United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Senate Agriculture Committee

Standing committee
Active United States Senate 118th Congress
History
Formed	December 9, 1825
Leadership
Chair	Debbie Stabenow (D) Since February 3, 2021
Ranking member	John Boozman (R) Since February 3, 2021
Structure
Political parties	Majority (12)   Democratic (12) Minority (11)   Republican (11)
Jurisdiction
Policy areas	Agriculture, Crop insurance, Farm bill, Farm credit, Food stamps, Food inspection, Forestry, Home economics, National forests, National grasslands, Nutrition, Rural development, Rural electrification, Soil conservation, Soil survey, Water conservation, Watersheds, Wilderness areas
Oversight authority	Agricultural Marketing Service, Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Commodity Credit Corporation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Farm Credit Administration, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, Food and Nutrition Service, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Forest Service, USDA Rural Development
House counterpart	Committee on Agriculture
Subcommittees
Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade Rural Development and Energy Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources Nutrition, Agricultural Research, and Specialty Crops Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security
Meeting place
328A Russell Senate Office Building
Website
agriculture.senate.gov
Rules
Rule XXV.1.(a), Standing Rules of the Senate Committee Rules

The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of all matters relating to the nation's agriculture industry, farming programs, forestry and logging, and legislation relating to nutrition, home economics, and rural development.^[1]

The current chair is Democrat Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, and the ranking member is Republican John Boozman of Arkansas.