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House Committee on Agriculture

The House Committee on Agriculture has legislative jurisdiction over agriculture, food, rural development, and forestry.

Committee assignments updated Sep 21, 2026

Current membership

Leadership

Paper Trail-tracked dataset

Money to Current Committee Members

Tracked PAC contributions

$7,360,753

Members receiving tracked money

52of 53 current members

Tracked organizations/PACs

164

2025–2026 election cycle. Totals include organization-affiliated PACs currently represented in Paper Trail.

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$257,500 · 39 members
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$187,500 · 23 members
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$178,000 · 24 members
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$171,500 · 22 members
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$170,000 · 23 members
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$164,000 · 21 members
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$145,500 · 21 members
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$145,000 · 22 members
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$145,000 · 15 members
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$142,500 · 15 members
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$137,000 · 19 members
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$135,615 · 11 members
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$132,500 · 21 members
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$130,000 · 16 members
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$129,500 · 16 members
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$125,500 · 18 members
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$124,500 · 17 members
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$123,500 · 16 members
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$119,500 · 14 members
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$117,500 · 14 members
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$116,500 · 15 members
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$115,000 · 14 members
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$112,500 · 17 members
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$110,000 · 14 members
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$106,500 · 14 members
CME GROUP INC. PAC$102,000 · 15 members
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$101,000 · 14 members
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$98,750 · 14 members
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$98,500 · 12 members
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$98,000 · 14 members
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$96,000 · 13 members
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$90,000 · 13 members
PAC TO THE FUTURE$90,000 · 9 members
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$89,500 · 11 members
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$81,500 · 12 members
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$81,500 · 12 members
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$80,000 · 12 members
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$72,000 · 11 members
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC$71,000 · 9 members
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND$67,000 · 8 members
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$66,000 · 8 members
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$62,500 · 8 members
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$61,500 · 9 members
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$60,500 · 10 members
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$60,000 · 8 members
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$60,000 · 9 members
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$56,000 · 8 members
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$54,500 · 8 members
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$52,000 · 9 members
NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA) NATIONAL BROILER COUNCIL PAC$51,000 · 7 members
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$50,000 · 5 members
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$47,000 · 7 members
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$47,000 · 5 members
UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$45,000 · 7 members
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$45,000 · 7 members
EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000 · 4 members
FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC$40,000 · 6 members
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$40,000 · 4 members
JSTREETPAC$38,353 · 3 members
ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC.$36,000 · 4 members
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000 · 5 members
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN$35,000 · 5 members
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$35,000 · 7 members
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$35,000 · 7 members
BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$34,000 · 5 members
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$33,500 · 5 members
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$33,500 · 4 members
LA BAMBA PAC$32,500 · 4 members
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$30,000 · 3 members
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS$30,000 · 3 members
CHC BOLD PAC$30,000 · 3 members
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$30,000 · 4 members
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500 · 3 members
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500 · 4 members
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$26,500 · 5 members
BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,000 · 3 members
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000 · 3 members
INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC)$25,000 · 4 members
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$25,000 · 5 members
JBS USA FOOD COMPANY PAC$24,500 · 4 members
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC$22,000 · 4 members
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC)$22,000 · 4 members
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC (RENEWABLE FUELS PAC)$21,000 · 4 members
DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC)$20,000 · 2 members
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$20,000 · 4 members
MEDICARE FOR ALL$20,000 · 4 members
NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500 · 2 members
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (BNY FEDPAC)$19,500 · 3 members
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$19,000 · 3 members
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND$18,500 · 2 members
PHILLIPS 66 PAC$17,500 · 2 members
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500 · 2 members
DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE$16,000 · 2 members
BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)$16,000 · 3 members
MITTEN PAC$15,000 · 2 members
LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$15,000 · 2 members
PERIMETER PAC$15,000 · 2 members
BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC$15,000 · 2 members
IMPACT$15,000 · 2 members
WORKING FOR OHIO$15,000 · 2 members
HUCK PAC FOR AMERICA$15,000 · 3 members
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC$15,000 · 3 members
OPTIVER AMERICAS LLC PAC (OPTIVER PAC)$14,000 · 2 members
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC$13,500 · 2 members
EMILYS LIST$10,535 · 2 members
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500 · 2 members
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$10,000 · 1 member
SCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC$10,000 · 1 member
MOTOR CITY PAC$10,000 · 1 member
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000 · 1 member
DEFEND THE DREAM$10,000 · 1 member
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000 · 1 member
COMMON VALUES PAC$10,000 · 1 member
NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000 · 1 member
CORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC)$10,000 · 1 member
BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000 · 1 member
TURQUOISE PAC$10,000 · 1 member
ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000 · 1 member
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$10,000 · 1 member
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$10,000 · 1 member
ALABAMA FIRST PAC$10,000 · 1 member
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$10,000 · 1 member
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000 · 2 members
CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000 · 2 members
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC$10,000 · 2 members
GENERAL MILLS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000 · 2 members
PENNSYLVANIA HONOR$10,000 · 2 members
AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AQHAPAC)$10,000 · 2 members
HALLMARK CARDS, INC. PAC (HALLPAC)$10,000 · 2 members
TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TD BANK PAC)$10,000 · 2 members
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')$10,000 · 2 members
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FMI FOODPAC$10,000 · 2 members
AL-CORN CLEAN FUEL PAC$10,000 · 2 members
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC)$9,000 · 1 member
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$9,000 · 1 member
FIGHT ON PAC$8,500 · 1 member
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC$8,500 · 1 member
AIR METHODS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMPAC)$7,500 · 1 member
PFIZER INC. PAC$7,000 · 1 member
NORPAC$6,500 · 1 member
DTE ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500 · 1 member
END CITIZENS UNITED$6,500 · 1 member
ATOMIC CREDIT UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ACU PAC)$6,000 · 1 member
CALIFORNIA CANNING PEACH ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA PEACH -PAC)$6,000 · 1 member
FMC CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT PROGRAM$6,000 · 1 member
EXIGER LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXIGER PAC OR E-PAC)$5,000 · 1 member
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$5,000 · 1 member
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000 · 1 member
PEOPLE PAC (PACCAR INC EMPLOYEES ORGANIZED FOR POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION PAC)$5,000 · 1 member
JUNTOS PAC$5,000 · 1 member
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.$5,000 · 1 member
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)$5,000 · 1 member
ALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC$5,000 · 1 member
U.S. VENTURE INC. PAC$5,000 · 1 member
AUSTAL USA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTIEE$5,000 · 1 member
THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRAFTHEINZPAC)$5,000 · 1 member
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$5,000 · 1 member
TEXAS CORN PAC OF THE TEXAS CORN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION$5,000 · 1 member
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC$5,000 · 1 member
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000 · 1 member
PAYWARD INTERACTIVE, INC. PAC (PAYWARD PAC)$5,000 · 1 member
ZOETIS INC. PAC AKA ZOETIS PAC$5,000 · 1 member
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC. PAC$5,000 · 1 member
JOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000 · 1 member

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Members

MemberPartyStateCommittee roleTracked PAC money
David G. ValadaoRepublicanCAMember$449,993
Kristen McDonald RivetDemocraticMIMember$430,932
Zach NunnRepublicanIAMember$417,993
Don DavisDemocraticNCMember$393,493
Nikki BudzinskiDemocraticILMember$355,678
Adam GrayDemocraticCAMember$354,743
Rob BresnahanRepublicanPAMember$332,993
Angela Dawn CraigDemocraticMNRanking Member$309,500
David RouzerRepublicanNCMember$302,493
Eric SorensenDemocraticILMember$295,893
Gabriel VasquezDemocraticNMMember$287,945
Brad FinstadRepublicanMNMember$281,493
Jim CostaDemocraticCAMember$280,747
Shomari FiguresDemocraticALMember$271,500
Josh RileyDemocraticNYMember$263,174
Yevgeny 'Eugene' VindmanDemocraticVAMember$263,000
John W. MannionDemocraticNYMember$262,700
Andrea SalinasDemocraticORMember$256,678
M Shontel BrownDemocraticOHMember$255,243
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOKMember$254,493
Michael BostRepublicanILMember$250,493
Sharice DavidsDemocraticKSMember$246,525
Monica De La CruzRepublicanTXMember$240,967
Jahana HayesDemocraticCTMember$228,525
Kat CammackRepublicanFLMember$213,993
Glenn ThompsonRepublicanPAChair$205,493
James Austin ScottRepublicanGAVice Chair$204,493
Derrick F. Mr. Van OrdenRepublicanWIMember$204,493
Salud O. CarbajalDemocraticCAMember$198,500
Felix Barry MooreRepublicanALMember$195,500
Tony WiedRepublicanWIMember$184,000
Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordRepublicanARMember$180,493
Ronny JacksonRepublicanTXMember$171,765
Tracey MannRepublicanKSMember$168,993
Donald J BaconRepublicanNEMember$157,500
Randall FeenstraRepublicanIAMember$157,000
Mark B. MessmerRepublicanINMember$139,743
April McClain DelaneyDemocraticMDMember$134,493
Alma S. AdamsDemocraticNCMember$134,000
David J. TaylorRepublicanOHMember$122,493
Dan NewhouseRepublicanWAMember$117,993
John Trent KellyRepublicanMSMember$116,493
James P McgovernDemocraticMAMember$107,525
Chellie PingreeDemocraticMEMember$100,000
Scott Hon. DesjarlaisRepublicanTNMember$94,493
Jonathan JacksonDemocraticILMember$93,500
Dusty JohnsonRepublicanSDMember$86,000
Jill Naomi TokudaDemocraticHIMember$79,500
James R Dr. BairdRepublicanINMember$57,493
Mark HarrisRepublicanNCMember$56,493
Mary E. MillerRepublicanILMember$39,993
Shri ThanedarDemocraticMIMember$29,993
John W. RoseRepublicanTNMember$0

Official legislative record

Legislation Referred to This Committee

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H.R. 1242Hire Veterans ActHire Veterans Act This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a five-year pilot program to recruit veterans with relevant strengths and abilities and refer them to positions in federal land management agencies (e. g. , the National Park Service). OPM shall conduct tests of certain strengths and abilities for veterans participating in the program.View legislation →H.R. 743Tim’s ActTim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act or Tim's Act This bill increases compensation and establishes additional benefits and programs for federal wildland firefighters. (These individuals are employed by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, or tribal governments. ) The bill increases the minimum rate of basic pay for wildland firefighters at General Schedule (GS) levels 1 through 15 by percentages specified in the bill, with smaller increases for higher GS levels. The bill also requires comparable increases to the hourly rates paid to prevailing rate employees who are wildland firefighters.View legislation →H.R. 349Goldie’s ActGoldie's Act This bill expands enforcement provisions under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to document and record detailed descriptions of violations of the act observed during inspections and investigations. USDA must provide a copy of all records documenting violations to state, local, and municipal animal control or law enforcement officials within 24 hours of such inspections or investigations. Inspections must be held at least once a year of each research facility, the premises of each animal dealer, and each exhibitor of animals.View legislation →H.R. 187MAPWaters Act of 2025Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act or the MAPWaters Act of 2025 or the MAPWaters Act of 2025 This bill directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to standardize and publish data relating to the public's access to federal waterways for recreational use. Specifically, the Forest Service and Interior must jointly develop and adopt interagency standards for data collection and dissemination of geospatial data relating to public outdoor recreational access of federal waterways and federal fishing restrictions. The standards must ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable federal databases with respect to collection and dissemination of such data. Within five years, the Forest Service and Interior must also digitize and make publicly available online certain geographic information system data about (1) federal waterway restrictions, (2) federal waterway access and navigation information, and (3) federal fishing restrictions.View legislation →H.R. 178To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.This measure sets out requirements for wildfire suppression and management activities carried out by the Forest Service. These requirements apply to Forest Service land that (1) has a severe, extreme, or exceptional drought intensity rating; (2) has a National Wildland Fire Preparedness level of 5 (i. e. , the highest level of wildland fire activity); or (3) is located in a fireshed ranked in the top 10% of wildfire exposure.View legislation →H.R. 150People CARE ActPeople-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Act or the People CARE Act This bill establishes the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission within the legislative branch to review federal means-tested programs for potential reform. Under the bill, means-tested programs are those designed to provide assistance to low-income individuals, including, for example, Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The commission is generally directed to review all federal means-tested programs with the exception of certain specified programs, including Social Security, Medicare, and certain veterans’ benefits programs. The commission is directed to identify and evaluate potential changes to federal means-tested programs, such as consolidation with other programs, delegation of certain functions to states, and the establishment of gradual benefit reductions tied to increases in beneficiaries’ income.View legislation →H.R. 185Responsible Legislating ActResponsible Legislating Act This bill establishes or modifies various federal programs and requirements, including those related to retirement accounts, penalties for certain sex offenses, foreign investment and ownership, and appropriations. The bill makes changes to retirement account contributions and distributions, including increasing the maximum amount that may be contributed to a Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to include certain contributions to a Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE IRA) or Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan, subject to limitations. The bill establishes an enhanced penalty—an additional prison term of up to five years—for certain interstate human trafficking offenses or coercion of sexual activity that occurs in a school zone or related area. The Department of Commerce must report on efforts to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production.View legislation →H.R. 179Proven Forest Management Act of 2025Proven Forest Management Act of 2025 This bill sets forth provisions to expedite the approval and implementation of forest management activities and establishes related requirements. First, the bill categorically excludes a forest management activity conducted on National Forest System land for reducing forest fuels from certain environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 if the activity (1) does not exceed 10,000 acres (including not more than 3,000 acres of mechanical thinning), (2) is developed in a collaborative manner, and (3) is consistent with the forest plan developed for the relevant National Forest System land. Next, the bill directs the Forest Service to conduct forest management activities in a manner that attains multiple ecosystem benefits unless the costs associated with attaining such benefits are excessive. Additionally, the Forest Service must (1) establish any post-program ground condition criteria for a ground disturbance caused by a forest management activity required by the applicable forest plan, and (2) provide for monitoring to ascertain the attainment of relevant post-program conditions.View legislation →H.R. 184Action Versus No Action ActAction Versus No Action Act This bill limits the scope of an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS) conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for forest management activity on certain public lands to only the following two alternatives: (1) the effects of the forest management activity, and (2) no action. The bill applies to any EA or EIS prepared by the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior for a forest management activity on public land that is suitable for timber production and that occurs on land designated as an insect and disease treatment area under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, is developed through a collaborative process, is proposed by a resource advisory committee, or is covered by a community wildfire protection plan. In the case of the alternative of no action, the Forest Service or Interior must consider whether to evaluate the effect of no action on forest health, potential losses of life and property, habitat diversity, wildfire potential, insect and disease potential, and timber production; and the implications of a resulting decline in forest health, loss of habitat diversity, wildfire, or insect or disease infestation on potential losses of life and property, domestic water supply in the project area, wildlife habitat loss, and other economic and social factors.View legislation →

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