What is House Committee on Agriculture working on?

Recent hearings

• "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture"

  Jun 4, 2026

  Hearing

• "American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: On-Chain Tools for an Off-Chain World"

  Apr 9, 2025

  Hearing

• "American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: From Blueprint to a Functional Framework"

  Jun 4, 2025

  Hearing

• "The CFTC at 50: Examining the Past and Future of Commodity Markets"

  Mar 25, 2025

  Hearing
• • "To consider H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food
  • National Security Act of 2026"

  Mar 3, 2026

  Markup

As of Jun 3, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HR 3922: Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act

  Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) · Jun 11, 2025

  Under review
• HR 9101: To improve transparency, accessibility, and accountability in the administration of rural development grant programs at the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

  Julia Letlow (R-LA-5) · Jun 2, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 9053: To ensure the reliable delivery of water to the United States under the 1944 Water Treaty, to provide a mechanism to compensate United States agricultural producers for economic losses resulting from delivery shortfalls, and for other purposes.

  Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15) · May 29, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 9057: To require origin and location disclosure for new products of Foreign origin offered for sale on the internet.

  Carlos Gimenez (R-FL-28) · May 29, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 8953: Preserving Community Food Assistance Act of 2026

  Rudy Yakym (R-IN-2) · May 21, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 8960: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a subsidy program to make payments to eligible producers for certain revenue losses associated with direct-to-market sales of beef, and for other purposes.

  Tim Burchett (R-TN-2) · May 21, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 9005: Rural Hospital Revitalization Act of 2026

  Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) · May 21, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HRES 1307: Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the United States Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.

  Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) · May 20, 2026

  Awaiting committee review

Status reflects the bill’s latest action on Congress.gov, which may be past this committee (e.g. a bill “Passed House, in Senate” has cleared this committee and chamber).

Jurisdiction

The House Committee on Agriculture has jurisdiction over federal agriculture policy and oversight of some federal agencies, and it can recommend funding appropriations for various governmental agencies. The Committee has jurisdiction over: adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and protection of birds and animals in forest reserves; agriculture generally; agricultural and industrial chemistry; agricultural colleges and experiment stations; agricultural economics and research; agricultural education extension services; agricultural production and marketing and stabilization of prices of agricultural products, and commodities (not including distribution outside of the United States); animal industry and diseases of animals; commodity exchanges; crop insurance and soil conservation; dairy industry; entomology and plant quarantine; extension of farm credit and farm security; forestry in general, and forest reserves other than those created from the public domain; human nutrition and home economics; inspection of livestock, poultry, meat products, and seafood and seafood products; plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering; rural electrification; rural development; water conservation related to activities of the Department of Agriculture.