# United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology

The House Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology is a subcommittee within the House Agriculture Committee. It was first created during the 110th Congress as the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, though horticulture is no longer under its jurisdiction.
It is currently chaired by Republican Jim Baird of Indiana.

## Jurisdiction

Policies and statutes related to resource conservation; pest and disease management, including pesticides; bioterrorism; adulteration and quarantine matters; research, education, and extension; biotechnology; and related oversight of such issues.

## Members, 119th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Frank Lucas, Oklahoma, Chair Jim Baird, Indiana, Vice Chair Don Bacon, Nebraska Randy Feenstra, Iowa Mary Miller, Illinois John Rose, Tennessee Ronny Jackson, Texas Dan Newhouse, Washington Rob Bresnahan, Pennsylvania Mark Messmer, Indiana | Jill Tokuda, Hawaii, Ranking Member Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico, Vice Ranking Member Alma Adams, North Carolina Sharice Davids, Kansas Nikki Budzinski, Illinois Eric Sorensen, Illinois Eugene Vindman, Virginia John Mannion, New York April McClain Delaney, Maryland |
| Ex officio ||
| Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania | Angie Craig, Minnesota |

## Historical membership rosters
### 115th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Rodney Davis, Illinois, Chairman Bob Gibbs, Ohio Jeff Denham, California Ted Yoho, Florida David Rouzer, North Carolina Don Bacon, Nebraska Neal Dunn, Florida Jodey Arrington, Texas | Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico, Ranking Member Al Lawson, Florida Jimmy Panetta, California Jim Costa, California Jim McGovern, Massachusetts Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware |
| Ex officio ||
| Mike Conaway, Texas | Collin Peterson, Minnesota |

### 116th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Stacey Plaskett, U.S. Virgin Islands, Chair Antonio Delgado, New York TJ Cox, California Josh Harder, California Anthony Brindisi, New York Kim Schrier, Washington Chellie Pingree, Maine Salud Carbajal, California Jimmy Panetta, California Sean Patrick Maloney, New York Al Lawson, Florida | Neal Dunn, Florida, Ranking Member Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Vicky Hartzler, Missouri Doug LaMalfa, California Rodney Davis, Illinois Ted Yoho, Florida Mike Bost, Illinois James Comer, Kentucky Jim Baird, Indiana |
| Ex officio ||
| Collin Peterson, Minnesota | Mike Conaway, Texas |

### 117th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Stacey Plaskett, U.S. Virgin Islands, Chair Antonio Delgado, New York Kim Schrier, Washington Jimmy Panetta, California Chellie Pingree, Maine Sean Patrick Maloney, New York Salud Carbajal, California Al Lawson, Florida Josh Harder, California Lou Correa, California Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona | Jim Baird, Indiana, Ranking Member Austin Scott, Georgia Rick Crawford, Arkansas Neal Dunn, Florida Rodney Davis, Illinois Don Bacon, Nebraska Jim Hagedorn, Minnesota (until February 17, 2022) Chris Jacobs, New York Troy Balderson, Ohio Michelle Fischbach, Minnesota |
| Ex officio ||
| David Scott, Georgia | Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania |

### 118th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Jim Baird, Indiana, Chair Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Mary Miller, Illinois Kat Cammack, Florida Brad Finstad, Minnesota John Duarte, California Mark Alford, Missouri | Abigail Spanberger, Virginia, Ranking Member Sharice Davids, Kansas Elissa Slotkin, Michigan Nikki Budzinski, Illinois Eric Sorensen, Illinois Jill Tokuda, Hawaii Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico |
| Ex officio ||
| Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania | David Scott, Georgia |