United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies is one of twelve subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. It was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development, and Related Services, but was renamed in 2007 to more accurately reflect the programs under its jurisdication, and to more closely align the subcommittee with its counterpart on the House Appropriations Committee.
Jurisdiction
This subcommittee has jurisdiction over the Department of Agriculture discretionary spending (does not include the Food Stamp Program or farming subsidies that are mandatory spending), as well as food safety programs at the Food and Drug Administration and foreign agriculture assistance programs. The subcommittee also oversees rural development programs, such as loan guarantees for rural housing and the rural electrification program
=Members, 110th Congress=
The Committee is currently chaired by Democrat Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, and the Ranking Minority member is Republican Bob Bennett, of Utah.
ee also
* United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
External links
* [http://appropriations.senate.gov/agriculture.cfm U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies]
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