FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 19, 2007

Goodlatte Announces Republican Subcommittee Assignments
Republican Members Take-on Subcommittee Responsibilities

WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Republican Bob Goodlatte announced the subcommittee assignments for the Committee’s 21 Republican members. The Committee will finalize its organizational and rule structure for the 110th Congress at a Business Meeting next Tuesday, January 23, at 1 p.m., EST, in 1302 LHOB.

Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Jurisdiction: soil, water, and resource conservation; small watershed program; energy and biobased energy production; rural electrification; agricultural credit; and agricultural research, education and extension services.

• Rep. Frank Lucas, OK, Ranking Member
• Rep. Mike Rogers, AL
• Rep. Steve King , IA
• Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, NE
• Rep. Jean Schmidt, OH
• Rep. Tim Walberg, MI
• Rep. Terry Everett, AL
• Rep. Jerry Moran, KS
• Rep. Robin Hayes, NC
• Rep. Sam Graves, MO
• Rep. Jo Bonner, AL
• Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, CO

Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Jurisdiction: program and markets related to cotton, cottonseed, wheat, feed grains, soybeans, oilseeds, rice, dry beans, peas, and lentils; the Commodity Credit Corporation; crop insurance; and commodity exchanges.

• Rep. Jerry Moran, KS, Ranking Member
• Rep. Tim Johnson, IL
• Rep. Sam Graves, MO
• Rep. Charles Boustany, LA
• Rep. Mike Conaway, TX
• Rep. Frank Lucas, OK
• Rep. Randy Neugebauer, TX
• Rep. Kevin McCarthy, CA

Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
Jurisdiction: livestock; dairy; poultry; meat; seafood and seafood products; inspection, marketing, and promotion of such commodities; aquaculture; animal welfare; and grazing.

• Rep. Robin Hayes, NC, Ranking Member
• Rep. Mike Rogers, AL
• Rep. Steve King, IA
• Rep. Virginia Foxx, NC
• Rep. Mike Conaway, TX
• Rep. Jean Schmidt, OH
• Rep. Adrian Smith, NE
• Rep. Tim Walberg, MI

Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry
Jurisdiction: agency oversight, review and analysis; special investigations; food stamps; nutrition and consumer programs; forestry in general; and forest reserves other than those created from the public domain.

• Rep. Jo Bonner, AL, Ranking Member
• Rep. Jerry Moran, KS
• Rep. Steve King, IA
• Rep. Randy Neugebauer, TX
• Rep. Charles Boustany, LA

Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
Jurisdiction: fruits and vegetables; honey and bees; marketing and promotion orders; plant pesticides, quarantine, adulteration of seeds, and insect pests; and organic agriculture.

• Rep. Randy Neugebauer, TX, Ranking Member
• Rep. Randy Kuhl, NY
• Rep. Virginia Foxx, NC
• Rep. Kevin McCarthy, CA
• Rep. Mike Conaway, TX

Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture
Jurisdiction: peanuts; sugar; tobacco; marketing orders relating to such commodities; biotechnology; rural development; farm security and family farming matters; foreign agricultural assistance; and trade promotion programs, generally.

• Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, CO, Ranking Member
• Rep. Terry Everett, AL
• Rep. Adrian Smith, NE
• Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, NE
• Rep. Robin Hayes, NC

Rep. Goodlatte is an ex-officio member of all subcommittees.

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