Wednesday, January 12, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET Hybrid Hearing Full Committee on Agriculture RE: "Implications of Electric Vehicle Investments for Agriculture and Rural America” A live stream of the hearing will be available on YouTube. All additional information on this event can be found here. **NOTE: **House Office Buildings are closed to the public. The hearing… Read more »

WASHINGTON (January 5, 2022) – House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott and Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chair Jim Costa issued the following statement on yesterday's announcements regarding the USMCA Dispute on Canadian Dairy Restrictions. “Yesterday’s announcement from Ambassador Tai regarding the USMCA panel’s siding with… Read more »

WASHINGTON (December 21, 2021) – House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott releases highlights of activity undertaken by the Committee in 2021:  “2021 was a very productive year for our House Agriculture Committee, and I’m looking forward to continuing that work into the new year,” said Chairman David Scott.“In particular, I am proud of the bipartisan pieces of… Read more »

WASHINGTON (December 16, 2021) – Chairman David Scott of Georgia and Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee Chair Antonio Delgado released the following statement congratulating Rostin Behnam on his confirmation as Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). “I would like to congratulate Rostin Behnam on his confirmation as the Chair… Read more »

WASHINGTON (December 9, 2021) – In a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia requested that a portion of USDA funding for relief from agricultural market disruptions be allocated to help merchandisers of U.S. cotton. The letter, in part, read as follows: “Mr. Secretary, our nation’s cotton industry is… Read more »

WASHINGTON – (December 8, 2021) Today, four bipartisan bills drafted and moved out of the House Agriculture Committee, H.R. 5290; H.R. 5608; H.R. 5609; and H.R 4489, passed in the House of Representatives. Below are the bills which passed today and a brief description of each: H.R. 5290 - This bill extends the authorization for Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) through… Read more »

WASHINGTON (December 8, 2021) – House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following remarks in support of H.R. 5290, To extend authorization for livestock mandatory reporting: Remarks as delivered:  I rise in strong support of H.R. 5290, our agriculture industry is the best, the greatest in the world… Read more »

Chairman David Scott Praises USDA’s Establishment of Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program WASHINGTON(December 8, 2021)– House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement praising the USDA’s announcement of a $400 million Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative… Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Jahana Hayes delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "Review of USDA Nutrition Distribution Programs" [As prepared for delivery] Thank you to each of our witnesses for joining us today. I appreciate you taking time out of your schedules to… Read more »

Chairman David Scott Statement on Biofuels Announcements WASHINGTON (December 7, 2021) – House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement on today's biofuels announcements; the USDA’s roll out of $800 million for the biofuels industry and the EPA’s announcement of Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable… Read more »