What is House Committee on Agriculture working on?

Recent hearings

• "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"

  Feb 11, 2025

  Hearing

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

  Mar 25, 2025

  Hearing

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

  Apr 9, 2025

  Hearing

• "Supporting Farmers, Strengthening Conservation, Sustaining Working Lands"

  Jun 5, 2025

  Hearing

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

  Jun 11, 2025

  Hearing

As of Oct 18, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HR 10774: SWIMS Act of 2026

  Suzan DelBene (D-WA-1) · Oct 9, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10744: Red Meat Inspection Exemption Act

  Thomas Massie (R-KY-4) · Oct 5, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HRES 1606: Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2026, to October 31, 2026, as "Bat Week".

  Becca Balint (D-VT-At Large) · Oct 5, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10749: RAISE Act of 2026

  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) · Oct 5, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10735: To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require certain types of cattle to be included in a livestock pilot program, and for other purposes.

  Gabe Evans (R-CO-8) · Oct 5, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HRES 1614: Expressing support for the designation of October 4 through October 10, 2026, as "National 4-H Week".

  Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15) · Oct 5, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10741: To enhance the supply of child care, and for other purposes.

  Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) · Oct 5, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HRES 1598: Expressing support for American animal agriculture and recognizing its integral role in strengthening food security, lowering food costs, and reinforcing economic growth in the United States.

  Gabe Evans (R-CO-8) · Oct 1, 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.