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United States
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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

Leadership

Chairman
Deborah Ann Stabenow
Democrat • Michigan
Ranking Member
Amy Klobuchar
Democrat • Minnesota

Members (27)

Amy Klobuchar

Democrat • MN

Ranking Member

Deborah Ann Stabenow

Democrat • MI

Chairman

John Boozman

Republican • AR

Chairman

Michael F. Bennet

Democrat • CO

Member

Addison Mitchell McConnell

Republican • KY

Member

Sherrod Brown

Democrat • OH

Member

John Hoeven

Republican • ND

Member

Tina Smith

Democrat • MN

Member

Joni Ernst

Republican • IA

Member

Richard Joseph Durbin

Democrat • IL

Member

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democrat • NY

Member

Cory Anthony Booker

Democrat • NJ

Member

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican • MS

Member

Roger Wayne Marshall

Republican • KS

Member

Ben Ray Luján

Democrat • NM

Member

Raphael Gamaliel Warnock

Democrat • GA

Member

Thomas Hawley Tuberville

Republican • AL

Member

James Conley Justice

Republican • WV

Member

Michael Braun

Republican • IN

Member

Peter Welch

Democrat • VT

Member

Charles Ernest Grassley

Republican • IA

Member

John Karl Fetterman

Democrat • PA

Member

Adam Schiff

Democrat • CA

Member

John Thune

Republican • SD

Member

Debra Fischer

Republican • NE

Member

Elissa Slotkin

Democrat • MI

Member

Jerry Moran

Republican • KS

Member

Recent Legislation

S-3755pending committee

An original bill to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes.

Reported Original Measure · February 2, 2026

S-3718pending committee

Amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to establish a pilot program to award grants to facilitate home delivery of commodities under the commodity supplemental food program, and for other purposes.

Referred To · January 28, 2026

Subcommittees

T

Subcommittee on Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade

Senate
Subcommittee
B

Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology

Senate
Subcommittee

Upcoming Schedule

No upcoming meetings, hearings, or markups scheduled for this committee.

Meeting Videos

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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Nov 19, 2025
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Hearing Records

37 transcripts available
Senate
S.Hrg.119-31

Perspectives From The Field: Risk Management, Credit, And Rural Business Views On The Agricultural Economy, Part 3

Mar 11, 2025
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S-3717pending committee

Amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the national organic certification cost-share program into a comprehensive organic program, and for other purposes.

Referred To · January 28, 2026

S-3633pending committee

Amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize the expansion of middle mile infrastructure into rural areas.

Referred To · January 14, 2026

S-3603pending committee

Amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the cost of living adjustment exclusion from income under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

Referred To · January 8, 2026

S-3594pending committee

Provide additional funds to States for administration of certain nutrition programs.

Referred To · January 7, 2026

S-3580pending committee

Require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures, and for other purposes.

Referred To · January 5, 2026

S-3528pending committee

Amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish research centers of excellence for alternative protein innovation, and for other purposes.

Referred To · December 17, 2025

R

Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research

Senate
Subcommittee
S

Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety

Senate
Subcommittee
C

Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit

Senate
Subcommittee
Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Nov 19, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine the nomination of Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.

Nov 5, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine the nomination of Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.

Nov 5, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Agriculture.

Oct 29, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Agriculture.

Oct 29, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Business meeting to consider H.R.4550, to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, S.1462, to improve forest management activities on National Forest System land, public land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and Tribal land to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested land, S.277, to release a Federal reversionary interest and convey mineral interests in Chester County, Tennessee, S.1680, to designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, S.2440, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land located in Franklin County, Mississippi, H.R.197, to provide for a land exchange in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota, S.1262, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in certain land in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, S.2548, to designate the Camp Hutchins Wilderness and establish Special Management Areas in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois, S.1681, to establish the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area in the State of Virginia, H.R.1612, to designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, S.1350, to modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, S.1376, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail, S.1876, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982, S.638, to amend the Act of June 22, 1948, and an original bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas.

Oct 21, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Business meeting to consider H.R.4550, to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, S.1462, to improve forest management activities on National Forest System land, public land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and Tribal land to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested land, S.277, to release a Federal reversionary interest and convey mineral interests in Chester County, Tennessee, S.1680, to designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, S.2440, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land located in Franklin County, Mississippi, H.R.197, to provide for a land exchange in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota, S.1262, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in certain land in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, S.2548, to designate the Camp Hutchins Wilderness and establish Special Management Areas in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois, S.1681, to establish the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area in the State of Virginia, H.R.1612, to designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, S.1350, to modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, S.1376, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail, S.1876, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982, S.638, to amend the Act of June 22, 1948, and an original bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas.

Oct 21, 2025
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Senate
S.Hrg.119-115

Stakeholder Perspectives On Federal Oversight Of Digital Commodities

Jul 15, 2025
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Senate
S.Hrg.119-176

Nomination Of Glen Smith To Be Under Secretary Of Agriculture For Rural Development

Nov 5, 2025
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Senate
S.Hrg.119-214

Nomination Of Michael Selig To Be Chairman And Commissioner Of The Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Nov 19, 2025
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Senate
S.Hrg.119-175

Nominations Of Mindy Brashears, Stella Yvette Herrell, And John Walk

Oct 29, 2025
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Senate
S.Hrg.119-98

Nomination Of Michael Boren To Be Under Secretary Of Agriculture For Natural Resources And Environment

Jun 3, 2025
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