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Newhouse Opening Statement at Hearing with Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON — House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing, "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service."

Remarks as prepared:

Good morning to the Members of the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture, and welcome to Chief Tom Schultz.

Today we will hear the expert testimony of the Chief of the Forest Service, the head of a government agency tasked with the immense responsibility of carefully stewarding nearly 200 million acres of public lands located within the national forest system. Long ago, the Organic Administration Act of 1897 established that “no national forest shall be established, except to improve and protect the forest within the boundaries, or for the purpose of securing favorable conditions of water flows, and to furnish a continuous supply of timber for the use and necessities of citizens of the United States…”

It is important that we comprehend just how prophetic those words were some 130 years ago. The Forest Service was not established simply to fulfill a single purpose, whether that purpose be environmental or economic. It was founded with both in mind, and since then the agency has always been multifaceted. Or in other words, our national forests have always been intended for multiple use purposes.

Benefits to watersheds and forest stands in one part of the country can easily impact the quality and availability of critical commodities far from the forest, which makes me even more grateful for the foresight that our nation had when the agency was founded so many years ago.

However, while it is important to note that although the Forest Service has served its purpose well for over a hundred years, the system continues to face significant challenges for a variety of reasons. These include overgrowth and invasive species outbreaks, underutilization of active forest management tools, frivolous litigation, growing maintenance backlogs, and decisions to take vast swaths of public lands out of both management and active production, all of which have contributed to the generational decline in the overall health of the National Forest System.

As a result, many regions, particularly in the west where national forests are more prevalent, continue to face true wildfire and forest health crises — necessitating urgent actions in response. While we have seen some of the most destructive fire years on record over the past decade or more, this trend is continuing as 2026 is on track to be one of the most severe in recent years.

So far this year, we have seen more than 3.9 million acres burn and more than 40,000 fires nationwide. Currently, firefighters are working to contain some 72 large fires in states including my home state of Washington. We are seeing a new fire start nearly every day due to dry weather, lightning, and poorly managed forests. As we speak, firefighters are still working to contain a fire that started in the northern part of my district at the end of last week — which has grown to nearly 70,000 acres.

Given the increased number of fires and acres burned each year, it is clear that more needs to be done to improve forest health, reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire on high-risk acres, and protect our most vulnerable communities.

On top of that, we have seen a dramatic decline in timber harvest in the national forest system, which negatively impacts both forest and rural economic health, as well as important support for local counties and public schools.

It is for these many reasons I am thankful for the initiative shown by the administration and the Forest Service over the last year and a half to increase the scope and scale of hazardous fuels reductions across the National Forest System, and efforts to expand timber harvest levels to help meet our conservation goals while supporting rural economies. While there are questions on the pending agency reorganization, I am hopeful that such structural changes will in the long run result in more locally-led decision-making and more efficient on-the-ground management — and more management at the landscape scale.

Chief Schultz, you have been an indispensable component of this administration’s efforts to reprioritize the founding mission of the United States Forest Service, and for that, I thank you. It is also critical that we thank those around you, especially those who are currently fighting fires across the country, and at great self-risk to protect the lives and property of their fellow Americans.

With that in mind, I would like to take a moment to recognize Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, and Sydney Watson, three firefighters who tragically lost their lives in the Knowles fire in Colorado just a few weeks ago on June 29th. We also recognize those who were injured in that fire and Nicholas Dale, a pilot who lost his life on July 12th in the Gold Mountain Fire in Colorado. We’re forever grateful for their service and for those who made the ultimate sacrifice protecting our communities. At this time, please join me for a moment of silence in acknowledgement of these brave firefighters.

Our thoughts and prayers are also with their families and friends during this difficult time.

I also want to take a moment to acknowledge the fires currently raging in my own district, which have destroyed hundreds of homes and the landscape of Washington State which is so precious to many.

Chief, we look forward to hearing your thoughtful insight on the important work your agency is completing and the ways that Congress can more effectively support it, as well as any updates you have on the ongoing fire season.

We much appreciate your time and thank you for being with us here today. With that, I yield to Ranking Member Salinas for any opening remarks she would like to provide.

Thompson Opening Statement at Hearing with Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing, "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service."

Remarks as prepared:

Chairman Newhouse and Ranking Member Salinas, thank you for holding this morning’s hearing.

I’d also like to begin by recognizing the courageous firefighters who recently lost their lives serving in Colorado. This tragedy is another reminder of the very real dangers our firefighters face each and every day when protecting communities and the great appreciation we have for their service. I’d like to echo that these firefighters, their families and friends are all in our thoughts and prayers; and we are forever grateful for their sacrifices.

Welcome Chief Schultz. Thank you for being here and your continued dedication to the Forest Service.

The number of wildfire starts and the overall acres burned demonstrate the severity of this fire year and the urgent work that remains before the agency and other forest managers. Confronting wildfire is a crisis and addressing it is about restoring forest health, decreasing risk, and helping keep our communities and firefighters safe.

In addition to wildfire, we also have significant forest health needs across the national forest system, including in eastern forests, that must also be addressed. When it comes to wildfire, forest health, and the rural economy, all of these topics are connected and can be addressed simultaneously. Increasing management activities, expanding partnerships, and encouraging a strong forest products industry will provide innumerable benefits to both the forest and the local economy alike.

Chief, I appreciate the work you, the Forest Service, and this administration have been doing over the past year and a half to improve how the agency functions and encourage urgently needed management. Over multiple farm bills, this Committee has continually supported the Forest Service in these endeavors, and we are again trying to build on those prior successes by getting new farm bill across the finish line this year.

While there is no shortage of relevant topics before us today, I am particularly interested in hearing more about the ongoing reorganization, plans to increase restoration and fuels reduction activities, and efforts to increase timber outputs where we know we can do more. I’d also welcome comments on the agency’s plans for continuing important forest research activities, including for invasive species management.

All of these issues are critically important to the health and sustainability of national forests across the country, including in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest, which I have the privilege to represent.

Chief, we look forward to your testimony and a fulsome discussion this morning. With that, thank you for being here and all of your efforts since the beginning of last year.

Mr. Chairman, I yield back.

Johnson Opening Statement at Sports-Related Prediction Markets Subcommittee Hearing

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON — House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Chairman Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large) delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing, "Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets."

Remarks as prepared:

Good morning, everyone.

Today’s hearing, “Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets,” is an opportunity to examine the growing world of sports-related prediction markets.

Prediction markets are not new. The idea of using markets to capture the wisdom of the crowd dates back centuries.

At the CFTC, prediction markets have long been a part of the Commission’s work. In 1988, the agency first provided registration relief to Iowa Electronic Markets for their innovative political prediction market.

But, as with all derivatives products, the landscape has changed considerably over the past 40 years.
Technology has supercharged the growth of prediction markets.

Today, tens of billions of dollars in transactions occur each month across registered and offshore exchanges.

They have grown to a size and scope few could have imagined just two years ago. As with many emerging technologies, our laws are being asked to answer questions that were unknown when they were written.

And yet, despite all of the attention, event contract markets represent a small fraction of the activity across markets regulated by the CFTC.

The growth of sports-related prediction markets has raised unique questions that we will discuss today.

To many Americans, these products look a lot like sports betting.

To others, they are innovative financial products that can help aggregate information and provide insight into future events.

Drawing that line and determining whether our laws and regulators are equipped to do so, is one reason why we are here today.

Derivatives are tools, a means to an end, not an end themselves.

While products are not regulated based on merit, they should serve a purpose, whether managing risk or surfacing useful information.

They are not wagers and the CFTC is not a gambling regulator.

Most important, we want customers protected and markets to be sound.

Today’s hearing is about the unique nature of protecting customers and building healthy markets in prediction markets – specifically sports-related prediction markets. It is also about whether the CFTC has the right tools to do the job.

How we address those risks is essential to building fair and safe markets.

Customer protection has been a cornerstone of the CFTC’s work for more than five decades.

Today’s discussion will help us better understand where the law is working, where it may be falling short, and whether Congress has more work to do.

We have a terrific panel of witnesses today, and I am certain we will have no shortage of thoughtful discussion and lively debate.

I want to thank them for their preparation and willingness to share their expertise with us today.

With that, Ranking Member Davis, I yield to you.

Thompson Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Sport-Related Prediction Markets

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development hearing, "Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets."

Remarks as prepared:

Thank you, Chairman Johnson.

And thank you for convening this hearing. It is an important hearing on a complex set of issues.

It is the first hearing, but not the last hearing, that this committee will undertake to examine prediction markets.

As I said this spring, this is a transformative time for the Commission and financial markets.

This is due in no small part to the growth of new types of derivatives instruments offered in U.S. markets, including event contracts.

This hearing provides us with an opportunity to address the confusion and debate around the role and authority of the Commission in these markets.

Over the last 100 years, Congress intentionally constructed a federal framework for offering products and trading within derivatives markets.

As I have said before, the Commodity Exchange Act is clear: The Commission’s authority is broad and deep.

The definitions of commodity and swap are sweeping, and the Commission’s authority over transactions on registered exchanges is complete and exclusive.

And it is important that this robust jurisdiction is protected and respected.

But, understanding the Commission’s jurisdiction is not the end of the public policy questions which we must consider.

Many members have raised important questions about the rules for trading event contracts and the appropriateness of certain contracts to be listed for public trading. Especially around sports-related event contracts.

The Commission has significant tools currently at its disposal to address many of these concerns.

Just last month, the Commission proposed the first of potentially several rulemakings focused on bringing clear rules to prediction markets.

This one was focused on defining the public interest and implementing the special rule for event contracts.

Most relevant to today, the proposed rule explained how it seeks to determine when a contract involving gaming is contrary to the public interest.

This is an important rulemaking, and I am encouraged by the thought and work which went into the draft. It provides clear standards for the public interest and workable definitions for the key terms which have lingered undefined for so long.

Where the Commission’s authority is found to be insufficient to meet its mandate to support responsible innovation and protect market participants, we will consider legislation as may be appropriate.

But first, the Committee must understand if such gaps exist.

We must also consider federal pre-emption and any impact to the federal regulatory framework which Congress clearly provided under the CEA and has reaffirmed for a century.

I believe that the markets overseen by the Commission must be fair, safe, and useful.

Today’s hearing is another step in that process. The testimony received today will help our Members to further understand the law and the Commission’s authorities.

Thank you, and I yield back.

Newhouse Opening Statement at Hearing on National Forest Partnerships

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON — House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing, "Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System."

Remarks as prepared:

Good morning everyone. Welcome to this Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee hearing titled “Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System.”

This morning, we will hear from a panel of stakeholders on various issues before the National Forest System and will be reviewing how partners work with and support the Forest Service. These partnerships help to support active forest management, expand recreational opportunities, and create and maintain forest products and jobs - including those of essential community personnel like law enforcement.

Our national forests have been undermanaged for decades and because of that we are seeing a corresponding decline in forest health and resiliency. Millions of acres need better management to improve forest health, address invasive species, and ramp up much-needed fuels reduction activities to decrease the threat of catastrophic wildfire.

Over the past decade, we have seen some of the worst wildfires on record resulting in millions of acres of burned forests, destroyed homes and property, and in some cases, lost lives. Since wildfires are happening beyond the hottest and driest months of the year, we are now no longer seeing a fire season, but rather a fire year. I am seeing the impact of these nearly every day in my district.

Most of these disasters are preventable, and we need to be doing more to support important management work in our forests. The Forest Service is trying to do just that by identifying more than 100 million acres of national forest land for treatment in the coming years.

This will be no easy task given the acreage and scale. The agency has long relied on partners to help carry out this important work through partnership agreements such as good neighbor authority, stewardship contracts, memoranda of understanding, and other existing authorities and programs.

This Committee has long supported these partnerships. The 2026 Farm Bill, which passed on the House floor just last month, continues this effort and provides additional improvements. It also reauthorizes the Landscape-Scale, Collaborative Forest Landscape, and the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership programs. Additionally, it includes authorizations for hazardous fuel reduction, cross-boundary wildfire mitigation, insect infestations and diseases, and expands several existing categorical exclusions to help encourage more active management.

Support for new markets for forest products is also included through the Wood Innovation Grants program and a new biochar application demonstration project. We also prioritize forest products infrastructure by authorizing the Timber Production Expansion Program.

These are just a few of the provisions in the forestry title, and I am glad to see the Senate has started their work. Our nation’s farmers, ranchers, and foresters need a new and modernized farm bill and we must deliver.

With that, I am looking forward to hearing from our witnesses today about how they work with the agency and support the critical management of the national forest system - and recommendations for improvement. Thank you to all of you for appearing today.

Before we start, I want to take a moment now to acknowledge that this is our first Subcommittee hearing since the tragic passing of Doug LaMalfa. Doug is sorely missed and was a true champion for our national forests and rural communities.

I’d also like to recognize welcome Congressman Valadao as a new Member of this Committee and Subcommittee.

With that, I yield to Ranking Member Salinas for any opening remarks she would like to provide.

Chairman Thompson's Opening Statement at Hearing on National Forest Partnerships

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, DC — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing, “Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System.”

Remarks as prepared:

Good morning. I would like to thank Chairman Newhouse and Ranking Member Salinas for holding this Subcommittee hearing today on the importance of partnerships for the health of our nation’s forests.

I’d like to take a moment to recognize our great friend Doug LaMalfa. Doug certainly would have many thoughts and insights into today’s discussion. He was a great friend and chairman, and he is sorely missed.

With that, I’d also like to acknowledge Chairman Newhouse as the new subcommittee Chair and Representative Valadao as a new Member of both the full Committee and this Subcommittee.

As for today’s hearing, partnerships with the Forest Service greatly benefit Pennsylvania’s 15^th district by directly supporting forest health, bolstering the forest products industry, expanding recreation opportunities on public lands, and similar impacts are felt in areas near National Forests in 40 different states.

To me, it’s common sense that the current forest health crisis and the issues facing our forest products industry share a common solution: increasing active management and sustainable timber harvest levels to benefit both ecological health and rural communities.

While this Committee has continued to support the Forest Service through partnerships, much more can be done, starting with swift passage of a new farm bill.

I am proud to say that we have worked diligently over the last few years to ensure the Farm, Food, and National Security Act has a robust forestry title that will broaden and strengthen the Forest Service’s toolbox for active forest management, including enhancements to authorities that allow them to engage in critical partnerships with organizations like those we have sitting before us today. These improvements have become increasingly important in recent years as the wildfire and forest health crisis in this country has continued.

That is why the time to act is now. I am proud of the work the House Committee on Agriculture has done over the last several years, and I am proud of the bipartisan vote that our Farm Bill recently received on the floor of the House. With the release of text this week, I strongly encourage the Senate to act on a new farm bill as soon as possible. It is long overdue, and millions of people around this country depend on its passage for certainty in a wide variety of lines of work.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I yield back.

Chairman Thompson Statement on SCOTUS Crop Protection Tool Labeling Ruling

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s crop protection tool labeling ruling:

"Today’s Supreme Court decision reaffirms the importance of the clear, consistent, and science-based national framework for pesticide labeling, which was laid out by Congress in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. A predictable, science-based regulatory system is essential to supporting agricultural productivity, innovation, and public confidence in the national pesticide regulatory system.”

Chairman Thompson Statement on FY 2025 SNAP Error Rates

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement today in response to the release of SNAP payment error rates for the 2025 fiscal year:

"The most recent SNAP payment error rates demonstrate the importance of last summer’s historic nutrition reforms in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. When administering SNAP benefits, states must move toward doing so in a way that is respectful to the American taxpayer.

"It is human nature to be more careful with your own money than with other people's, and it is clear that states require skin in the game to become responsible stewards of SNAP benefits. There is still work to be done, but the structural improvements made in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act remain the correct path forward for this program.”

Thompson Opening Statement at Under Secretary Fordyce Hearing

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing, “To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs.”

Remarks as prepared:

Good morning, everyone, and thank you all for being here today. I would like to extend a special thanks to my friend, Under Secretary Fordyce, for coming before the Committee today to discuss the historic investments made in American farm policy through last year’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act.

I look forward to hearing your testimony as well as the chance to receive an update on the significant progress you and Secretary Rollins have made implementing the many provisions included in H.R. 1.

House Republicans fought hard to make those key investments to our conservation and farm safety net programs. Not because it was easy, but because it was extremely necessary.

For the first time in a generation, U.S. farmers and ranchers have an adequate farm safety net to fall back on in times of bad weather and market volatility, as well as new investment into our locally-led conservation programs.

Those of us who represent rural America know firsthand that times are tough in farm country. That is why the investments included in H.R. 1 were so critical. Without those, producers would still be waiting for an updated safety net.

Because of those investments, the farm safety net is now based on the current cost of production and recognizes the needs of modern agriculture. It is equipped to meet the moment, providing at least some degree of stability for an industry that has always faced a wide variety of challenges and uncertainty.

These updates include enhancements to ARC and PLC, boosted premium support across all levels of crop insurance coverage, and improvements to the Dairy Margin Coverage program—all of which have already been implemented due to the great work from Under Secretary Fordyce and his team.

Thanks to the work of this Committee, as we look to the future, access to commodity programs has been expanded through the historic opportunity for producers to add additional base acres to their operations. Changes to standing disaster programs such as the Livestock Indemnity Program and the Tree Assistance Program further bolster the tools available to producers in the face of predation or natural disasters.

Last summer, we also reinvested billions of dollars into conservation programs through H.R. 1. By increasing baseline funding by over 25%, conservation programs are now funded at over $8 billion per year. We know that locally-led, voluntary, incentive-based programs work, and this reinvestment will provide significant and increased support for most Title II programs, which are largely oversubscribed.

I look forward to hearing Under Secretary Fordyce’s insights on the implementation side of these critical programs, which we continue to champion and seek to make further improvements to through passage of the remainder of the farm bill.

While the updates in H.R. 1 were much needed across the board, we still have a job to do and must complete the remainder of a full, five-year farm bill authorization. The bipartisan farm bill passed out of the House earlier this year is over in the very capable hands of my good friend Senator Boozman, and just yesterday he released a discussion draft to move this process forward.

In the meantime, I am very much looking forward to hearing from Under Secretary Fordyce today on the progress made, as well as what we can expect moving forward with the remaining provisions from H.R. 1 that need to be implemented.

Chairman Thompson Statement on Senate Farm Bill Draft

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement today in response to the release of a farm bill discussion draft from the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:

"I applaud Chairman Boozman and his team for their continued efforts to support producers and rural America through a full, five-year farm bill. I am encouraged to see the Senate build on the bipartisan momentum we began in the House of Representatives with the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.

"It has never been more apparent that our country needs modern farm policy that finishes the work we started last summer with the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. I look forward to working with Chairman Boozman and getting a farm bill to President Trump’s desk soon."

For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 – 10:00 AM ET

1300 Longworth

Washington, DC

Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture

RE: “For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service”

Read Chief Tom Schultz's written testimony here.
Chairman Newhouse's opening statement can be found here, and Chairman Thompson's opening statement can be read here.

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Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – 10:00 AM ET

1300 Longworth

Washington, DC

Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development

RE: “Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets”

WITNESS LIST:

Mr. Robert A. Schwartz , Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Washington, DC.

Mr. David Z. Bean, Chairman, Indian Gaming Association, Puyallup Tribe, Tacoma, WA.

Mr. Christopher Cylke, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, American Gaming Association, Washington, DC.

Mr. Carl Kennedy, Partner, Co-Chair, Financial Markets and Regulation Practice, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, New York, NY.

Mr. Asaf Meir, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Solidus Labs, New York, NY.

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Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Thursday, June 25, 2026 – 10:00 AM ET

1300 Longworth

Washington, DC

Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture

RE: “Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System”

WITNESS LIST:
The Honorable Ned Coe, Supervisor, Modoc County, California, Alturas, CA.
Mr. Travis Joseph, President and CEO, American Forest Resource Council, Portland, OR.
Mr. Tracy Glover, Sheriff, Kane County, Utah, Kanab, UT.
Ms. Molly Whitney, Executive Director, Cascade Forest Conservancy, Vancouver, WA.

View Rep. Dan Newhouse's opening statement here.
View Chairman Thompson's opening statement here.

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To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 – 10:00 AM ET

1300 Longworth

Washington, DC

Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs”

WITNESS LIST:
The Honorable Richard L. Fordyce, Under Secretary, Farm Production and Conservation,
United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.

View Chairman Thompson's opening statement here.

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Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – 10:00 AM ET
1300 Longworth
Washington, DC
Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA”

WITNESS LIST:

Mr. Michael Lichte, Chief Insights and Optimization Officer, Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas City, KS.
Mrs. Kristen Sawin, Vice President, Government & Corporate Affairs, Weyerhaeuser, Seattle, WA.
Mr. Dave Puglia, President and Chief Executive Officer, Western Growers Association, Irvine, CA.
Mrs. Jamie Beyer, ASA Director and Executive Committee Member, American Soybean Association, Wheaton, MN.
Mr. Michael Schumpp, Senior Director, International Affairs, Meat Institute, Arlington, VA.
Mr. Neil Herrington, Senior Vice President, Americas Program, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC.

View Chairman Thompson's opening statement here.

Watch live below or at this link.

For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Thursday, June 4, 2026 – 10:00 AM ET

1300 Longworth

Washington, DC

Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture”

Secretary Rollins' written testimony can be viewed here.

Read Chairman Thompson's opening statement here.

Watch live here.

For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Michael S. Selig, Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Thursday, April 16, 2026 – 10:00 AM ET
1300 Longworth
Washington, DC
Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Michael S. Selig, Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission”

WITNESS LIST:
The Honorable Michael S. Selig, Chairman, United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC.

Read Chairman Thompson's opening statement here.

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Full Committee Markup: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 6:00 PM ET

1300 Longworth

Washington, DC

Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “To consider H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026”

MARKUP DAY ONE:

MARKUP DAY TWO:

MARKUP DAY TWO (PT.2):

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CFTC Reauthorization: Stakeholder Perspectives

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:00:00 GMT

Thursday, December 11, 2025 – 10:00 AM ET
1300 Longworth
Washington, DC
Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “CFTC Reauthorization: Stakeholder Perspectives”

WITNESS LIST:
The Honorable Dawn D. Stump, Former Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC.
Mr. Edward Prosser, Senior Vice President, Special Projects, the Scoular Company and Member of the Board, Commodity Markets Council, Omaha, NE; on Behalf of the Commodity Markets Council.
Ms. Alicia Crighton, Managing Director, Global Co-head of Futures, and Head of OTC and Prime Clearing at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Chair, Futures Industry Association, New York, NY; on Behalf of the Futures Industry Association.
Mr. Rob Schwartz, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Former General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC.
Mr. Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy, Better Markets, Washington, DC.

Read Chairman Thompson's opening statement here.
A transcript from the hearing can be found here.

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Member Day

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – 10:00 AM ET
1300 Longworth
Washington, DC
Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “Member Day”

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Read full hearing transcript here.