United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology

The House Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology is a subcommittee within the House Agriculture Committee. It was first created during the 110th Congress as the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, though horticulture is no longer under its jurisdiction.

It is currently chaired by Republican Jim Baird of Indiana.

Jurisdiction

Policies and statutes related to resource conservation; pest and disease management, including pesticides; bioterrorism; adulteration and quarantine matters; research, education, and extension; biotechnology; and related oversight of such issues. ^[1]

Members, 119th Congress

Majority [2]	Minority [2]
Frank Lucas, Oklahoma, Chair [3] Jim Baird, Indiana, Vice Chair [3] Don Bacon, Nebraska Randy Feenstra, Iowa Mary Miller, Illinois John Rose, Tennessee Ronny Jackson, Texas Dan Newhouse, Washington Rob Bresnahan, Pennsylvania Mark Messmer, Indiana	Jill Tokuda, Hawaii, Ranking Member Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico, Vice Ranking Member [4] Alma Adams, North Carolina Sharice Davids, Kansas Nikki Budzinski, Illinois Eric Sorensen, Illinois Eugene Vindman, Virginia John Mannion, New York April McClain Delaney, Maryland
Ex officio
Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania	Angie Craig, Minnesota

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Rodney Davis, Illinois, Chairman Bob Gibbs, Ohio Jeff Denham, California Ted Yoho, Florida David Rouzer, North Carolina Don Bacon, Nebraska Neal Dunn, Florida Jodey Arrington, Texas	Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico, Ranking Member Al Lawson, Florida Jimmy Panetta, California Jim Costa, California Jim McGovern, Massachusetts Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware
Ex officio
Mike Conaway, Texas	Collin Peterson, Minnesota

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Stacey Plaskett, U.S. Virgin Islands, Chair Antonio Delgado, New York TJ Cox, California Josh Harder, California Anthony Brindisi, New York Kim Schrier, Washington Chellie Pingree, Maine Salud Carbajal, California Jimmy Panetta, California Sean Patrick Maloney, New York Al Lawson, Florida	Neal Dunn, Florida, Ranking Member Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Vicky Hartzler, Missouri Doug LaMalfa, California Rodney Davis, Illinois Ted Yoho, Florida Mike Bost, Illinois James Comer, Kentucky Jim Baird, Indiana
Ex officio
Collin Peterson, Minnesota	Mike Conaway, Texas

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Stacey Plaskett, U.S. Virgin Islands, Chair Antonio Delgado, New York Kim Schrier, Washington Jimmy Panetta, California Chellie Pingree, Maine Sean Patrick Maloney, New York Salud Carbajal, California Al Lawson, Florida Josh Harder, California Lou Correa, California Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona	Jim Baird, Indiana, Ranking Member Austin Scott, Georgia Rick Crawford, Arkansas Neal Dunn, Florida Rodney Davis, Illinois Don Bacon, Nebraska Jim Hagedorn, Minnesota (until February 17, 2022) Chris Jacobs, New York Troy Balderson, Ohio Michelle Fischbach, Minnesota
Ex officio
David Scott, Georgia	Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania

118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Jim Baird, Indiana, Chair Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Mary Miller, Illinois Kat Cammack, Florida Brad Finstad, Minnesota John Duarte, California Mark Alford, Missouri	Abigail Spanberger, Virginia, Ranking Member Sharice Davids, Kansas Elissa Slotkin, Michigan Nikki Budzinski, Illinois Eric Sorensen, Illinois Jill Tokuda, Hawaii Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico
Ex officio
Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania	David Scott, Georgia

References

1. "Thompson Announces Subcommittee Chairs and Jurisdiction for the 118th Congress". House Committee on Agriculture | Chairman GT Thompson. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
2. "Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig Announce Full Committee Membership for the 119th Congress". House Committee on Agriculture. January 23, 2025.
3. "Thompson Announces Vice Chair, Republican Subcommittee Leadership for the 119th Congress". House Committee on Agriculture. January 17, 2025.
4. "Ranking Member Angie Craig Announces Subcommittee Vice Ranking Members for 119th Congress". House Agriculture Committee Democrats. February 12, 2025.

External links

• Subcommittee page