Press Releases

MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Rep. Frank Lucas (R- OK) and Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) sent a letter to the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Gary Gensler, yesterday requesting that the agency voluntarily adhere to President Obama's executive order. The executive order calls for certain federal agencies and departments to revi... Read more »

Chairman Frank Lucas issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on Roundup Ready alfalfa. Read more »

Members of the House Agriculture Committee met to formally organize and to adopt the Committee's rules for the 112th Congress. Read more »

The House Agriculture Committee held a public forum to review the biotechnology product regulatory approval process. Read more »

Lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting the department to return to a science based regulatory system for agriculture biotechnology and to deregulate without conditions genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa. Read more »

Rep. Frank Lucas, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement as the American Farm Bureau Federation concludes its 92nd annual meeting. Read more »

Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 6, which formally elects him as the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee for the 112th Congress. Read more »

MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, Chairman-elect Frank Lucas of Oklahoma named six members to serve as Subcommittee Chairmen of the House Agriculture Commitee and also released the complete Republican roster for the 112th Congress. Additionally, Rep. Lucas announced that Rep. Bob Goodlatte of Virginia will serve as Vice Chairman of the full committee. ... Read more »

MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman-elect Frank Lucas of Oklahoma issued the following statement congratulating the new Republican members of the House Agriculture Committee for the 112th Congress. "I am pleased to welcome our new members to the Agriculture Committee. They represent a broad slice of the country and wi... Read more »

MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma issued the following statement after his colleagues in the House Republican Conference elected him to serve as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee in the 112th Congress. "It is an honor to continue in this leadership role of the Agriculture Committee where I have served since I was first e... Read more »