House Appoints Conferees on July 18, 2018 for the Farm Bill
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Speaker Paul Ryan named 29 Republicans as conferees, while Minority Leader Pelosi appointed 18 Democrats. A majority of the lawmakers (23) sit on the Agriculture Committee. The list includes Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) and ranking member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.). Lawmakers from eight other panels also made the cut, including ones from Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs and Natural Resources. Ultimately, the 23 Ag. Committee Members (13 R – 10 D) will be the lawmakers making the final decision on whether NPMA’s provision becomes law. The provision of greatest interest to NPMA regarding exclusive authority of state lead agencies in intrastate commerce is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Agriculture Committee, therefore only the Members appointed from that Committee will consider our provision. Please find the list of Ag. Committee conferees below:
House Ag. Committee Members
| Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) * | Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) |
| Glenn Thompson (R-PA)* | Jim Costa (D-Calif.) |
| Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) | David Scott (D-Ga.) |
| Frank Lucas (R-OK) * | Tim Walz (D-Minn.) |
| Mike Rogers (R-AL) * | Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) |
| Austin Scott (R-GA) * | Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) |
| Rick Crawford (R-AR) * | Filemon Vela (D-Texas) |
| Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) | Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) |
| Rodney Davis (R-IL) | Ann Kuster (D-N.H.) |
| Ted Yoho (R-FL) * | Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.) |
| David Rouzer (R-NC) | |
| Roger Marshall (R-KS) * | |
| Jodey Arrington (R-TX) * |
