United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources
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The U.S. Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources is one of five subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Prior to the 117th Congress, it was named the Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources.
This subcommittee oversees programs regarding conservation and protection of natural resources, regulation of pesticides and agriculture biotechnology, and forestry.
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