The House Agriculture Committee has announced which members will be
Subcommittee Chairs, and who will serve on those subcommittees for
the new Congress, after a Janury 23 organizational meeting.

The Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research will
be Chaired by Rep. Tim Holden (D-PA). The Committee has jurisdiction
over soil, water, and resource conservation; small watershed
program; energy and biobased energy production; rural
electrification; agricultural credit; and agricultural research,
education and extension services. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) will serve
as Ranking Minority Member on the Subcommittee.

The Subcommittee will play a key role in the 2007 Farm Bill, as it
will deal with most of the USDA conservation programs that provide
over 40 million acres of habitat across the USA. Subcommittee members are:

Rep. Tim Holden, D-PA, Chairman
Rep. Stephanie Herseth, D-SD
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-TX
Rep. Jim Costa, D-CA
Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-IN
Rep. Zachary T. Space, D-OH
Rep. Timothy J. Walz, D-MN
Rep. David Scott, D-GA
Rep. John T. Salazar, D-CO
Rep. Nancy E. Boyda, D-KS
Rep. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-NY
Rep. Dennis A. Cardoza, D-CA
Rep. Leonard L. Boswell, D-IA
Rep. Steve Kagen, D-WI
Rep. Frank Lucas, R-OK, Ranking Minority Member
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-AL
Rep. Steve King , R-IA
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-NE
Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-OH
Rep. Timothy Walberg, R-MI
Rep. Terry Everett, R-AL
Rep. Jerry Moran, R-KS
Rep. Robin Hayes, R-NC
Rep. Sam Graves, R-MO
Rep. Jo Bonner, R-AL
Rep. Marilyn N. Musgrave, R-CO
Rep. Collin Peterson, D-MN, who Chairs the full Agriculture
Committee, and Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Ranking Minority Member,
serve on all Subcommittees as well.

Other Subcommittee Chairs were also announced:

Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA) will Chair the Subcommittee on Department
Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC) will Chair the Subcommittee on General
Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) will Chair the Subcommittee on
Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, which includes pesticides.

Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) will Chair the Subcommittee on
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC) will Chair the Subcommittee on Specialty
Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture.

The Committee increased the number of Subcommittees to six from
five, and shuffled the jurisdiction of several Subcommittees to
account for the addition.

A news release with all Subcommittee assignments is available at the
House Agriculture Committee web site, http://agriculture.house.gov.

Duane Hovorka
Farm Bill Outreach Coordinator
National Wildlife Federation