Conaway, Peterson announce subcommittee members
January 28, 2015 |02:16 PM
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway, D-Texas, and House Agriculture ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., today announced the members who will serve on the Agriculture subcommittees.
Peterson also announced the subcommittee ranking members. Conway had previously announced the chairs of the subcommittees.
Jurisdiction: Policies, statutes, and markets relating to commodities including barley, cotton, cottonseed, corn, grain sorghum, honey, mohair, oats, other oilseeds, peanuts, pulse crops, rice, soybeans, sugar, wheat and wool; the Commodity Credit Corporation; risk management policies and statutes, including Federal Crop Insurance; producer data and privacy issues.
REPUBLICANS
DEMOCRATS
Jurisdiction: Policies and statutes relating to nutrition, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and domestic commodity distribution and consumer initiatives.
REPUBLICANS
DEMOCRATS
Jurisdiction: Policies, statutes, and markets relating to commodity exchanges; agricultural credit; rural development; energy; rural electrification.
REPUBLICANS
DEMOCRATS
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.
REPUBLICANS
DEMOCRATS
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.
REPUBLICANS
DEMOCRATS
Jurisdiction: Policies and statutes relating to resource conservation, forestry, and all forests under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Agriculture.
REPUBLICANS
DEMOCRATS
Peterson also announced the subcommittee ranking members. Conway had previously announced the chairs of the subcommittees.
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Jurisdiction: Policies, statutes, and markets relating to commodities including barley, cotton, cottonseed, corn, grain sorghum, honey, mohair, oats, other oilseeds, peanuts, pulse crops, rice, soybeans, sugar, wheat and wool; the Commodity Credit Corporation; risk management policies and statutes, including Federal Crop Insurance; producer data and privacy issues.
REPUBLICANS
- Rep. Rick Crawford, Arkansas, chair
- Rep. Frank Lucas, Oklahoma
- Rep. Randy Neugebauer, Texas
- Rep. Mike Rogers, Alabama
- Rep. Bob Gibbs, Ohio
- Rep. Austin Scott, Georgia
- Rep. Jeff Denham, California
- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, California
- Rep. Jackie Walorski, Indiana
- Rep. Rick Allen, Georgia
- Rep. Mike Bost, Illinois
- Rep. Ralph Abraham, Louisiana
DEMOCRATS
- Rep. Tim Walz, Minnesota, ranking member
- Rep. Cherie Bustos, Illinois
- Rep. Gwen Graham, Florida
- Rep. Brad Ashford, Nebraska
- Rep. David Scott, Georgia
- Rep. Jim Costa, California
- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, New York
- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona
Nutrition
Jurisdiction: Policies and statutes relating to nutrition, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and domestic commodity distribution and consumer initiatives.
REPUBLICANS
- Rep. Jackie Walorski, Indiana, chair
- Rep. Randy Neugebauer, Texas
- Rep. Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
- Rep. Bob Gibbs, Ohio
- Rep. Rick Crawford, Arkansas
- Rep. Vicky Hartzler, Missouri
- Rep. Dan Benishek, Michigan
- Rep. Rodney Davis, Illinois
- Rep. Ted Yoho, Florida
- Rep. David Rouzer, North Carolina
- Rep. Ralph Abraham, Louisiana
- Rep. John Moolenaar, Michigan
DEMOCRATS
- Rep. Jim McGovern, Massachusetts, ranking member
- Rep. Marcia Fudge, Ohio
- Rep. Alma Adams, North Carolina
- Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico
- Rep. Pete Aguilar, California
- Rep. Stacey Plaskett, Virgin Islands
- Rep. Brad Ashford, Nebraska
- Rep. Suzan DelBene, Washington
Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit
Jurisdiction: Policies, statutes, and markets relating to commodity exchanges; agricultural credit; rural development; energy; rural electrification.
REPUBLICANS
- Rep. Austin Scott, Georgia, chair
- Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Virginia
- Rep. Frank Lucas, Oklahoma
- Rep. Randy Neugebauer, Texas
- Rep. Mike Rogers, Alabama
- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, California
- Rep. Rodney Davis, Illinois
- Rep. Tom Emmer, Minnesota
DEMOCRATS
- Rep. David Scott, Georgia, ranking member
- Rep. Filemon Vela, Texas
- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona
- Rep. Pete Aguilar, California
Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
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.
REPUBLICANS
- Rep. Rodney Davis, Illinois, chair
- Rep. Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
- Rep. Austin Scott, Georgia
- Rep. Chris Gibson, New York
- Rep. Jeff Denham, California
- Rep. Ted Yoho, Florida
- Rep. John Moolenaar, Michigan
- Rep. Dan Newhouse, Washington
DEMOCRATS
- Rep. Suzan DelBene, Washington, ranking member
- Rep. Marcia Fudge, Ohio
- Rep. Jim McGovern, Massachusetts
- Rep. Ann Kuster, New Hampshire
- Rep. Gwen Graham, Florida
Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
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.
REPUBLICANS
- Rep. David Rouzer, North Carolina, chair
- Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Virginia
- Rep. Steve King, Iowa
- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee
- Rep. Vicky Hartzler, Missouri
- Rep. Ted Yoho, Florida
- Rep. Tom Emmer, Minnesota
- Rep. Dan Newhouse, Washington
DEMOCRATS
- Rep. Jim Costa, California, ranking member
- Rep. Stacey Plaskett, Virgin Islands
- Rep. Filemon Vela, Texas
- Rep. Rick Nolan, Minnesota
- Rep. Cherie Bustos, Illinois
Conservation and Forestry
Jurisdiction: Policies and statutes relating to resource conservation, forestry, and all forests under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Agriculture.
REPUBLICANS
- Rep. Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania, chair
- Rep. Frank Lucas, Oklahoma
- Rep. Steve King, Iowa
- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee
- Rep. Chris Gibson, New York
- Rep. Dan Benishek, Michigan
- Rep. Rick Allen, Georgia
- Rep. Mike Bost, Illinois
DEMOCRATS
- Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico, ranking member
- Rep. Ann Kuster, New Hampshire
- Rep. Rick Nolan, Minnesota
- Rep. Suzan DelBene, Washington
- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona