House Committee on Agriculture

Bills

There are 229 bills referred to this committee. Below find the top 100:

• H.R. 2099: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse [D-CO2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4300: Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks [R-IA2]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 4374: Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act
  Sponsor: Rep. David Scott [D-GA13]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 869: RISE Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3113: MAPLand Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Blake Moore [R-UT1]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 3330: Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3442: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA8]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3326: Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA49]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2244: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Tom O’Halleran [D-AZ1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4521: To provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology.
  Sponsor: Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX30]
  Status: Introduced
• H.Res. 271: Recognizing the importance of the blueberry industry to the United States and supporting the designation of July 2021 as National Blueberry Month.
  Sponsor: Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1542: Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Investment and Market Expansion Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Cynthia Axne [D-IA3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.Res. 427: Encouraging the Department of Agriculture to lead efforts, in partnerships with States, localities, universities, and various farming and ranching groups, to prepare for the disruptive transformation of the entire agriculture industry.
  Sponsor: Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ6]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4664: To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed management areas, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Blake Moore [R-UT1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4614: To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return re
  Sponsor: Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3132: Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3617: MORE Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY10]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2919: THRIVE Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI12]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4375: To provide funding to rehabilitate, retrofit, and remove the Nation’s dams to improve the health of the Nation’s rivers, improve public safety, and increase clean energy production, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3686: Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1503: Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA49]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 279: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ7]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 487: Revitalize and Expand SNAP Education and Training for America’s Future Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA7]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4379: School Food Modernization Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA11]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4489: To amend the Act of June 20, 1958, to require that certain amounts collected by the United States with respect to lands under the administration of the Forest Service be invested into interest bearing obligations, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA8]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1602: Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC10]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1506: Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA47]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 4690: To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3687: Environmental Justice in Recreation Permitting Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI13]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2816: Legacy Roads and Trails Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA8]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2713: Territorial Equity Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D-NY7]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4623: To establish a categorical exclusion for forest management activities carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture jointly with another Federal agency if such forest management activities received a categorical exclusion with respect to such ot
  Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Bentz [R-OR2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4574: To expedite certain activities related to salvage operations and reforestation activities on National Forest System lands or public lands in response to catastrophic events, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Jay Obernolte [R-CA8]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4569: To require that only two alternatives be considered with respect to certain proposed collaborative forest management activities, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4584: To establish a categorical exclusion for certain forest management activities relating to early successional forests and a categorical exclusion for certain activities relating to outdoor recreation, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN8]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4573: To establish a categorical exclusion to improve or restore National Forest System land or public land or reduce the risk of wildfire, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4504: To establish a biochar demonstration project for federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native corporations to support the development and commercialization of biochar.
  Sponsor: Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4541: To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide clarification with respect to certain categorical exclusion authority relating to insect and disease infestation and wildfire resilience projects, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Tiffany [R-WI7]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4516: To establish a categorical exclusion to expedite certain critical response actions, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Mike Garcia [R-CA25]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2456: Farmers Fighting Climate Change Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL14]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2585: FIRE Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD0]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3532: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a periodic wildfire assessment, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Tom O’Halleran [D-AZ1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1174: FIR Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Matthew Rosendale [R-MT0]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1983: MONARCH Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 543: POWER Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Yvette Herrell [R-NM2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4169: To increase market access for black farmers and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, to ensure civil rights accountability, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. David Scott [D-GA13]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4705: To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for
  Sponsor: Rep. Russ Fulcher [R-ID1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2176: Ensuring Access to Domestic Mineral Production Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1038: Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Kelly Armstrong [R-ND0]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 633: State National Forest Management Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Don Young [R-AK0]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2186: BALE Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL12]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3370: Broadband Permitting Modernization Act
  Sponsor: Rep. John Curtis [R-UT3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1692: RESTORE Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Ronny Jackson [R-TX13]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4082: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. John Curtis [R-UT3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4252: To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.
  Sponsor: Rep. David Scott [D-GA13]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3075: Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1721: To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provid
  Sponsor: Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX33]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2021: Environmental Justice For All Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2424: Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2698: APEX Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL5]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4763: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out projects that further agricultural resiliency and modernization, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA10]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2241: Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse [D-CO2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 794: Climate Emergency Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4162: Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA7]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4103: Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA7]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3784: Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA9]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3794: Farm Subsidy Transparency Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3652: National Food Waste Reduction Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Cynthia Axne [D-IA3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4579: To establish an arbitration process pilot program as an alternative dispute resolution process for certain objections or protests to qualified forest management activities, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Matthew Rosendale [R-MT0]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3211: Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse [D-CO2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3790: Rural Forest Markets Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2612: RESTORE Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 806: Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI12]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4680: To form the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC5]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3670: SOAR Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse [D-CO2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2644: Green New Deals for Cities Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Cori Bush [D-MO1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2649: Homegrown Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2989: Financial Transparency Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY12]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4274: Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA19]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2918: Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1848: LIFT America Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ6]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2789: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to administer a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to conservation and resource management activities.
  Sponsor: Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA17]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4580: To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to provide recovery payments to seasonal and perishable crop growers who experienced low prices caused by imports, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA36]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4500: To incentivize States to provide robust qualified immunity to law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY22]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4195: Community and Senior Center Support Act
  Sponsor: Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4710: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to allow emergency haying under the conservation reserve program during the primary nesting season.
  Sponsor: Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD0]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4180: Keeping Pets and Families Together Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA33]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3527: Recreation Not Red Tape Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Blake Moore [R-UT1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4337: To modernize the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to conduct research, development, demonstration, and information programs.
  Sponsor: Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA8]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4302: To address the bark beetle epidemic, to reduce catastrophic wildfires in the highest risk areas, to restore and improve the ecological integrity of forest, grassland, rangeland, and watershed ecosystems across the United States through public
  Sponsor: Rep. Lauren Boebert [R-CO3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4232: Financial Guidance Review Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2712: Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D-NY7]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3766: Optimizing the Cattle Market Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4140: Butcher Block Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD0]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3453: Anti-Hunger Pandemic Recovery Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D-NY7]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3412: Alleviating Stress Test Burdens To Help Investors Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA11]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3314: No Land Grab Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Tracey Mann [R-KS1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3014: 30 x 30 Termination Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Lauren Boebert [R-CO3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4239: Healthy Dog Importation Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR5]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2477: Urban Forests Act of 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Nicole Malliotakis [R-NY11]
  Status: Introduced

Reports

Subcommittees

• Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
• Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit
• Conservation and Forestry
• General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
• Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
• Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations

Press Statements

Committee press statements from ProPublica Represent:

“Costa Leads Effort to Protect Access to Overseas Markets for American Food Producers”
    — Nov 2, 2020

“Chair Fudge Statement on Court Ruling Striking Down USDA's Attempt to Strip SNAP Away for ABAWDs”
    — Oct 19, 2020

“Chairman Peterson Statement on World Food Day”
    — Oct 16, 2020

“Peterson Welcomes Announcement of CRP Payments to Producers”
    — Oct 15, 2020

“Fudge, Nutrition Subcommittee Members Demand Information, Documents from USDA on Mismanagement, Political Nature of Food Box Program”
    — Oct 9, 2020

“Costa Statement on UN World Food Programme Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize”
    — Oct 9, 2020

“Conaway: Latest Liberal Spending Spree Leaves America Behind”
    — Oct 1, 2020

“LaMalfa: USDA Conservation Programs Persevering Despite 2020’s Challenges”
    — Oct 1, 2020

“Chair Spanberger Closing Statement at Hearing on the Challenges and Successes of Conservation Programs in 2020”
    — Oct 1, 2020

“Agriculture Committee Leadership Presses Perdue on Diversity Trainings at USDA”
    — Oct 1, 2020

“Chair Spanberger Opening Statement at Hearing on the Challenges and Successes of Conservation Programs in 2020”
    — Oct 1, 2020

“Chair Spanberger Opening Statement at Hearing on 2020 Wildfires”
    — Sep 24, 2020

“What They're Saying: Conaway Leads Introduction of Digital Commodity Legislation”
    — Sep 24, 2020

“LaMalfa, Conaway: Forest Health Key to Preventing Wildfires”
    — Sep 24, 2020

“Conaway Introduces Digital Commodity Regulatory Framework”
    — Sep 24, 2020

“Chair Spanberger Statement Following 2020 Wildfires Hearing”
    — Sep 24, 2020

“Witness List RE: “The 2020 Wildfire Year: Response and Recovery Efforts””
    — Sep 23, 2020

“Conaway Commends Congressional Republican Leadership for Stopping Democrats’ Proposal to Defund Key Agricultural Programs”
    — Sep 22, 2020

“Conaway Rebukes House Democrats for Blocking USDA Funding for Rural America, Farmers, Ranchers, and Dairy Producers”
    — Sep 21, 2020

“Peterson Weighs in on Second CFAP Program from USDA”
    — Sep 19, 2020