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Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

The Senate Committee on Agriculture has legislative jurisdiction over agriculture, food, and nutrition. (source)

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Chair:
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Ranking Member:
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Democrats:
11
Republicans:
11

The chair is always selected from the majority party and the ranking member is the most senior member of the minority party. The majority party ensures it has a majority on every committee.

Members

Portrait of Debbie Stabenow
Chair
Democrat
Michigan
ex officio, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade
Portrait of John Boozman
Ranking Member
Republican
Arkansas
ex officio, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade
Portrait of Michael Bennet
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
Colorado
chair, Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources
Portrait of Cory Booker
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
New Jersey
chair, Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and …
Portrait of Kirsten Gillibrand
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
New York
chair, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and …
Portrait of Tina Smith
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
Minnesota
chair, Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy
Portrait of Raphael Warnock
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
Georgia
chair, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade
Portrait of Mike Braun
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
Indiana
ranking member, Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and …
Portrait of Joni Ernst
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
Iowa
ranking member, Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy
Portrait of John Hoeven
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
North Dakota
ranking member, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade
Portrait of Cindy Hyde-Smith
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
Mississippi
ranking member, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and …
Portrait of Roger Marshall
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
Kansas
ranking member, Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources
Portrait of Sherrod Brown
Democrat
Ohio
Portrait of Richard Durbin
Democrat
Illinois
Portrait of Deb Fischer
Republican
Nebraska
Portrait of Charles “Chuck” Grassley
Republican
Iowa
Portrait of Amy Klobuchar
Democrat
Minnesota
Portrait of Patrick Leahy
Democrat
Vermont
Portrait of Ben Ray Luján
Democrat
New Mexico
Portrait of Mitch McConnell
Republican
Kentucky
Portrait of John Thune
Republican
South Dakota
Portrait of Tommy Tuberville
Republican
Alabama

Members are listed in order of their rank on the committee and its subcommittees. Committee membership information is from the unitedstates project on github.

Bills

There are 156 bills referred to this committee. Below find the top 100:

Press Statements

Committee press statements from ProPublica Represent:

“Roberts Unveils Chairman’s Portrait to be Displayed in Hearing Room”
    — Nov 18, 2020

“Ranking Member Stabenow Applauds Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance”
    — Nov 17, 2020

“Roberts, Stabenow Announce Unanimous Senate Passage of Grain Standards Reauthorization”
    — Nov 16, 2020

“Stabenow, Leahy Lead Call for USDA to Reverse Decision to Decrease COVID-19 Relief Available to Dairy Farmers”
    — Oct 22, 2020

“Ranking Member Stabenow Statement on CFTC Position Limits Rule”
    — Oct 15, 2020

“Chairman Roberts Hails CFTC Final Rule on Position Limits”
    — Oct 15, 2020

“Chairman Roberts Votes to Send Relief to Farm Country”
    — Sep 30, 2020

“Chairman Roberts Keynotes Agri-Pulse Security Summit”
    — Sep 29, 2020

“Roberts: Bipartisan CCC Solution Provides Certainty, Predictability for Farm Country”
    — Sep 23, 2020

“Roberts: House Democrats’ CR Highlights ‘Pandemic of Politics’”
    — Sep 22, 2020

“Roberts: Democrats Heard Our Call to Aid Farm Country”
    — Sep 22, 2020

“Ranking Member Stabenow Statement on Agreement to Help Families and Farmers in the Continuing Resolution”
    — Sep 22, 2020

“Ranking Member Stabenow Statement on USDA Provisions in the Continuing Resolution”
    — Sep 21, 2020

“Ranking Member Stabenow Speaks Out Against Reports of Trump Administration Plans to Bail Out Oil Companies with USDA Funds”
    — Sep 17, 2020

“Roberts Praises Second Round of Relief Funds for Ag Producers”
    — Sep 17, 2020

“Chairman Roberts: Replenishing the CCC Ensures Farm Bill Implementation”
    — Sep 17, 2020

“Independent GAO Report Confirms Trump Administration Payments for Trade Damages Favored Certain Farmers”
    — Sep 14, 2020

“Ranking Member Stabenow Statement on CFTC Climate Report”
    — Sep 9, 2020

“Roberts, Klobuchar Lead Request for Wheat Grower Assistance”
    — Sep 2, 2020

“Ranking Member Stabenow Statement on USDA School Meal Flexibilities”
    — Aug 31, 2020