Subcommittee Assignments for the 111th Congress
* Senator Harkin and Senator Chambliss serve as ex officio members of all subcommittees.


Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit

Legislation and oversight involving rural economic revitalization and quality of life; rural job and business growth; rural electrification, telecommunications and utilities; conservation, protection and stewardship of natural resources; state, local and private forests and general forestry; agricultural and rural credit.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Chair
Sen. John Cornyn
Ranking Member
Sen. Patrick Leahy Sen. Thad Cochran
Sen. Tom Harkin Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sen. Ben Nelson Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. Sen. John Thune
Sen. Michael Bennet  
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Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology
Jurisdiction: Legislation and oversight involving renewable energy production and energy efficiency improvement on farms and ranches and in rural communities; food and agricultural research, education, economics and extension; innovation in the use of agricultural commodities and materials.
Sen. Michael Bennet
Chair
Sen. John Thune
Ranking Member
Sen. Kent Conrad
Sen. Richard G. Lugar
Sen. E. Benjamin Nelson

Sen. Pat Roberts

Sen. Sherrod Brown Sen. Mike Johanns
Sen. Amy Klobuchar Sen. Charles E. Grassley
Sen. Debbie Stabenow Sen. John Cornyn
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand  
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Subcommittee on Domestic & Foreign Marketing, Inspection, & Plant & Animal Health
Jurisdiction:
Legislation and oversight involving agricultural trade; foreign market development; domestic marketing and product promotion; marketing orders and regulation of agricultural markets and animal welfare; inspection and certification of plants, animals and products; plant and animal diseases and health protection.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Chairwoman
Sen. Mike Johanns
Ranking Member
Sen. Kent Conrad Sen. Richard Lugar
Sen. Max Baucus Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sen. E. Benjamin Nelson Sen. Pat Roberts
Sen. Amy Klobuchar  
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Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support
Jurisdiction: Legislation and oversight involving the production of agricultural crops, commodities and products; farm and ranch income protection and assistance; commodity price support programs; insurance and risk protection; fresh water food production.
Sen. Robert Casey
Chairman
Sen. Pat Roberts
Ranking Member
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy Sen. Thad Cochran
Sen. Tom Harkin Sen. Mike Johanns
Sen. Kent Conrad Sen. Charles E. Grassley
Sen. Max Baucus
Sen. John Thune
Sen. Sherrod Brown  
Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition and Family Farms: Domestic and international nutrition and food assistance and hunger prevention; school and child nutrition programs; local and healthy food initatives; futures, options and derivatives; pesticides; and general legislation.
Sen. Sherrod Brown
Chairman
Sen. Richard Lugar
Ranking Member
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy Sen. Thad Cochran
Sen. Max Baucus Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sen. Tom Harkin Sen. John Cornyn
Sen. Debbie Stabenow  
Sen. Robert Casey  
Sen. Amy Klobuchar  
Sen. Michael Bennet  
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand