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United States House Committee on Agriculture

Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives

United States House Committee on Agriculture

Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives

FieldValue
nameHouse Agriculture Committee
typestanding
chamberhouse
congress119th
statusactive
formedMay 3, 1820
chairGlenn Thompson
chair_partyR
chair_sinceJanuary 3, 2023
ranking_memberAngie Craig
rm_partyD
rm_sinceJanuary 3, 2025
seats52
majority1R
majority1_seats28
minority1D
minority1_seats24
oversightDepartment of Agriculture
counterpartSenate Agriculture Committee
subcommittees
meeting_place1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
meeting_imageLongworth House 1300.JPG
website(Republican)
(Democratic)
  • Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit
  • Conservation and Forestry
  • Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations
  • General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
  • Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
  • Livestock and Foreign Agriculture (Democratic) 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

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 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.

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

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

Members of the 115th Congress House Committee on Agriculture received belt buckles for their service.

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, 119th Congress

MajorityMinority

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (R), (D), (D)

Subcommittees

Subcommitteedate=January 17, 2025title=THOMPSON ANNOUNCES VICE CHAIR, REPUBLICAN SUBCOMMITTEE LEADERSHIP FOR THE 119TH CONGRESSurl=https://agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7829website=House Committee on Agriculture Chairman GT Thompsonlanguage=en}}date=January 22, 2025title=Ranking Member Angie Craig Announces Vice Ranking Member, Democratic Subcommittee Leadership for 119th Congressurl=https://democrats-agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2886website=House Agriculture Committee Democratslanguage=en}}
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and CreditAustin Scott (R-GA)Sharice Davids (D-KS)
Forestry and HorticultureDoug LaMalfa (R-CA)Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
Conservation, Research, and BiotechnologyFrank Lucas (R-OK)Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
Nutrition and Foreign AgricultureBrad Finstad (R-MN)Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
Livestock, Dairy, and PoultryTracey Mann (R-KS)Jim Costa (D-CA)
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural DevelopmentDusty Johnson (R-SD)Don Davis (D-NC)

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

MajorityMinority

116th Congress

MajorityMinority

;Subcommittees

SubcommitteeChairRanking Member
Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and CreditDavid Scott (D-GA)Austin Scott (R-GA)
Conservation and ForestryAbigail Spanberger (D-VA)Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
Nutrition, Oversight, and Department OperationsMarcia Fudge (D-OH)Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
General Farm Commodities and Risk ManagementFilemon Vela Jr. (D-TX)Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Biotechnology, Horticulture, and ResearchStacey Plaskett (D-VI)Neal Dunn (R-FL)
Livestock and Foreign AgricultureJim Costa (D-CA)David Rouzer (R-NC)

117th Congress

MajorityMinority

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D), (D), (D), (R), (D), (D), (R), (R)

;Subcommittees

SubcommitteeChairRanking Member
Biotechnology, Horticulture, and ResearchStacey Plaskett (D-VI)Jim Baird (R-IN)
Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and CreditAntonio Delgado (D-NY)Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
Conservation and ForestryAbigail Spanberger (D-VA)Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
General Farm Commodities and Risk ManagementCheri Bustos (D-IL)Austin Scott (R-GA)
Livestock and Foreign AgricultureJim Costa (D-CA)Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
Nutrition, Oversight, and Department OperationsJahana Hayes (D-CT)Don Bacon (R-NE)

118th Congress

MajorityMinority

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D), (R), (D)

;Subcommittees

SubcommitteeChairRanking Member
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural DevelopmentDusty Johnson (R-SD)Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)
Conservation, Research and BiotechnologyJim Baird (R-IN)Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
ForestryDoug LaMalfa (R-CA)Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and CreditAustin Scott (R-GA)Shontel Brown (D-OH)
Livestock, Dairy and PoultryTracey Mann (R-KS)Jim Costa (D-CA)
Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture and HorticultureBrad Finstad (R-MN)Jahana Hayes (D-CT)

Leadership

NamePartyStateStartEnd
FederalistPennsylvania18201821
Democratic-RepublicanNew Hampshire18211823
National RepublicanNew York18231829
National RepublicanNew York18291831
DemocraticNew York18311833
DemocraticNew York18331837
WhigNorth Carolina18371845
DemocraticNew York18451847
WhigNew York18471849
DemocraticMaine18491851
DemocraticNew York18511853
DemocraticPennsylvania18531855
OppositionIndiana18551857
DemocraticDelaware18571859
RepublicanNew York18591861
RepublicanIllinois18611863
Union DemocraticKentucky18631865
RepublicanCalifornia18651867
RepublicanMichigan18671869
RepublicanOhio18691873
RepublicanAlabama18731875
DemocraticAlabama18751877
DemocraticNew Jersey18771879
DemocraticNew York18791881
RepublicanNebraska18811883
DemocraticMissouri18831889
RepublicanKansas18891891
DemocraticMissouri18911895
RepublicanNew York18951907
RepublicanKansas19071911
DemocraticVirginia19111913
DemocraticSouth Carolina19131919
RepublicanIowa19191931
DemocraticTexas19311941
DemocraticSouth Carolina19411945
DemocraticVirginia19451947
RepublicanKansas19471949
DemocraticNorth Carolina19491953
RepublicanKansas19531955
DemocraticNorth Carolina19551967
DemocraticTexas19671975
DemocraticWashington19751981
DemocraticTexas19811995
RepublicanKansas19951997
RepublicanOregon19971999
RepublicanTexas19992003
RepublicanVirginia20032007
DemocraticMinnesota20072011
RepublicanOklahoma20112015
RepublicanTexas20152019
DemocraticMinnesota20192021
DemocraticGeorgia20212023
RepublicanPennsylvania2023present
NamePartyStateStartEnd
DemocraticVirginia19471949
RepublicanKansas19491953
DemocraticNorth Carolina19531955
RepublicanKansas19551957
RepublicanMinnesota19571958
RepublicanColorado19581959
RepublicanIowa19591965
RepublicanPennsylvania19651966
RepublicanOklahoma19671973
RepublicanCalifornia19731974
RepublicanVirginia19741983
RepublicanIllinois19831991
RepublicanMissouri19911993
RepublicanKansas19931995
DemocraticTexas19951997
DemocraticTexas19972005
DemocraticMinnesota20052007
RepublicanVirginia20072009
RepublicanOklahoma20092011
DemocraticMinnesota20112019
RepublicanTexas20192021
RepublicanPennsylvania20212023
DemocraticGeorgia20232025
DemocraticMinnesota2025present

Notes

References

References

  1. (January 17, 2025). "THOMPSON ANNOUNCES VICE CHAIR, REPUBLICAN SUBCOMMITTEE LEADERSHIP FOR THE 119TH CONGRESS".
  2. (January 22, 2025). "Ranking Member Angie Craig Announces Vice Ranking Member, Democratic Subcommittee Leadership for 119th Congress".
  3. (12 February 2025). "Ranking Member Angie Craig Announces Subcommittee Vice Ranking Members for 119th Congress {{!}} House Agriculture Committee".
  4. "Peterson Announces House Agriculture Subcommittee Chairs for the 116th Congress".
  5. [https://republicans-agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4488 Conaway Announces Republican Agriculture Subcommittee Leadership for 116th Congress]
  6. "Filemon Vela (Texas (TX)), 117th Congress Profile".
  7. "Antonio Delgado (New York (NY)), 117th Congress Profile".
  8. (2021-12-01). "Congressional Record — House".
  9. (11 May 2022). "Letlow Named to the Appropriations Committee".
  10. [https://agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2101 Chairman Scott Announces House Agriculture Subcommittee Chairs for the 117th Congress]
  11. [https://republicans-agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6795 Thompson Announces Republican Agriculture Subcommittee Leadership for 117th Congress]
  12. (2023-02-02). "Thompson Announces Subcommittee Chairs and Jurisdiction for the 118th Congress".
  13. (2023-02-07). "Ranking Member David Scott Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members".
  14. {{USBill. 115. HRes. 6 (Chair), {{USBill. 115. HRes. 51
  15. {{USBill. 115. HRes. 45, {{USBill. 115. HRes. 52
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