Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed S. 4054, the United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act, by voice vote. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following statement of support upon passage: “The Grain Standards Reauthorization Act lays the foundation for grain and oilseed marketing benefiting the entire agricultural val... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee held a hearing to review the challenges and successes of conservation programs in 2020. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug LaMalfa (CA-1) released the following remarks: “USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has persevered through the challenges of this year, adapting... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following statement after voting against the latest multi-trillion dollar Democrat wish list: “Yet again, Democrats refuse to come to the negotiating table on COVID-19 response legislation. The latest $2.2 trillion socialist spending spree includes funding for every liberal request under the sun, ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) introduced the Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020, legislation that creates a single, opt-in national regulatory framework for digital commodity trading platforms under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). “The Digital Commodity Exchange Act (DCEA) provides a clear pa... Read more »
Washington, D.C — Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway introduced the Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020, legislation that creates a single, opt-in national regulatory framework for digital commodity trading platforms under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Cosponsors of the Digital Commodity Exchange Act (DCEA) include Congres... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee held a hearing to review wildfire response and recovery efforts in 2020. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug LaMalfa (CA-1) and Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following remarks: “Over seven million acres have been burned due to catastrophic wildfires ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Rep. K. Michael Conaway, Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement upon passage of the Continuing Resolution (CR) which funds the U.S. government into December and includes funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help rural America, farmers, ranchers, and dairy producers: "Last Friday, there was a bipartisan agreement to f... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement concerning the House Democrats’ Continuing Resolution (CR) that maintains funding for all of the U.S. government but defunds the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ability to carry out critical Farm Bill programs or further COVID-19 economic relief: “Today, the ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) issued the following statement regarding the President’s announcement on Thursday night of COVID-19 relief to farmers, ranchers, and dairy producers and concerning the Democratic leadership blocking Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funding that would halt Farm Bill funding and further COVID-19 relief: “I wan... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, urging him to work with university policy research centers to analyze issues related to the cattle industry, especially in light of the recent and ongoing stress related to COVID-19. In t... Read more »
