| Standing committee | |
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Active United States House of Representatives 119th Congress | |
| History | |
| Formed | May 3, 1820 |
| Leadership | |
| Chair | Glenn Thompson (R) Since January 3, 2023 |
| Ranking member | Angie Craig (D) Since January 3, 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 52 |
| Political parties | Majority (28)
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| Jurisdiction | |
| Oversight authority | Department of Agriculture |
| Senate counterpart | Senate Agriculture Committee |
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| Meeting place | |
| 1300Longworth House Office Building,Washington, D.C. | |
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TheUnited States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, or Agriculture Committee is astanding committee of theUnited States House of Representatives. The House Committee on Agriculture has general jurisdiction over federalagriculture policy and oversight of some federal agencies, and it can recommend funding appropriations for various governmental agencies, programs, and activities, as defined by House rules.
The Agriculture Committee was created on May 3, 1820, afterLewis Williams ofNorth Carolina sponsored aresolution to create the committee and giveagricultural issues equal weight withcommercial andmanufacturing interests. The committee originally consisted of seven members, from the states ofMaryland,New Hampshire,New York,Pennsylvania,South Carolina,Vermont, andVirginia.Thomas Forrest of Pennsylvania was the first chair. The Agriculture Committee remained a seven-member body until 1835, when two more members were added. It was not until 1871 that the next two members were added. Since then it has gradually grown to its current size of 46 members.
TheU.S. Senate counterpart to the House Agriculture Committee, theU.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, was created on December 9, 1825.
The Agriculture Committee is not generally considered to be a particularly powerful one. However, it is an important committee to be on for Representatives from manyrural areas where agriculture is the main industry. The committee hasjurisdiction over agriculture,forestry,nutrition, waterconservation, and other agriculture-related fields.
As prescribed byHouse Rules, the Committee on Agriculture's jurisdiction includes the following:
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Resolutions electing members:H.Res. 13 (Chair),H.Res. 14 (Ranking Member),H.Res. 42 (R),H.Res. 44 (D),H.Res. 162 (D)
| Subcommittee | Chair[1] | Ranking member[2][3] |
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| General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit | Austin Scott (R-GA) | Sharice Davids (D-KS) |
| Forestry and Horticulture | Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) | Andrea Salinas (D-OR) |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology | Frank Lucas (R-OK) | Jill Tokuda (D-HI) |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture | Brad Finstad (R-MN) | Jahana Hayes (D-CT) |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry | Tracey Mann (R-KS) | Jim Costa (D-CA) |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development | Dusty Johnson (R-SD) | Don Davis (D-NC) |
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| Subcommittee | Chair[6] | Ranking Member[7] |
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| Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit | David Scott (D-GA) | Austin Scott (R-GA) |
| Conservation and Forestry | Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) | Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) |
| Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations | Marcia Fudge (D-OH) | Dusty Johnson (R-SD) |
| General Farm Commodities and Risk Management | Filemon Vela Jr. (D-TX) | Glenn Thompson (R-PA) |
| Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research | Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) | Neal Dunn (R-FL) |
| Livestock and Foreign Agriculture | Jim Costa (D-CA) | David Rouzer (R-NC) |
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Resolutions electing members:H.Res. 9 (Chair),H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member),H.Res. 62 (D),H.Res. 63 (R),H.Res. 92 (D),H.Res. 154 (D),H.Res. 244 (D),H.Res. 311 (R),H.Res. 825 (D),H.Res. 1173 (D),H.Res. 1197 (R),H.Res. 1340 (R)
| Subcommittee | Chair[12] | Ranking Member[13] |
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| Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research | Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) | Jim Baird (R-IN) |
| Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit | Antonio Delgado (D-NY) | Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) |
| Conservation and Forestry | Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) | Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) |
| General Farm Commodities and Risk Management | Cheri Bustos (D-IL) | Austin Scott (R-GA) |
| Livestock and Foreign Agriculture | Jim Costa (D-CA) | Dusty Johnson (R-SD) |
| Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations | Jahana Hayes (D-CT) | Don Bacon (R-NE) |
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Resolutions electing members:H.Res. 14 (Chair),H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member),H.Res. 79 (D),H.Res. 80 (R),H.Res. 164 (D),H.Res. 179 (R),H.Res. 205 (D)
| Subcommittee | Chair[14] | Ranking Member[15] |
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| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development | Dusty Johnson (R-SD) | Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) |
| Conservation, Research and Biotechnology | Jim Baird (R-IN) | Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) |
| Forestry | Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) | Andrea Salinas (D-OR) |
| General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit | Austin Scott (R-GA) | Shontel Brown (D-OH) |
| Livestock, Dairy and Poultry | Tracey Mann (R-KS) | Jim Costa (D-CA) |
| Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture and Horticulture | Brad Finstad (R-MN) | Jahana Hayes (D-CT) |
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| Name | Party | State | Start | End |
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| John Flannagan | Democratic | Virginia | 1947 | 1949 |
| Clifford Hope | Republican | Kansas | 1949 | 1953 |
| Harold Cooley | Democratic | North Carolina | 1953 | 1955 |
| Clifford Hope | Republican | Kansas | 1955 | 1957 |
| August Andresen | Republican | Minnesota | 1957 | 1958 |
| William Hill | Republican | Colorado | 1958 | 1959 |
| Charles Hoeven | Republican | Iowa | 1959 | 1965 |
| Paul Dague | Republican | Pennsylvania | 1965 | 1966 |
| Page Belcher | Republican | Oklahoma | 1967 | 1973 |
| Charles Teague | Republican | California | 1973 | 1974 |
| William Wampler | Republican | Virginia | 1974 | 1983 |
| Ed Madigan | Republican | Illinois | 1983 | 1991 |
| Tom Coleman | Republican | Missouri | 1991 | 1993 |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | Kansas | 1993 | 1995 |
| Kika de la Garza | Democratic | Texas | 1995 | 1997 |
| Charlie Stenholm | Democratic | Texas | 1997 | 2005 |
| Collin Peterson | Democratic | Minnesota | 2005 | 2007 |
| Bob Goodlatte | Republican | Virginia | 2007 | 2009 |
| Frank Lucas | Republican | Oklahoma | 2009 | 2011 |
| Collin Peterson | Democratic | Minnesota | 2011 | 2019 |
| Mike Conaway | Republican | Texas | 2019 | 2021 |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | Pennsylvania | 2021 | 2023 |
| David Scott | Democratic | Georgia | 2023 | 2025 |
| Angie Craig | Democratic | Minnesota | 2025 | present |
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