What is House Committee on Agriculture working on?

Recent hearings

• "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service"

  Jul 22, 2026

  Hearing

• "Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets"

  Jul 21, 2026

  Hearing

• "Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System"

  Jun 25, 2026

  Hearing

• "To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs"

  Jun 24, 2026

  Hearing

As of Aug 29, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HR 10171: To establish a supplemental food and nutrition services grant program, and for other purposes.

  Joseph Morelle (D-NY-25) · Aug 27, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10144: Pesticide Harm Accountability Act

  Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) · Aug 24, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10125: NO PROFIT Act

  James Himes (D-CT-4) · Aug 20, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10109: Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition Act

  Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5) · Aug 17, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act

  Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) · Aug 6, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10023: ASSET Act

  Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) · Aug 3, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HRES 1476: Supporting the designation of the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week".

  David Valadao (R-CA-22) · Aug 3, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10000: Emergency Mountain Pine Beetle Response Act

  Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7) · Jul 30, 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.