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The farm bill conference committee is set.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced the Senate Democratic conferees:
- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Michigan, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry;
- Sen. Patrick Leahy, Vermont, Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations;
- Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio;
- Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota;
Republicans named to the committee:
- Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas, Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry;
- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky;
- Sen. John Boozman, Arkansas;
- Sen. John Hoeven, North Dakota, and
- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
“This strong group of Senate conferees knows how to work together on a bipartisan basis to get the Farm Bill across the finish line,” said Roberts and Stabenow in a joint statement. “We look forward to beginning the conference process so we can provide certainty to our farmers, families, and rural communities.”
The nine Senate conferees announced Aug. 1 will join the 47 House members named to the committee on July 18. A public hearing of the committee was not announced.
Speaker Paul Ryan named the Republicans:
House Agriculture Committee
- Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX)
- Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
- Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)
- Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR)
- Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL)
- Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Rep. Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
House Education and the Workforce Committee
- Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
- Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA)
House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)
- Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
House Financial Services Committee
- Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
- Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI)
House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA)
- Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH)
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC)
- Rep. James Comer (R-KY)
House Natural Resources Committee
- Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT)
- Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA)
- Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL)
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA)
- Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi named the Democrats:
House Committee on Agriculture:
- Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota
- Rep. David Scott of Georgia
- Rep. Jim Costa of California
- Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota
- Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio
- Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts
- Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas
- Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico
- Rep. Ann Kuster of New Hampshire
- Rep. Tom O’Halleran of Arizona
Education and Workforce:
- Rep. Alma Adams of North Carolina
Energy and Commerce:
- Rep. Paul Tonko of New York
Financial Services:
- Ranking Member Maxine Waters of California
Foreign Affairs:
- Ranking Member Eliot Engel of New York
Natural Resources:
- Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva of Arizona
Oversight and Government Reform:
- Rep. Stacey Plaskett of the Virgin Islands
Science, Space and Technology:
- Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas
Transportation and Infrastructure:
- Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois
Source: Office of Speaker Paul Ryan, Office of Nancy Pelosi
