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

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, 118th Congress

Majority	Minority
valign=top	Jim Baird, Indiana, Chair Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Mary Miller, Illinois Kat Cammack, Florida Brad Finstad, Minnesota John Duarte, California Mark Alford, Missouri	valign=top	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
valign=top	Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania	valign=top	David Scott, Georgia

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
valign=top	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	valign=top	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
valign=top	Mike Conaway, Texas	valign=top	Collin Peterson, Minnesota

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
valign=top	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	valign=top	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
valign=top	Collin Peterson, Minnesota	valign=top	Mike Conaway, Texas

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
valign=top	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	valign=top	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
valign=top	David Scott, Georgia	valign=top	Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania

External links

• Subcommittee page

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-02-02 . Thompson Announces Subcommittee Chairs and Jurisdiction for the 118th Congress . 2023-02-03 . House Committee on Agriculture Chairman GT Thompson . en.