- United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry
The House Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition and Forestry is a standing subcommittee within the
House Agriculture Committee . The subcommittee is responsible for oversight, review, and analysis of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its related agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service and other forestry issues. The subcommittee also conducts special investigations; oversees the federalfood stamp program, which provides assistance to needy families; and nutrition and consumer programs, such as theFood Pyramid .
=Members, 110th Congress=Jurisdiction
*(1) Agency oversight,
*(2) Review and analysis,
*(3) Special investigations,
*(4) Food stamps, nutrition and consumer programs,
*(5) Forestry in general, forest reserves other than those created from the public domain,
*(6) Energy and biobased energy production, and
*(7) Dairy
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