United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Committees of the U.S. Congress

Joint Congressional Committees Economic • Library • Printing • Taxation

U.S. Senate Committees Aging • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry • Appropriations • Armed Services • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs • Budget • Commerce, Science, and Transportation • Energy and Natural Resources • Environment and Public Works • Ethics (Select) • Finance • Foreign Relations • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs • Indian Affairs • Intelligence (Select) • Judiciary • Rules and Administration • Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Veterans' Affairs

U.S. House Committees Agriculture • Appropriations • Armed Services • Budget • Education and the Workforce • Energy and Commerce • Ethics • Financial Services • Foreign Affairs • Homeland Security • House Administration • Intelligence (Permanent Select) • Judiciary • Natural Resources • Oversight and Government Reform • Rules • Science, Space, and Technology • Small Business • Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party • Transportation and Infrastructure • Veterans' Affairs • Ways and Means

Background United States Congress • United States Senate • United States House of Representatives • United States Constitution • 113th United States Congress • 112th United States Congress

The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate. The committee was created on December 9, 1825.^[1][2]

Leadership

118th Congress

The committee chairwoman in the 118th Congress was Debbie Stabenow (D).

117th Congress

The committee chairwoman in the 117th Congress was Debbie Stabenow (D).

116th Congress

The committee chairman in the 116th Congress was Pat Roberts (R).

115th Congress

The committee chairman in the 115th Congress was Pat Roberts (R).

114th Congress

The committee chairman in the 114th Congress was Pat Roberts (R).

113th Congress

The committee chairwoman in the 113th Congress was Debbie Stabenow (D).^[3]

112th Congress

The committee chairwoman in the 112th Congress was Debbie Stabenow (D).

Membership

Pat Roberts (R, Chairman) left this committee in 2020.

David Perdue (R) left this committee on January 03, 2021.

Pat Roberts (R, Chairman) left this committee in 2018.

David Perdue (R) left this committee on January 03, 2021.

Pat Roberts (R, Chairman) left this committee in 2016.

David Perdue (R) left this committee on January 03, 2021.

Pat Roberts (R) left this committee in 2014.

Pat Roberts (R, Ranking Member) left this committee in 2012.

Subcommittees

Commodities, Risk Management and Trade

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

• 118th Congress Chairman: Raphael Warnock (GA)
• 117th Congress Chairman: Raphael Warnock (GA)
• 116th Congress Chairman: John Boozman (AR)
• 115th Congress Chairman: John Boozman (AR)
• 114th Congress Chairman: John Boozman (AR)
• 113th Congress Chairman: Joe Donnelly (IN)
• 112th Congress Chairman: Ben Nelson (NE)

Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (6)
Joe Donnelly Ranking Member	John Boozman Chairman
Heidi Heitkamp	Thad Cochran
Sherrod Brown	John Hoeven
Kirsten Gillibrand	David Perdue
Michael Bennet	Chuck Grassley
	John Thune

Note: Beginning in 2015, the name of this committee changed from Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management to Commodities, Risk Management and Trade^[4]

Rural Development and Energy

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

• 118th Congress Chairwoman: Tina Smith (MN)
• 117th Congress Chairwoman: Tina Smith (MN)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman: Joni Ernst (IA)
• 115th Congress Chairwoman: Joni Ernst (IA)
• 114th Congress Chairwoman: Joni Ernst (IA)
• 113th Congress Chairwoman: Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
• 112th Congress Chairman: Sherrod Brown (OH)

Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (6)
Heidi Heitkamp Ranking Member	Joni Ernst Chairwoman
Sherrod Brown	Thad Cochran
Amy Klobuchar	John Hoeven
Michael Bennet	David Perdue
Joe Donnelly	Thom Tillis
	John Thune

Note: Beginning in 2015, the name of this committee changed from Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation to Rural Development and Energy^[4]

Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

• 118th Congress Chairman: Michael Bennet (CO)
• 117th Congress Chairman: Michael Bennet (CO)
• 116th Congress Chairman: Mike Braun (IN)
• 115th Congress Chairman: David Perdue (GA)
• 114th Congress Chairman: David Perdue (GA)
• 113th Congress Chairman: Michael Bennet (CO)
• 112th Congress Chairman: Michael Bennet (CO)

Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (6)
Michael Bennet Ranking Member	David Perdue Chairman
Amy Klobuchar	Thad Cochran
Patrick Leahy	Mitch McConnell
Heidi Heitkamp	John Boozman
Bob Casey	Ben Sasse
	Chuck Grassley

Note: Beginning in 2023, the name of this committee changed from Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources to Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources^[2]

Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

• 118th Congress Chairman: Cory Booker (NJ)
• 117th Congress Chairman: Cory Booker (NJ)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman: Deb Fischer (NE)
• 115th Congress Chairman: John Hoeven (ND)
• 114th Congress Chairman: John Hoeven (ND)
• 113th Congress Chairman: Mo Cowan (MA)
• 112th Congress Chairman: Bob Casey (PA)

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops and Agricultural Research Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (6)
Bob Casey Ranking Member	John Hoeven Chairman
Patrick Leahy	Mitch McConnell
Sherrod Brown	John Boozman
Kirsten Gillibrand	Joni Ernst
Michael Bennet	Thom Tillis
	Ben Sasse

Note: Beginning in 2015, the name of this committee changed from Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research to Nutrition, Specialty Crops and Agricultural Research.^[4] Beginning in 2023, the name of this committee changed from Nutrition, Specialty Crops and Agricultural Research to Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research.^[2]

Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

• 118th Congress Chairwoman: Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
• 117th Congress Chairwoman: Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman: Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS)
• 115th Congress Chairman: Ben Sasse (NE)
• 114th Congress Chairman: Ben Sasse (NE)
• 113th Congress Chairwoman: Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
• 112th Congress Chairwoman: Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)

Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (6)
Kirsten Gillibrand Ranking Member	Ben Sasse Chairman
Patrick Leahy	Mitch McConnell
Amy Klobuchar	Joni Ernst
Joe Donnelly	Thom Tillis
Bob Casey	John Thune
	Chuck Grassley

Note: Beginning in 2015, the name of this committee changed from Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security to Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security. ^[4] Beginning in 2023, the name of this committee changed from Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security to Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security.^[2]

Nominations for secretary of agriculture

The following nominations were made for the secretary of agriculture in the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations.^[5][6]

Confirmation process for nominees for secretary of agriculture
Nominee	Announced	Hearings	Received	Status	Vote
Tom Vilsack	December 10, 2020	February 2, 2021		Confirmed on February 23, 2021	92-7
Sonny Perdue	January 19, 2017	March 23, 2017	March 9, 2017	Confirmed on April 24, 2017	87-11
Tom Vilsack	December 17, 2008	January 14, 2009	January 20, 2009	Confirmed on January 20, 2009	Voice Vote

Jurisdiction

According to the official Senate website, the jurisdiction of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee includes the following:

“	Agricultural economics and research. Agricultural extension services and experiment stations. Agricultural production, marketing, and stabilization of prices. Agriculture and agricultural commodities. Animal industry and diseases. Crop insurance and soil conservation. Farm credit and farm security. Food from fresh waters. Food stamp programs. Forestry, and forest reserves and wilderness areas other than those created from the public domain. Home economics. Human nutrition. Inspection of livestock, meat, and agricultural products. Pests and pesticides. Plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering. Rural development, rural electrification, and watersheds. School nutrition programs. Such committee shall also study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to food, nutrition, and hunger, both in the United States and in foreign countries, and rural affairs, and report thereon from time to time. [7]	”
—United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry[8]

Contact

U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
328A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Phone: (202) 224-2035
Fax: (202) 228-2125

See also

• U.S. Senate
• List of committees in the United States Congress

External links

• Official Senate Page
• Official Committee Twitter Account
• Committee profile on Congress Merge
• Committee profile on Govtrack
• Committee profile on Legistorm

Footnotes

v • e Committees of the U.S. Congress Joint Congressional committees Deficit Reduction (Select) • Printing • Taxation • Library • Economic U.S. Senate Committees Aging • Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry • Appropriations • Armed Services • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs • Budget • Commerce, Science and Transportation • Energy and Natural Resources • Environment and Public Works • Ethics (Select) • Finance • Foreign Relations • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs • Indian Affairs • Intelligence (Select) • Rules and Administration • Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Veterans' Affairs • Judiciary U.S. House Committees Agriculture • Appropriations • Armed Services • Budget • Education and the Workforce • Energy and Commerce • Ethics • Financial Services • Foreign Affairs • Homeland Security • House Administration • Intelligence (Permanent Select) • Judiciary • Natural Resources • United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform • Rules • Science, Space, and Technology • Small Business • United States House of Representatives Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party • Transportation and Infrastructure • Veterans' Affairs • Ways and Means