United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies is one of twelve subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. It was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Services, but was renamed in 2007 to more accurately reflect the programs under its jurisdiction, and to more closely align the subcommittee with its counterpart on the House Appropriations Committee.

Jurisdiction

This subcommittee has jurisdiction over the Department of Agriculture discretionary spending (does not include the Food Stamp Program or farming subsidies that are mandatory spending), as well as food safety programs at the Food and Drug Administration and foreign agriculture assistance programs. The subcommittee also oversees rural development programs, such as loan guarantees for rural housing and the rural electrification program

Members, 113th Congress

The Subcommittee is currently chaired by Democrat Mark Pryor of Arkansas, and the Ranking Minority Member is Republican Roy Blunt of Missouri.

Majority	Minority
Mark Pryor, Arkansas, Chairman Tom Harkin, Iowa Dianne Feinstein, California Tim Johnson, South Dakota Jon Tester, Montana Tom Udall, New Mexico Jeff Merkley, Oregon	Roy Blunt, Missouri, Ranking Member Thad Cochran, Mississippi Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Susan Collins, Maine Jerry Moran, Kansas John Hoeven, North Dakota
Ex-Officio
Barbara Mikulski, Maryland	Richard Shelby, Alabama

See also

• United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

External links

• U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies