U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman announced subcommittee leadership for the 119th Congress. The committee assignments come with some notable replacements.
For the subcommittee on commodities, risk management and trade, Cory Booker (D-N.J.) will take over as ranking member, replacing Tina Smith (D-Minn.). Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will take over as chair of the subcommittee on rural development, replacing Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).
The subcommittee on nutrition will have Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) as the top Democrat, replacing John Fetterman (D-Pa.). And Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will be the top Republican, replacing Mike Braun (R-Ind.), who left to become his state’s governor. For the subcommittee on livestock, dairy, poultry and food safety, Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) will be the top Democrat, replacing Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).
“The subcommittee leaders will play an important role as we craft the farm bill and provide the tools and resources farmer, ranchers and rural communities need in these challenging times as well as to prepare for the future. We look forward to working together to deliver solutions to support American agriculture and the people of this country,” Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), said in a statement.
Full subcommittee leadership is as follows:
Subcommittee on Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management and Trade
- Oversees commodity programs, derivatives and digital assets, crop insurance, and agricultural trade.
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair
- Cory Booker (D-N.J.), ranking member
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy and Credit
- Oversees rural development loan and grant programs, renewable energy, and farm loan programs
- Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair
- Peter Welch (D-Vt.), ranking member
Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources and Biotechnology
- Oversees conservation programs, forest management, natural resources, pesticides, and agricultural biotechnology
- Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), chair
- Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), ranking member
Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research
- Oversees food and nutrition assistance, international food assistance, school meals, horticulture, specialty crops, organic production, and research
- Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), chair
- Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), ranking member
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry and Food Safety
- Oversees livestock, poultry and dairy production, marketing, food safety, and security
- John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chair
- Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), ranking member
