WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott announced several staffing additions and promotions for the Democratic staff of the House Agriculture Committee. Joshua Lobert will serve as Counsel for the Committee. Josh comes to the Committee from the Congressional Research Service where he advised Members of Congress and their staff on legal issues related to… Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia and Ranking Member Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson of Pennsylvania announced the rosters for the six subcommittees of the House Agriculture Committee today in Washington.   Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Democratic Members include: Chair Antonio Delgado (NY-19) Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) Stacey Plaskett… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee Chair David Scott issued the following statement following the Senate’s passage of the American Rescue Plan Act. “I would like to thank our colleagues in the Senate for providing a path forward for this critical relief to the American people and getting us one step closer to putting this pandemic behind us.” Scott continued, “This relief… Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chair David Scott issued the following statement applauding the introduction of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act: “I applaud Chair Lofgren and Rep. Newhouse on the introduction of this critical bipartisan legislation that would provide certainty to both our farmers and our farmworkers. Immigration reform within our agriculture sector is long… Read more »

Week of March 8, 2021   [new]   Thursday, March 11, 2021 -- 9:00 AM Hybrid Hearing – 1300 Longworth and via Cisco Webex Washington, D.C. Full Committee on Agriculture Hearing RE: "A Look at Food Insecurity in America" A livestream of the hearing can be found here.  *NOTE: **House Office Buildings are closed to the public. The hearing will be broadcast… Read more »

WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement in support of the American Rescue Plan Act: I rise in support of the bill, which provides relief for hungry people and for our agricultural producers, including $5 billion tailored to assist those Black, Hispanic, Native American, and other farmers of color who did not proportionately benefit… Read more »

WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing on Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors: [As prepared for delivery] Good Morning, I’m excited to be here today for our first full Committee hearing and in particular to begin work on what is without a doubt the greatest challenge before us -… Read more »

House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement in response to the Senate approving Tom Vilsack to lead the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): “I applaud the Senate for approving Secretary Tom Vilsack to head the Department of Agriculture for a second time. I am excited about working with him and his staff to ensure that USDA works to… Read more »

Committee on Agriculture Public Hybrid Hearing RE: “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors” Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:30 p.m. Available for public viewing via YouTube WITNESS LIST Mr. Jim Cantore, Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA Ms. Pamela Knox, Agricultural Climatologist and Director of Weather Network,… Read more »

Week of February 22, 2021 [UPDATED- PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE AND TIME] Thursday, February 25, 2021—12:30PM Hybrid Hearing – 1300 Longworth and via Cisco Webex Washington, D.C. Full Committee on Agriculture Hearing RE: “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors” The livestream of the hearing can be viewed here.  *NOTE: **House Office Buildings are closed… Read more »