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Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

A subcommittee of Committee on Appropriations focused on the subject named in its title: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.

Kind of body
subcommittee
Membership scope
senate
Source snapshot
No effective date specified; collected October 19, 2026
Parent body
Committee on Appropriations

This is an orientation based on the subcommittee’s name and parent. It is not a complete independent statement of legal jurisdiction.

Leadership

PersonActual source title
John HoevenChairman
Jeanne ShaheenRanking

Source-snapshot members

Leadership and minority titles vary by body. Committee membership describes an assignment, not an individual’s opinion on every issue.

MemberRole in sourceCurrent party, where recorded
Cindy Hyde-SmithmemberRepublican
Deb FischermemberRepublican
Gary C. PetersmemberDemocratic
Jeanne ShaheenRankingDemocratic
Jeff MerkleymemberDemocratic
Jerry MoranmemberRepublican
John HoevenChairmanRepublican
Jon HustedmemberRepublican
Jon OssoffmemberDemocratic
Kirsten E. GillibrandmemberDemocratic
Martin HeinrichmemberDemocratic
Mike RoundsmemberRepublican
Mitch McConnellmemberRepublican
Patty MurraymemberDemocratic
Susan M. CollinsmemberRepublican
Tammy BaldwinmemberDemocratic

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