December 2004

• Goodlatte Applauds New Forest Service Rules (December 22, 2004)
• House Realigns Conservation Programs (December 6, 2004)
• Goodlatte Welcomes New Agriculture Secretary (December 2, 2004)

November 2004

• Chairman Comments on Veneman Departure (November 16, 2004)

October 2004

• House Passes Agriculture Disaster Assistance (October 7, 2004)
• Goodlatte Co-Sponsors Agriculture Disaster Assistance (October 6, 2004)
• Goodlatte Comments on Tobacco Buyout (October 5, 2004)

September 2004

• Subcommittee Reviews Farm Credit System (September 29, 2004)

August 2004

• Subcommittee Field Hearing Reviews USDA's National Animal Identification System (August 17, 2004)

July 2004

• Goodlatte to Lead Congressional Delegation to Africa (July 23, 2004)
• Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Review USDA's National Animal Identification System (July 22, 2004)
• Committee Passes Voluntary COOL Legislation (July 22, 2004)
• Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Review Federal Crop Insurance Program (July 21, 2004)
• Committee Holds Hearing to Review Implementation of the Forest Land Enhancement Program (July 20, 2004)
• Joint Hearing to Review USDA's Expanded BSE Cattle Surveillance Program (July 14, 2004)
• Goodlatte Applauds Administration for Taking Steps to Resolve Flawed Roadless Area Policy (July 12, 2004)

June 2004

• Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Review Biotechnology (June 23, 2004)
• Goodlatte Applauds USTR for Requesting a WTO Dispute Settlement Panel on Mexico's Discriminatory Taxes (June 22, 2004)
• Goodlatte Hails House passage of Energy Bill as Good for American Agriculture and Job Creation (June 16, 2004)
• Committee Holds Hearing on Iraqi Agriculture (June 16, 2004)
• Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Review Implementation of the Farm Bill Conservation Programs (June 15, 2004)
• Goodlatte and Stenholm Introduce Voluntary Country-of-Origin Labeling Legislation (June 15, 2004)
• Introduction of Voluntary Country-of-Origin Labeling Legislation Press Conference (June 14, 2004)
• Committee Holds Hearing to Examine Farmer Mac Programs (June 2, 2004)

May 2004

• Goodlatte Encouraged by USDA's Agricultural Export Numbers Forecast for FY04 (May 28, 2004)
• Subcommittee Holds Mid-Term Review of the 2002 Farm Bill (May 20, 2004)
• Committee Continues Trade Agenda to Review Agriculture Trade Negotiations (May 19, 2004)
• Goodlatte Praises U.S. Food Aid Efforts (May 14, 2004)

April 2004

• Committee Reviews Agricultural Trade Negotiations (April 28, 2004)
• Statement from Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Member Charlie Stenholm Regarding WTO Ruling Against U.S. Farm Programs (April 27, 2004)

March 2004

• Subcommittee Reviews Agriculture Research and Extension (March 29, 2004)
• Goodlatte Leads the Charge in Congress by Calling on the President to Ease Gasoline Prices With Strategic Petroleum Reserves Policy Shift (March 22, 2004)
• Goodlatte Applauds USTR for Filing WTO Case Against Mexico Involving Two Discriminatory Taxes (March 16, 2004)
• Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Peanut Program (March 11, 2004)
• Chairman Goodlatte Praises Senator Chambliss Upon Introduction of Ag Guest Worker Legislation (March 11, 2004)
• Committee Reviews USDA’s Development of an Animal ID Program (March 5, 2004)

February 2004

• Goodlatte Inspects Port Facilities with Regard to Agriculture Concerns (February 27, 2004)

January 2004

• Committee Reviews Potential Impact of Recent Guest Worker Proposals on the Ag Sector (January 28, 2004)
• Committee Reviews USDA’s Response to BSE in the U.S. (January 21, 2004)
  

December 2003

• Goodlatte Applauds Humanitarian Success Story in Iraq (December 23, 2003)

November 2003

• Goodlatte and Stenholm Introduce Sensible Guest Worker Reform Legislation (November 24, 2003)
• Healthy Forests Legislation Heads to the President's Desk (November 21, 2003)
• Goodlatte Applauds Conference Agreement on Healthy Forests Legislation (November 20, 2003)
• Goodlatte Hails House Passage of Energy Bill (November 18, 2003)
• Committee Reviews Eurex's Pending Application for Designation as a U.S. Futures Exchange (November 6, 2003)
• Agriculture Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Review Domestic Policies Affecting the Specialty Crop Industry (November 5, 2003)

October 2003

• Committee Reschedules Eurex Hearing (October 28, 2003)
• Chairman Goodlatte Calls for Fast Senate Action on Healthy Forest Legislation (October 28, 2003)
• Subcommittee Holds Hearing on National Arboretum (October 21, 2003)
• Committee Examines New Generation Cooperatives (October 16, 2003)
• Subcommittee Holds Second Hearing to Review Crop Insurance for Specialty Crop Producers (October 2, 2003)
• Subcommittee Reviews Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (October 1, 2003)

September 2003

• Statement of Chairman Bob Goodlatte Regarding U.S. - Russia Agreement on U.S. Meat and Poultry Access (September 29, 2003)
• Subcommittee Reviews Crop Insurance for Program Crop Producers (September 24, 2003)

July 2003

• Subcommittee Reviews Operations of the Food Stamp Program (July 24, 2003)
• Committee Reviews Tobacco Quota Buyout Proposals (July 24, 2003)
• Committee Reviews the Threat Posed to Our National Forests (July 23, 2003)
• Committee Reviews Geographical Indications and the Potential Effects of Proposals by Countries in the WTO (July 22, 2003)
• Subcommittee Reviews Crop Insurance for Specialty Crop Producers (July 10, 2003)

June 2003

• Committee Reviews Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (June 26, 2003)
• Committee Holds Hearing on Department of Agriculture’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (June 25, 2003)
• Subcommittee Holds Field Hearing to Review Proposals to Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock (June 21, 2003)
• Committee Reviews Multilateral and Bilateral Trade Negotiations (June 18, 2003)
• Subcommittee to Conduct Hearing on Futures Subcommittee To Hear from a Wide Range of Futures Market Participants (June 17, 2003)
• Subcommittee Reviews Biotechnology; Subcommittee Also Marks Up Lucas’s Legislation To Prevent Conservation Funds From Being Spent on Other Projects (June 17, 2003)
• Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Commodity Futures Modernization (June 5, 2003)
• Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Review Conservation Technical Assistance and the Implementation of the Conservation Title of the 2002 Farm Bill (June 4, 2003)

May 2003

• Committee Hears Administration’s Plans for Reconstruction of Iraq’s Agriculture Sector (May 23, 2003)
• Subcommittee Reviews Financial Condition Of Crop Insurance; Hearing Also Addresses Implementation of the Agriculture Risk Protection Act (May 22, 2003)
• Committee Holds Hearing on the Status of the WTO Negotiations on Agriculture (May 21, 2003)
• Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the State of the Dairy Industry Subcommittee (May 20, 2003)
• House Passes Bi-Partisan Healthy Forests Legislation: Bill Moves One Step Closer to Becoming Law (May 20, 2003)
• Joint Statement from Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Ranking Member Charlie Stenholm, Livestock and Horticulture Subcommittee Chairman Robin Hayes and Ranking Member Mike Ross Regarding Canada’s Announcement of BSE Investigation (May 20, 2003)
• Goodlatte Praises Administration’s Decision to Challenge the EU’s Longstanding Moratorium on Agriculture Biotechnology (May 13, 2003)
• Committee to Hold Hearing on the Status of the WTO Negotiations on Agriculture; Hearing First in a Series Related to Trade (May 12, 2002)
• Committee Passes Healthy Forests Legislation: Bill Moves One Step Closer to Final Passage (May 8, 2003)
• Goodlatte Meets With Russian Minister of Agriculture Regarding Trade Issues (May 1, 2003)

April 2003

• Committee Holds Hearing on President’s Healthy Forests Initiative (April 30, 2003)
• Subcommittee Reviews Implementation of 2002 Farm Bill and 2003 Agriculture Assistance (April 10, 2003)

March 2003

• Committee Holds Hearing on Artificial Barriers to U.S. Trade and Food Aid (March 26, 2003)
• Goodlatte Commends Administration for Their Commitment to Making Agriculture the Cornerstone of International Trade Negotiations (March 12, 2003)

February 2003

• Committee Announces Subcommittee Assignments for the 108th Congress (February 28, 2003)
• Goodlatte Presses EU to Drop Moratorium on Importation of Genetically Enhanced Food: Meets in Brussels with EU Trade Commissioner (February 21, 2003)
• Chairman Goodlatte’s Statement Concerning the Final Omnibus Spending Bill and the Drought Assistance Provision (February 13, 2003)
• Chairman Goodlatte’s Statement Concerning the Ongoing Omnibus Negotiations (February 12, 2003)

January 2003

• Chairman Goodlatte Announces New Subcommittee Chairmanships and Jurisdictions (January 28, 2003)
• Goodlatte Elected Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee (January 8, 2003)

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