Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)
Committee Contact Information
2362-A Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-2638
Membership
- Sanford Bishop Jr., Chairman
- Rosa DeLauro
- Chellie Pingree
- Mark Pocan
- Barbara Lee
- Betty McCollum
- Henry Cuellar
- Jeff Fortenberry, Ranking Member
- Robert Aderholt
- Andy Harris
- John Moolenaar
Jurisdiction
- Department of Agriculture (except Forest Service)
- Farm Credit Administration
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Food and Drug Administration (HHS)
Recent Activity
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House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) today announced the Democratic rosters for the House Appropriations Committee’s 12 subcommittees in the 116th Congress, including the Subcommittee Chairs and full Committee Vice Chair who were elected by the Committee’s Democratic Members.
Across the country, we have watched as hurricanes have pummeled Florida and the Carolinas, wildfires have burned large swathes of the West, and typhoons have struck territories in the Pacific. In addition to the tragic loss of life, families have lost everything, businesses have been upended, and communities have been ripped apart. This legislation attempts to meet these needs with $12.14 billion in emergency spending.
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey today submitted to the House Rules Committee an amendment to House Democrats’ emergency disaster appropriations bill that would reopen all federal agencies through February 8.
It is long past time that Senate Republicans join us to reopen the government, pay our federal employees, and then negotiate on border security and immigration policy. I hope that my colleagues across the Capitol come to their senses and end the shutdown.
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY-17) and House Democrats today introduced two Continuing Resolutions to reopen the federal government and end the Trump Shutdown.