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The '''United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture''', or Agriculture Committee is a [[Standing committees|standing committee]] of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The House Committee on Agriculture has general jurisdiction over federal [[agriculture]] 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. |
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==History of the committee== |
==History of the committee== |
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The Agriculture Committee was created on May 3, 1820, after [[Lewis Williams]] of [[North Carolina]] sponsored a [[resolution (law)|resolution]] to create the committee and give [[agriculture|agricultural]] issues equal weight with [[commerce|commercial]] and [[manufacturing]] interests. The committee originally consisted of seven members, from the states of [[Maryland]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[South Carolina]], [[Vermont]], and [[Virginia]]. [[Thomas Forrest (politician)|Thomas Forrest]] of Pennsylvania was the first chairman. 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. |
The Agriculture Committee was created on May 3, 1820, after [[Lewis Williams (politician)|Lewis Williams]] of [[North Carolina]] sponsored a [[resolution (law)|resolution]] to create the committee and give [[agriculture|agricultural]] issues equal weight with [[commerce|commercial]] and [[manufacturing]] interests. The committee originally consisted of seven members, from the states of [[Maryland]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[South Carolina]], [[Vermont]], and [[Virginia]]. [[Thomas Forrest (politician)|Thomas Forrest]] of Pennsylvania was the first chairman. 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. |
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The [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] counterpart to the House Agriculture Committee, the [[U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry]], was created on December 9, 1825. |
The [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] counterpart to the House Agriculture Committee, the [[U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry]], was created on December 9, 1825. |
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* Rural electrification |
* Rural electrification |
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* Rural developments |
* Rural developments |
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* Water conservation related to activities of the Department of Agriculture |
* [[Water conservation]] related to activities of the Department of Agriculture |
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* [[Trent Kelly]], Mississippi |
* [[Trent Kelly]], Mississippi |
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* [[Don Bacon]], Nebraska |
* [[Don Bacon]], Nebraska |
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* [[Dusty Johnson]], South Dakota |
* [[Dusty Johnson]], South Dakota |
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* [[Jim Baird (American politician)|Jim Baird]], Indiana |
* [[Jim Baird (American politician)|Jim Baird]], Indiana |
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* [[Jahana Hayes]], Connecticut |
* [[Jahana Hayes]], Connecticut |
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* [[Shontel Brown]], Ohio |
* [[Shontel Brown]], Ohio |
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* [[Sharice Davids]], Kansas |
* [[Sharice Davids]], Kansas |
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* [[Elissa Slotkin]], Michigan |
* [[Elissa Slotkin]], Michigan |
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* [[Jonathan Jackson (Illinois politician)|Jonathan Jackson]], Illinois |
* [[Jonathan Jackson (Illinois politician)|Jonathan Jackson]], Illinois |
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* [[Greg Casar]], Texas |
* [[Greg Casar]], Texas |
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* [[Chellie Pingree]], Maine |
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* [[Salud Carbajal]], California |
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* [[Angie Craig]], Minnesota |
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* [[Darren Soto]], Florida |
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* [[Sanford Bishop]], Georgia (from March 8, 2023) |
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Resolutions electing members: {{USBill|118|HRes|14}} (Chair), {{USBill|118|HRes|15}} (Ranking Member), {{USBill|118|HRes|79}} (D), {{USBill|118|HRes|80}} (R) |
Resolutions electing members: {{USBill|118|HRes|14}} (Chair), {{USBill|118|HRes|15}} (Ranking Member), {{USBill|118|HRes|79}} (D), {{USBill|118|HRes|80}} (R), {{USBill|118|HRes|164}} (D), {{USBill|118|HRes|179}} (R), {{USBill|118|HRes|205}} (D) |
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==Subcommittees== |
==Subcommittees== |
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! Chair<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=Thompson Announces Subcommittee Chairs and Jurisdiction for the 118th Congress |url=https://agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7531 |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=House Committee on Agriculture {{!}} Chairman GT Thompson |language=en}}</ref> |
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! Ranking Member<ref> |
! Ranking Member<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-07 |title=Ranking Member David Scott Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members |url=https://democrats-agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2705 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=House Agriculture Committee {{!}} Democrats |language=en}}</ref> |
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| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on |
| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development|Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development]] |
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| [[Dusty Johnson]] (R-SD) |
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| [[Jim Baird (American politician)|Jim Baird]] (R-IN) |
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| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on |
| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology|Conservation, Research and Biotechnology]] |
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| [[Jim Baird (politician)|Jim Baird]] (R-IN) |
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|[[Abigail Spanberger]] (D-VA) |
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| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on |
| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry|Forestry]] |
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| [[Abigail Spanberger]] (D-VA) |
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| [[Doug LaMalfa]] (R-CA) |
| [[Doug LaMalfa]] (R-CA) |
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|[[Andrea Salinas]] (D-OR) |
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| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities |
| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit|General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit]] |
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| [[Austin Scott (politician)|Austin Scott]] (R-GA) |
| [[Austin Scott (politician)|Austin Scott]] (R-GA) |
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|[[Shontel Brown]] (D-OH) |
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| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and |
| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry|Livestock, Dairy and Poultry]] |
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| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, |
| [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture and Horticulture|Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture and Horticulture]] |
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==Historical membership rosters== |
==Historical membership rosters== |
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* [[Bobby Rush]], Illinois |
* [[Bobby Rush]], Illinois |
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* [[Chellie Pingree]], Maine |
* [[Chellie Pingree]], Maine |
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* [[Gregorio Sablan]], Northern Mariana Islands |
* <span {{Party shading/Independent}}>[[Gregorio Sablan]], Northern Mariana Islands{{efn|Del. Sablan was an Independent who caucused with the Democratic majority.}}</span> |
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* [[Ann McLane Kuster]], New Hampshire |
* [[Ann McLane Kuster]], New Hampshire |
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* [[Cheri Bustos]], Illinois |
* [[Cheri Bustos]], Illinois |
Latest revision as of 16:37, 13 February 2024
Standing committee | |
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Active United States House of Representatives 118th Congress | |
History | |
Formed | May 3, 1820 |
Leadership | |
Chair | Glenn Thompson (R) Since January 3, 2023 |
Ranking member | David Scott (D) Since January 3, 2023 |
Structure | |
Seats | 52 |
Political parties | Majority (28)
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Jurisdiction | |
Oversight authority | Department of Agriculture |
Senate counterpart | Senate Agriculture Committee |
Subcommittees | |
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1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. | |
Website | |
agriculture | |
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, or Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. The House Committee on Agriculture has general jurisdiction over federal agriculture 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.
History of the committee[edit]
The Agriculture Committee was created on May 3, 1820, after Lewis Williams of North Carolina sponsored a resolution to create the committee and give agricultural issues equal weight with commercial and manufacturing interests. The committee originally consisted of seven members, from the states of Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. Thomas Forrest of Pennsylvania was the first chairman. 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.
The U.S. Senate counterpart to the House Agriculture Committee, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, was created on December 9, 1825.
Role of the committee[edit]
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 many rural areas where agriculture is the main industry. The committee has jurisdiction over agriculture, forestry, nutrition, water conservation, and other agriculture-related fields.
Jurisdiction[edit]
As prescribed by House Rules, the Committee on Agriculture's jurisdiction includes the following:
- Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and protection of birds and animals in forest reserves
- Agriculture generally
- Agricultural and industrial chemistry
- Agricultural colleges and experiment stations
- Agricultural economics and research
- Agricultural education extension services
- Agricultural production, marketing and stabilization of prices of agricultural products, and commodities (excluding foreign distribution)
- Animal industry and diseases of animals
- Commodity exchanges
- Crop insurance and soil conservation
- Dairy industry
- Entomology and plant quarantine
- Extension of farm credit and farm security
- Inspection of livestock, poultry, meat products, and seafood and seafood products
- Forestry in general and forest reserves other than those created from the public domain
- Human nutrition and home economics
- Plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering
- Rural electrification
- Rural developments
- Water conservation related to activities of the Department of Agriculture
Members, 118th Congress[edit]
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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)
Subcommittees[edit]
Subcommittee | Chair[1] | Ranking Member[2] |
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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) |
Historical membership rosters[edit]
115th Congress[edit]
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116th Congress[edit]
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Subcommittee | Chair[5] | Ranking Member[6] |
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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) |
117th Congress[edit]
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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)
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Subcommittees[edit]
Subcommittee | Chair[11] | Ranking Member[12] |
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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) |
List of chairs[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Del. Sablan was an Independent who caucused with the Democratic majority.
References[edit]
- ^ "Thompson Announces Subcommittee Chairs and Jurisdiction for the 118th Congress". House Committee on Agriculture | Chairman GT Thompson. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Ranking Member David Scott Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members". House Agriculture Committee | Democrats. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ H.Res. 6 (Chair), H.Res. 51
- ^ H.Res. 45, H.Res. 52
- ^ Peterson Announces House Agriculture Subcommittee Chairs for the 116th Congress
- ^ Conaway Announces Republican Agriculture Subcommittee Leadership for 116th Congress
- ^ "Filemon Vela (Texas (TX)), 117th Congress Profile".
- ^ "Antonio Delgado (New York (NY)), 117th Congress Profile".
- ^ https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2021/12/01/167/207/CREC-2021-12-01-pt1-PgH6726-6.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Letlow Named to the Appropriations Committee". 11 May 2022.
- ^ Chairman Scott Announces House Agriculture Subcommittee Chairs for the 117th Congress
- ^ Thompson Announces Republican Agriculture Subcommittee Leadership for 117th Congress
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Agriculture Committee Homepage, official website (Archive)
- Committee Rules (PDF), Agriculture Committee, official website
- House Agriculture Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
- House Agriculture Committee Hearings and Meetings Video. Congress.gov
- Past Committee Chairs, Agriculture Committee, official website