Today, Senator Reverend Warnock was appointed to three influential subcommittees on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Senator Reverend Warnock will serve on the Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade, the Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, and the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research

Through his roles on his respective subcommittees, Senator Reverend Warnock will legislate and oversee federal policy regarding commodities, specialty crops, nutrition benefits, agriculture research, and producers’ access to markets & capital

The Senator will play a crucial role in crafting the 2023 Farm Bill, the primary agricultural and food policy tool of the federal government reauthorized once every five years

Senator Reverend Warnock: “I’m looking forward to working with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to advance bipartisan ideas in the Farm Bill that benefit Georgia’s farmers and agriculture industries”

ICYMI: During Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing, Senator Reverend Warnock Highlights Moral Urgency of Centering the Needs of Georgians As the Senate Prepares to Reauthorize Vital Federal Nutrition Programs in 2023 Farm Bill

Washington D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced his appointment to three influential subcommittees on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Those subcommittees include the Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade, the Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, and the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research. The Senator’s subcommittee appointments underscore his focus on addressing the critical issues facing Georgia’s farmers, families and rural communities in the 2023 Farm Bill.

“I’m looking forward to working with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to advance bipartisan ideas in the Farm Bill that benefit Georgia’s farmers and agriculture industries,” said Senator Reverend Warnock. “I’m particularly excited to be named to committee panels that will help ensure I can deliver on important priorities to Georgians in the 2023 Farm Bill. This includes expanding resources to support export opportunities for Georgia’s farmers and agribusinesses, expanding access to credit and technical assistance for beginning farmers and underserved farmers, protecting vital federal nutrition benefits, and boosting Georgia institutions like Fort Valley State University and the University of Georgia through USDA’s agriculture research and extension program.”

The Farm Bill is the primary agricultural and food policy tool of the federal government, authorizing a majority of the programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as well as the nation’s nutrition assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Congress renews, revises, and reauthorizes the Farm Bill in a comprehensive bill every five years. The Farm Bill, which last passed Congress in 2018, is set to expire on September 30, 2023. The Farm Bill also addresses agriculture community priorities such as commodities, crop insurance, forestry, conservation, trade promotion, nutrition assistance, research (including research at land-grant institutions), and rural development, such as rural housing and rural broadband.

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