WASHINGTON – Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott released highlights of the Committee’s activity and accomplishments throughout the 117^th Congress.

Hearings and Business Meetings Held: 61

The House Agriculture Committee has held 29 hearings and business meetings since the beginning of 2022, and 61 during the 117th Congress. Across these hearings, our Members have heard from 126 expert and stakeholder witnesses.

The list of hearings and business meetings held can be found here.

Farm Bill Listening Sessions Held: 4

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field | Arizona

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field | California

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field | Washington

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field | Minnesota

Hours of Official Event Activity

So far in 2022, we've held over 180 hours of Committee activity. These hearings, business meetings, and farm bill listening sessions served to present and recommend potential solutions to some of the country’s most pressing challenges surrounding agriculture.

You can view each of the hearings, business meetings, and listening sessions held so far on our YouTube page. There's also a curated playlist of events from 2021 that you can view here and 2022 that you can view here.

Bills Advanced from Committee: 17

We are proud to have advanced seventeen bills from the House Agriculture Committee so far in the 117^th Congress.

H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan, Budget Reconciliation Instructions (S. Con. Res. 5)

Committee Print companion to S. 409, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 4374, The Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 267, 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 2424, Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act, Budget Reconciliation Instructions (S. Con. Res.14)

H.R. 4252, To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 Institutions (Reported favorably 45-3 with bipartisan support)

H.R. 5608, Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 4489, National Forest Restoration and Remediation Act (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 5609, Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021 (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 5589, Pyrolysis Innovation Grants Act (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.Res. 271, Recognizing the importance of the blueberry industry to the United States (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 5290, To extend authorization for livestock mandatory reporting (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 7764, “A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional payments under the environmental quality incentives program for implementation of a nutrient management practice, and for other purposes.” (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 2518, “PRECISE Act” (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 2606, “SUSTAINS Act” (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 4140, “Butcher Block Act” (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 7675, “To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force, and for other purposes.” (Reported favorably by voice vote)

H.R. 7606, “Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022” (Reported favorably 27-21 with bipartisan support)

Bills Passed in the House of Representatives: 8

H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan, Budget Reconciliation Instructions (S. Con. Res. 5)

S. 409, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program (CFTC) - This bill expands the permissible uses of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund to include administrative expenses.

H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act, Budget Reconciliation Instructions (S. Con. Res.14)

H.R. 5290, This bill extends the authorization for Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) through September 30, 2022. It will provide American livestock producers with the certainty that USDA will continue to issue market reports that provide transparency and price discovery.
Lead Sponsor: Chairman David Scott

H.R. 5608, This bill authorizes $70 million annually for FY22-28 for research and management of chronic wasting disease, with the money to be split evenly between research and management, administered by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Ron Kind and Ranking Member Glenn “GT” Thompson

H.R. 5609, This bill directs USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to establish a contract library for cattle contracts. This will provide cattle producers with more market transparency, by requiring USDA to publish reports on contracts between producers and packers for the sale of fed cattle.
Lead Sponsor: Rep. Dusty Johnson

H.R 4489, This bill would allow the U.S. Forest Service to retain interest on settlement funds and apply those additional resources to complete necessary restoration work on lands damaged by mining activities and wildfires.
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Kim Schrier and Rep. Doug LaMalfa

H.R. 7606 – This bill would tackle price increases by assuring fair competition in the meat and poultry sectors, increasing options at the pump, and providing needed support for America’s agricultural sector and food supply chain.
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Rep. Cindy Axne (H.R. 7606 contained H.R. 7675, H.R. 4140, H.R. 2518, H.R. 7764, H.R. 4410, and H.R. 1542)