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TheUnited States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture is a standing committee of theU.S. House of Representatives.

The committee was created on May 3, 1820. At the time there were 213 total House representatives and a country population of 9 million. The inaugural committee was chaired by Thomas Forrest.^[1]

Leadership

119th Congress

The committee chairman in the119th Congress isGlenn Thompson (R).

118th Congress

The committee chairman in the118th Congress wasGlenn Thompson (R).

117th Congress

The committee chairman in the117th Congress wasDavid Scott (D).

116th Congress

The committee chairman in the116th Congress wasCollin Peterson (D).

115th Congress

The committee chairman in the115th Congress wasMichael Conaway (R).

114th Congress

The committee chairman in the114th Congress wasMichael Conaway (R).

113th Congress

The committee chairman in the113th Congress wasFrank Lucas (R).^[2]

112th Congress

The committee chairman in the112th Congress wasFrank Lucas (R).

Membership

Bill Johnson (R) left this committee on January 21, 2024.^[Source]

Jim Hagedorn (R) left this committee on February 17, 2022.^[Source]

Subcommittees

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development

Jurisdiction: Policies, statutes, and markets relating to commodity exchanges; agricultural credit; rural development; energy; rural electrification. The Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, as of July 21, 2015, was a new subcommittee.^[3]

• 119th Congress Chairman:Dusty Johnson (SD-at-large)
• 118th Congress Chairman:Austin Scott (GA-08)
• 117th Congress Chairman:Antonio Delgado (NY-19)
• 116th Congress Chairman:David Scott (GA-13)
• 115th Congress Chairman:Austin Scott (GA-08)
• 114th Congress Chairman:Austin Scott (GA-08)

Note: Beginning in 2023, the name of this committee changed from Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit to Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development^[4]

Forestry

Jurisdiction: Soil, water, and resource conservation, small watershed program, forestry in general and forest reserves other than those created from the public domain. As of July 21, 2015, the subcommittee changed its title to Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry from the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.^[5]

• 119th Congress Chairman:Doug LaMalfa (CA-01)
• 118th Congress Chairman:Doug LaMalfa (CA-01)
• 117th Congress Chairwoman:Abigail Spanberger (VA-07)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman:Abigail Spanberger (VA-07)
• 115th Congress Chairwoman:Marcia Fudge (OH-11)
• 114th Congress Chairman:Glenn Thompson (PA-5)
• 113th Congress Chairman:Glenn Thompson (PA-5)
• 112th Congress Chairman:Glenn Thompson (PA-5)

Note: Beginning in 2023, the name of this committee changed from Conservation and Forestry to Forestry^[4]

Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture

Jurisdiction: Policies and statutes relating to nutrition, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and domestic commodity distribution and consumer initiatives. As of April 15, 2021, the subcommittee changed its title from Subcommittee on Nutrition to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.^[6]

• 119th Congress Chairman:Brad Finstad (MN-1)
• 118th Congress Chairman:Brad Finstad (MN-1)
• 117th Congress Chairwoman:Jahana Hayes (CT-05)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman:Marcia Fudge (OH-11)
• 115th Congress Chairman:Glenn Thompson (PA-5)
• 114th Congress Chairwoman:Jackie Walorski (IA-5)
• 113th Congress Chairman:Steve King (IN-02)
• 112th Congress Chairman:Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1)

Note: Beginning in 2023, the name of this committee changed from Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations to Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture^[4]

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit

Jurisdiction: Program and markets related to cotton, cottonseed, wheat, feed grains, soybeans, oilseeds, rice, dry beans, peas, lentils, the Commodity Credit Corporation, risk management, including crop insurance, commodity exchanges, and specialty crops.^[7]

• 119th Congress Chairwoman:Austin Scott (GA-8)
• 118th Congress Chairwoman:Dusty Johnson (SD)
• 117th Congress Chairwoman:Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
• 116th Congress Chairman:Filemon Vela (TX-34)
• 115th Congress Chairman:Rick Crawford (AR-1)
• 114th Congress Chairman:Rick Crawford (AR-1)
• 113th Congress Chairman:Michael Conaway (TX-11)
• 112th Congress Chairman:Michael Conaway (TX-11)

Note: Beginning in 2023, the name of this committee changed from General Farm Commodities and Risk Management to General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit^[4]

Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology

Jurisdiction: Policies, statutes, and markets relating to horticulture, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, and ornamentals; bees; and organic agriculture; policies and statutes relating to marketing and promotion orders; pest and disease management; bioterrorism; adulteration and quarantine matters; research, education, and extension; and biotechnology. As of July 21, 2015, the subcommittee changed its title to Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research from the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.^[8]

• 119th Congress Chairman:Frank Lucas (OK-3)
• 118th Congress Chairman:James Baird (IN-4)
• 117th Congress Chairwoman:Stacey Plaskett (US-VI)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman:Stacey Plaskett (US-VI)
• 115th Congress Chairman:Rodney Davis (IL-13)
• 114th Congress Chairman: Rodney Davis (IL-13)
• 113th Congress Chairman:Austin Scott (GA-8)
• 112th Congress Chairman:Timothy Johnson (IL-15)

Note: Beginning in 2023, the name of this committee changed from Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research to Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology^[4]

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry

Jurisdiction: Policies, statutes, and markets relating to all livestock, poultry, dairy, and seafood, including all products thereof; the inspection, marketing, and promotion of such commodities and products; aquaculture; animal welfare; grazing; foreign agricultural assistance and trade promotion. As of July 21, 2015, the subcommittee changed its title to Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture from the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.^[9]

• 119th Congress Chairman:Tracey Mann (KS-1)
• 118th Congress Chairman:Tracey Mann (KS-1)
• 117th Congress Chairman:Jim Costa (CA-16)
• 116th Congress Chairman:Jim Costa (CA-16)
• 115th Congress Chairman:David Rouzer (NC-7)
• 114th Congress Chairman:David Rouzer (NC-7)
• 113th Congress Chairman:Rick Crawford (AR-1)
• 112th Congress Chairman:Tom Rooney (FL-16)

Note: Beginning in 2023, the name of this committee changed from Livestock and Foreign Agriculture to Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry^[4]

Jurisdiction

Contact

1301 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202-225-2171
Fax: 202-225-8510
Email: agriculturedemocrats@mail.house.gov

See also

• U.S. House of Representatives
• List of committees in the United States Congress

External links

Suggest a link

• Official House Page
• Committee profile onGovtrack
• Committee profile onLegistorm

Footnotes

v • e Committees of the U.S. Congress Joint Congressional committees Deficit Reduction (Select) •Printing •Taxation •Library •Economic U.S. Senate Committees Aging •Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry •Appropriations •Armed Services •Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs •Budget •Commerce, Science and Transportation •Energy and Natural Resources •Environment and Public Works •Ethics (Select) •Finance •Foreign Relations •Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions •Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs •Indian Affairs •Intelligence (Select) •Rules and Administration •Small Business and Entrepreneurship •Veterans' Affairs •Judiciary U.S. House Committees Agriculture •Appropriations •Armed Services •Budget •Education and the Workforce •Energy and Commerce •Ethics •Financial Services •Foreign Affairs •Homeland Security •House Administration •Intelligence (Permanent Select) •Judiciary •Natural Resources •United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform •Rules •Science, Space, and Technology •Small Business •United States House of Representatives Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party •Transportation and Infrastructure •Veterans' Affairs •Ways and Means