Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Writes the Senate's farm bill, which sets crop subsidies, crop insurance and SNAP food aid. It also covers school meals, forestry, pesticides, meat inspection and rural development.
Writes the Senate's farm bill, covering crop subsidies, crop insurance and SNAP. Also covers school meals, forestry and rural development.
WHAT IT DECIDES
The farm billSNAP and food aidSchool mealsCrop insuranceForestryRural development
The farm billSNAP and food aidSchool mealsCrop insuranceForestryRural development
ITS RECORD THIS CONGRESS
358 bills sent here. 19 came out.358 bills in. 19 came out.
REFERRED358
CAME OUT5.3%19
PASSED THE SENATE11%2
BECAME LAW100%2
5.3% came out, against a Senate average of 12%.
REFERRED
358
THIS CONGRESS
CAME OUT
19
5.3% OF PREVIOUS
PASSED THE SENATE
2
11% OF PREVIOUS
BECAME LAW
2
100% 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 Senate passed it.
BILLS WAITING HERE · 335
What the chair hasn’t taken up yetNot taken up yet
S. 5675 · SENT SEP 308 COSPONSORSS. 5675SENT SEP 30WIC notices and certifications for relocating troopsTL;DR A permanent change of station can require service members to manage program information while moving. The bill would require certain WIC-related notifications and certifications to be available to Armed Forces members undergoing such a move.Martin HeinrichD-NMMartin HeinrichD-NM8 COSPONSORSS. 5495 · SENT SEP 241 COSPONSORSS. 5495SENT SEP 24Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2026TL;DR School meal eligibility depends in part on household income. The bill would exclude certain military housing allowance payments from that calculation. It would also require a report on whether children in military households could be certified for free or reduced-price school meals without applying.Andy KimD-NJAndy KimD-NJ1 COSPONSORS. 5461 · SENT SEP 231 COSPONSORSS. 5461SENT SEP 23Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026TL;DR Farmers rely on fertilizer, and supply disruptions can raise their costs and affect food production. The bill would require a study of whether a federal fertilizer reserve is feasible. If the Agriculture Secretary approves it, a new agency would manage stored fertilizer inputs, with a dedicated fund and oversight rules.Chuck SchumerD-NYChuck SchumerD-NY1 COSPONSORS. 5460 · SENT SEP 2314 COSPONSORSS. 5460SENT SEP 23Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026TL;DR School meal programs use federal reimbursements to help pay for meals served to students. The bill would add a payment for each school lunch and breakfast covered by the measure. Those amounts would begin to adjust in 2027.Martin HeinrichD-NMMartin HeinrichD-NM14 COSPONSORSS. 5459 · SENT SEP 230 COSPONSORSS. 5459SENT SEP 23Agricultural Data Privacy Act of 2026TL;DR Farm equipment and digital services can collect information about crops, land, livestock, and farm operations. The proposal would recognize agricultural producers as owners of covered data linked to them and require their written consent before a covered sale. It would also set contract, security, and federal enforcement rules.Pete RickettsR-NEPete RickettsR-NE0 COSPONSORS
MEMBERS · 23
In seniority order, so you can see who’s next in lineBy seniority, so you see who’s next in line
REPUBLICANS12 SEATS
1John BoozmanARCHAIR2Mitch McConnellKYRETIRING3John HoevenNDSUBCMTE CHAIR4Joni ErnstIARETIRING5Cindy Hyde-SmithMSSUBCMTE CHAIR6Roger MarshallKSSUBCMTE CHAIR7Tommy TubervilleALRUNNING FOR GOV.8James C. JusticeWV9Chuck GrassleyIA10John ThuneSD11Deb FischerNE12Jerry MoranKSDEMOCRATS11 SEATS
1Amy KlobucharMNRANKING2Michael F. BennetCOSUBCMTE RANKING3Tina SmithMNRETIRING4Richard J. DurbinILRETIRING5Cory A. BookerNJSUBCMTE RANKING6Ben Ray LujánNMSUBCMTE RANKING7Raphael G. WarnockGA8Peter WelchVTSUBCMTE RANKING9John FettermanPA10Adam B. SchiffCA11Elissa SlotkinMISUBCMTE RANKINGWHERE THEY’RE FROM20 STATES
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Darker means more members. Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota have the most, with 2 each.
WHAT IT HANDLES
Mostly agriculture and food
Agriculture and food26373%
Public lands and resources4513%
Environmental protection92.5%
Banking and finance92.5%
Animals51.4%
Other277.5%
SUBCOMMITTEES · 5
Where the detailed work happens
Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade11Crop subsidies and insurance, futures markets, crypto and farm trade● Cindy Hyde-Smith● Cory A. BookerCHAIR● Cindy Hyde-SmithRANKING● Cory A. Booker11SEATSConservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology11Farm conservation, national forests, pesticides and biotechnology● Roger Marshall● Michael F. BennetCHAIR● Roger MarshallRANKING● Michael F. Bennet11SEATSFood and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research11SNAP, school meals, food aid abroad, specialty crops and research● Mitch McConnell● Ben Ray LujánCHAIR● Mitch McConnellRANKING● Ben Ray Luján11SEATSLivestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety11Livestock, poultry, dairy, meat inspection and food safety● John Hoeven● Elissa SlotkinCHAIR● John HoevenRANKING● Elissa Slotkin11SEATSRural Development, Energy, and Credit11Rural development loans and grants, farm credit and renewable energy● Joni Ernst● Peter WelchCHAIR● Joni ErnstRANKING● Peter Welch11SEATS
HEARINGS AND MARKUPS
When it meets
22
hearings this Congress
13
markups
Includes the 5 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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