635	Naomi C. Earp, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Joe Leonard, Jr.Department of Agriculture	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Feb 15, 2018
PN1019	Glen R. Smith, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring May 21, 2022, vice Kenneth Albert Spearman, term expired.Farm Credit Administration	Confirmed Dec 5, 2017Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 14, 2017
PN889	Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, vice Jeffrey Michael Prieto.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Nov 27, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 246.	Sep 5, 2017
PN888	William Northey, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, vice Michael T. Scuse.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Feb 27, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 5, 2017

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
POM-107	A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho urging the President of the United States, members of the United States Congress, the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to prohibit the inclusion of artificial sweeteners, specifically aspartame, acesulfame potassium, advantame, neotame, saccharin, and sucralose, in all school meal programs administered under federal law; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Petition or memorial	Sep 30, 2026
EC-4947	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 "Sodium Salt of Acifluorfen; Pesticide Tolerance" (FRL No. 13147-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 28, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 29, 2026
EC-4906	A communication from the Administrator, Specialty Crops Program, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Softwood Lumber Board Assessment Rate Clarification and Changes to Membership" (Docket No. AMS-SC-25-0023) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 25, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 29, 2026
EC-4781	A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Whistleblower Award Determination" (RIN3038-AF74) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 23, 2026
EC-4779	A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Uniform Pricing Formula Provisions" (AMS-DA-23-0031) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 23, 2026
EC-4778	A communication from the Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation" (RIN0560-AA73) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 23, 2026
EC-4777	A communication from the Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)" (RIN0560-AI85) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Sep 23, 2026
POM-80	A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska urging the President of the United States and members of the United States Congress to make permanent changes to the Child and Adult Food Programs to reimburse all participating family day care homes at Tier 1 rates and provide additional reimbursements for each meal and supplement provided; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Petition or memorial	Sep 23, 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	231	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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