Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Committee Contact Information
1036 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3481
Membership
Democrats
- Rep. Sanford Bishop, Jr., Ranking Member
- Rep. Chellie Pingree
- Rep. Lauren Underwood
- Rep. Marcy Kaptur
- Rep. Barbara Lee
- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Republicans
- Rep. Andy Harris, Chair
- Rep. David Valadao
- Rep. John Moolenaar
- Rep. Dan Newhouse
- Rep. Julia Letlow
- Rep. Ben Cline
- Rep. Ashley Hinson
- Rep. Jerry Carl
- Rep. Scott Franklin
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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"And we have to fight to keep our food, our medicine, our medical devices safe for all American families. Unfortunately, despite the need to continue investing and conducting proper oversight over the FDA, House Republicans’ reported proposal to cut fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending back to the fiscal year 2022 level threatens much of the progress made in recent years to protect our food and drugs."
"The CFTC is a steward of both American markets and American taxpayers' dollars. With one of the smaller budgets among independent agencies, the CFTC is responsible for regulating a massive financial market. In June 2022, the Bank for International Settlements estimated that global derivatives markets had a $632 trillion notional value—that is trillion with a 'T'—while the CFTC received a total of $365 million in FY23 appropriations. The CFTC is also the only U.S. financial regulator that does not impose user fees on market participants, which further demonstrates the huge return that the American people get on their investment in the agency."
Based on information the House Appropriations Committee received from agency leaders in the Biden Administration, House Republicans’ reported proposal to cut fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending back to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level—resulting in a cut of at least 22 percent for essential programs—would hurt seniors.