News from the House Agriculture Committee

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Media Contact:]{.underline}         

Tuesday, January 23, 2007 Scott Kuschmider (202) 225-1496

Scott.Kuschmider@mail.house.gov

**Agriculture Committee Holds First Meeting in 110^th^ Congress**

Members of the House Agriculture Committee met today to organize the
Committee and adopt the Committee's rules for the 110th Congress.

In today's business meeting the committee approved the addition of one
new subcommittee and ratified the members and leadership of all six
subcommittees.  The members then voted on and adopted the Committee
rules.

The House Committee on Agriculture Members and Subcommittee assignments
are:

**Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research**\
[Jurisdiction:]{.underline} soil, water, and resource conservation;
small watershed program; energy and biobased energy production; rural
electrification; agricultural credit; and agricultural research,
education and extension services.

Rep. Tim Holden, PA, *Chairman*

Rep. Stephanie Herseth, SD

Rep. Henry Cuellar, TX

Rep. Jim Costa, CA

Rep. Brad Ellsworth, IN

Rep. Zachary T. Space, OH

Rep. Timothy J. Walz, MN

Rep. David Scott, GA

Rep. John T. Salazar, CO

Rep. Nancy E. Boyda, KS

Rep. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, NY

Rep. Dennis A. Cardoza, CA

Rep. Leonard L. Boswell, IA

Rep. Steve Kagen, WI

Rep. Frank Lucas, OK, *Ranking Minority Member*

Rep. Mike Rogers, AL

Rep. Steve King , IA

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, NE\
Rep. Jean Schmidt, OH\
Rep. Timothy Walberg, MI\
Rep. Terry Everett, AL\
Rep. Jerry Moran, KS\
Rep. Robin Hayes, NC\
Rep. Sam Graves, MO\
Rep. Jo Bonner, AL\
Rep. Marilyn N. Musgrave, CO

**Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and
Forestry**\
[Jurisdiction:]{.underline} agency oversight, review and analysis;
special investigations; food stamps; nutrition and consumer programs;
forestry in general; and forest reserves other than those created from
the public domain.

Rep. Joe Baca, CA, *Chairman*

Rep. Earl Pomeroy, ND

Rep. Lincoln Davis, TN

Rep. Nick Lampson, TX

Rep. Steve Kagen, WI

Rep. Nancy E. Boyda, KS

Rep. Jo Bonner, AL, *Ranking Minority Member*

Rep. Jerry Moran, KS

Rep. Steve King, IA

Rep. Randy Neugebauer, TX

Rep. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., LA

**Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management**\
[Jurisdiction:]{.underline} program and markets related to cotton,
cottonseed, wheat, feed grains, soybeans, oilseeds, rice, dry beans,
peas, and lentils; the Commodity Credit Corporation; crop insurance; and
commodity exchanges.

Rep. Bob Etheridge, NC, *Chairman*

Rep. David Scott, GA

Rep. Jim Marshall, GA

Rep. John Salazar, CO

Rep. Nancy E. Boyda, KS

Rep. Stephanie Herseth, SD

Rep. Brad Ellsworth, IN

Rep. Zachary T. Space, OH

Rep. Timothy J. Walz, MN

Rep. Earl Pomeroy, ND

Rep. Jerry Moran, KS, *Ranking Minority Member*

Rep. Timothy V. Johnson, IL

Rep. Sam Graves, MO

Rep. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., LA

Rep. K. Michael Conaway, TX

Rep. Frank Lucas, OK

Rep. Randy Neugebauer, TX

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, CA

**Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture\
**[Jurisdiction:]{.underline} fruits and vegetables; honey and bees;
marketing and promotion orders; plant pesticides, quarantine,
adulteration of seeds, and insect pests; and organic agriculture.

Rep. Dennis A. Cardoza, CA, *Chairman*

Rep. Bob Etheridge, NC

Rep. Lincoln Davis, TN

Rep. Tim Mahoney, FL

Rep. John Barrow, GA

Rep. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, NY

Rep. Randy Neugebauer, TX, *Ranking Minority Member*

Rep. John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr., NY

Rep. Virginia Foxx, NC

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, CA

Rep. K. Michael Conaway, TX

**Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry**\
[Jurisdiction:]{.underline} livestock; dairy; poultry; meat; seafood and
seafood products; inspection, marketing, and promotion of such
commodities; aquaculture; animal welfare; and grazing.

Rep. Leonard L. Boswell, IA, *Chairman*

Rep. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, NY

Rep. Steve Kagen, WI

Rep. Tim Holden, PA

Rep. Joe Baca, CA

Rep. Dennis A. Cardoza, CA

Rep. Nick Lampson, TX

Rep. Joe Donnelly, IN

Rep. Jim Costa, CA

Rep. Robin Hayes, NC, *Ranking Minority Member*

Rep. Mike Rogers, AL

Rep. Steve King, IA

Rep. Virginia Foxx, NC

Rep. K. Michael Conaway, TX

Rep. Jean Schmidt, OH

Rep. Adrian Smith, NE

Rep. Timothy Walberg, MI

Rep. Tim Mahoney, FL

**Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign
Agriculture**\
[Jurisdiction:]{.underline} peanuts; sugar; tobacco; marketing orders
relating to such commodities; biotechnology; rural development; farm
security and family farming matters; foreign agricultural assistance;
and trade promotion programs, generally.

Rep. Mike McIntyre, NC, *Chairman*

Rep. Jim Marshall, GA

Rep. Henry Cuellar, TX

Rep. John T. Salazar, CO

Rep. John Barrow, GA

Rep. Earl Pomeroy, ND

Rep. Marilyn N. Musgrave, CO, *Ranking Minority Member*

Rep. Terry Everett, AL

Rep. Adrian Smith, NE

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, NE

Rep. Robin Hayes, NC

Chairman Peterson and Ranking Member Goodlatte are ex-officio members of
all subcommittees.

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