The Subcommittees for the 118th Congress are listed below.
The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is comprised of 23 members. 12 members of the majority; 11 members of the minority. The Chairman and Ranking Member are selected at the start of each Congress, and members are assigned to the Committee thereafter. For more information on the Senate Committee system, click here.
Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade
This subcommittee oversees matters regarding production agriculture, including commodity programs, crop insurance, commodity exchanges, agriculture trade, international food assistance, and credit.
Related Agencies: Farm Service Agency, Foreign Agricultural Service, and Risk Management Agency at USDA, as well as Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Farm Credit Administration.
Smith
(D - Minnesota)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D - New York)
- Richard Durbin (D - Illinois)
- Cory Booker (D - New Jersey)
- Raphael Warnock (D - Georgia)
- John Fetterman (D - Pennsylvania)
Hyde-Smith
(R - Mississippi)
- Mitch McConnell (R - Kentucky)
- Joni Ernst (R - Iowa)
- Tommy Tuberville (R - Alabama)
- Charles Grassley (R - Iowa)
Subcommittee on Rural
Development and Energy
This subcommittee oversees many of the programs in USDA’s Rural Development mission area, including facilities, utilities, loans, and renewable energy.
Related Agencies: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, and Rural Utilities Service at USDA.
(D - Vermont)
- Amy Klobuchar (D - Minnesota)
- Michael Bennet (D - Colorado)
- Tina Smith (D - Minnesota)
- Richard Durbin (D - Illinois)
- Ben Ray Luján (D - New Mexico)
Tuberville
(R - Alabama)
- Joni Ernst (R - Iowa)
- Mike Braun (R - Indiana)
- Charles Grassley (R - Iowa)
- Deb Fischer (R - Nebraska)
Subcommittee on Conservation,
Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources
This subcommittee oversees programs regarding conservation and protection of natural resources, regulation of pesticides and agriculture biotechnology, and forestry.
Related Agencies: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the Forest Service at USDA, as well as EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
Bennet
(D - Colorado)
- Amy Klobuchar (D - Minnesota)
- Tina Smith (D - Minnesota)
- Ben Ray Luján (D - New Mexico)
- Raphael Warnock (D - Georgia)
- Peter Welch (D - Vermont)
Marshall
(R - Kansas)
- Mitch McConnell (R - Kentucky)
- John Hoeven (R - North Dakota)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R - Mississippi)
- John Thune (R - South Dakota)
Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
This subcommittee oversees programs regarding food and nutrition assistance, school meals, non-program crops, organic production, and research.
Related Agencies: Agencies within the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services; Research, Education and Economics; and Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission areas at USDA. In addition to agencies, this subcommittee oversees the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research.
(D - Pennsylvania)
- Sherrod Brown (D - Ohio)
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Amy Klobuchar (D - Minnesota)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D - New York)
- Cory Booker (D - New Jersey)
- Raphael Warnock (D - Georgia)
(R - Indiana)
- Mitch McConnell (R - Kentucky)
- Joni Ernst (R - Iowa)
- Roger Marshall (R - Kansas)
- Tommy Tuberville (R - Alabama)
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security
This subcommittee oversees matters involving livestock, poultry and dairy production, local and regional food systems, and marketing, food safety, and security issues.
Related Agencies: Agencies within the Marketing and Regulatory Program and Food Safety mission areas at USDA as well as the USDA Office of Homeland Security and agricultural security functions in other agencies and offices.
(D - New York)
- Sherrod Brown (D - Ohio)
- Richard Durbin (D - Illinois)
- Cory Booker (D - New Jersey)
- Ben Ray Luján (D - New Mexico)
- Peter Welch (D - Vermont)
(R - North Dakota)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R - Mississippi)
- Roger Marshall (R - Kansas)
- John Thune (R - South Dakota)
- Deb Fischer (R - Nebraska)
