House Committee on Agriculture
Writes the farm bill, which sets crop subsidies, crop insurance and SNAP food aid. It also oversees forestry and the markets where farm goods and futures trade.
Writes the farm bill, which sets crop subsidies, crop insurance and SNAP food aid. Also oversees forestry and futures markets.
WHAT IT DECIDES
The farm billSNAP and food aidCrop insuranceForestryCommodity futuresRural development
The farm billSNAP and food aidCrop insuranceForestryCommodity futuresRural development
ITS RECORD THIS CONGRESS
661 bills sent here. 27 came out.661 bills in. 27 came out.
REFERRED661
CAME OUT4.1%27
PASSED THE HOUSE96%26
BECAME LAW3.8%1
4.1% came out, against a House average of 10%.
REFERRED
661
THIS CONGRESS
CAME OUT
27
4.1% OF PREVIOUS
PASSED THE HOUSE
26
96% OF PREVIOUS
BECAME LAW
1
3.8% OF PREVIOUS
Bills can be sent to more than one committee. “Came out” means this committee voted to report it or was discharged from it, or the full House passed it.
AFTER THEY LEFT COMMITTEEON THE FLOOR
Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2026VOICEPASSEDVOICECross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions ActVOICEPASSEDVOICEFarm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026224–200PASSED224–200Rule for Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026216–210AGREED TO216–210Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act384–9PASSED384–9BILLS WAITING HERE · 622
What the chair hasn’t taken up yetNot taken up yet
H.R. 10680 · SENT OCT 110 COSPONSORSH.R. 10680SENT OCT 1Create grants for food access at community health centersTL;DR Food access is a basic need that community health centers may be able to help address. The proposal would direct the health secretary to create a grant program to facilitate food access in those centers.George LatimerD-NY-16George LatimerD-NY-1610 COSPONSORSH.R. 10635 · SENT SEP 280 COSPONSORSH.R. 10635SENT SEP 28Saving Rural Reservoirs ActTL;DR Dam rehabilitation programs set rules for which structures can qualify for federal help. The bill would add eligible high hazard potential dams and certain rural earthen dams to the structures that can qualify for assistance under the watershed program. The dams would still have to meet the law's conditions for rehabilitation.Josh RileyD-NY-19Josh RileyD-NY-190 COSPONSORSH.R. 10630 · SENT SEP 280 COSPONSORSH.R. 10630SENT SEP 28Pesticide Transparency on Federal Land ActTL;DR People may want to know what pesticides are used on land managed by the federal government. The bill would require federal agencies to report pesticide applications and publish details in a public database. It would allow limited national-security withholding and let people sue over failures to report.Nancy MaceR-SC-11 STORYNancy MaceR-SC-10 COSPONSORS1 STORYH.R. 10629 · SENT SEP 280 COSPONSORSH.R. 10629SENT SEP 28Pesticide Data Transparency ActTL;DR Pesticide data rules balance public access to records with the privacy of individual producers. The bill would remove a restriction on releasing data that could identify producers, require the EPA to report on records newly eligible for disclosure, and bar certain agency rules or guidance from preventing or significantly delaying disclosure.Nancy MaceR-SC-1Nancy MaceR-SC-10 COSPONSORSH.R. 10627 · SENT SEP 281 COSPONSORSH.R. 10627SENT SEP 28Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement ActTL;DR Federal rules set requirements for businesses that deal in or exhibit animals. The bill would change how those businesses get and keep licenses, add inspection and veterinary-care requirements, and strengthen penalties for violations that risk animal welfare. It would also make enforcement records and animal inventories searchable online.Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-81 COSPONSOR
MEMBERS · 53
In seniority order, so you can see who’s next in lineBy seniority, so you see who’s next in line
REPUBLICANS29 SEATS
1Glenn ThompsonPA-15CHAIR2Frank D. LucasOK-3SUBCMTE CHAIR3Austin ScottGA-8VICE CHAIR4Rick CrawfordAR-15Scott DesJarlaisTN-46David RouzerNC-77Trent KellyMS-18Don BaconNE-2RETIRING9Mike BostIL-1210Dusty JohnsonSD-ALLOST PRIMARY11James R. BairdIN-412Tracey MannKS-1SUBCMTE CHAIR13Randy FeenstraIA-4LOST PRIMARY14Mary E. MillerIL-1515Barry MooreAL-1RUNNING FOR SENATE16Kat CammackFL-317Brad FinstadMN-1SUBCMTE CHAIR18John W. RoseTN-6LOST PRIMARY19Ronny JacksonTX-1320Monica De La CruzTX-1521Zachary NunnIA-322Derrick Van OrdenWI-323Dan NewhouseWA-4RETIRING24Tony WiedWI-825Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.PA-826Mark B. MessmerIN-827Mark HarrisNC-828David J. TaylorOH-229David G. ValadaoCA-22DEMOCRATS24 SEATS
1Angie CraigMN-2LOST PRIMARY2Jim CostaCA-21SUBCMTE RANKING3Jim McGovernMA-24Alma S. AdamsNC-125Jahana HayesCT-5SUBCMTE RANKING6Shontel M. BrownOH-117Sharice DavidsKS-3SUBCMTE RANKING8Andrea SalinasOR-6SUBCMTE RANKING9Donald G. DavisNC-1SUBCMTE RANKING10Jill N. TokudaHI-2SUBCMTE RANKING11Nikki BudzinskiIL-1312Eric SorensenIL-1713Gabe VasquezNM-214Jonathan L. JacksonIL-115Shri ThanedarMI-13LOST PRIMARY16Adam GrayCA-1317Kristen McDonald RivetMI-818Shomari FiguresAL-219Eugene Simon VindmanVA-720Josh RileyNY-1921John W. MannionNY-2222April McClain DelaneyMD-623Chellie PingreeME-124Salud O. CarbajalCA-24WHERE THEY’RE FROM31 STATES
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Darker means more members. Illinois has the most, with 5.
WHAT IT HANDLES
Mostly agriculture and food
Agriculture and food37156%
Public lands and resources8613%
Environmental protection274.1%
Banking and finance223.3%
Science, tech and telecom182.7%
Other13721%
SUBCOMMITTEES · 6
Where the detailed work happens
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture19SNAP, food bank commodities, food aid abroad and farm export promotion● Brad Finstad● Jahana HayesCHAIR● Brad FinstadRANKING● Jahana Hayes19SEATSConservation, Research, and Biotechnology19Conservation programs, ag research and gene editing● Frank D. Lucas● Jill N. TokudaCHAIR● Frank D. LucasRANKING● Jill N. Tokuda19SEATSForestry and Horticulture13National forests, wildfire and specialty crops● Dan Newhouse● Andrea SalinasCHAIR● Dan NewhouseRANKING● Andrea Salinas13SEATSGeneral Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit20Crop subsidies, crop insurance and farm loans● Austin Scott● Sharice DavidsCHAIR● Austin ScottRANKING● Sharice Davids20SEATSCommodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development22Futures markets, crypto oversight and rural broadband● Dusty Johnson● Donald G. DavisCHAIR● Dusty JohnsonRANKING● Donald G. Davis22SEATSLivestock, Dairy, and Poultry19Livestock and dairy markets, meat inspection and animal welfare● Tracey Mann● Jim CostaCHAIR● Tracey MannRANKING● Jim Costa19SEATS
HEARINGS AND MARKUPS
When it meets
27
hearings this Congress
5
markups
Includes the 6 subcommittees. A markup is where members amend a bill and vote to send it to the floor.
Nothing scheduled yet. Committees post meetings about a week ahead.
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