Committee Assignments

Senator Klobuchar is the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, which has jurisdiction over issues important to Minnesota, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture's farm, conservation, and rural-development programs; nutrition; and forestry policy. This Committee also has oversight over the Farm Credit Administration and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This Congress, the committee will be working on a new Farm Bill and address other critical issues such as:

• Extending a fair safety net for all producers, including beginning farmers and ranchers

• Ensuring families, children, and seniors have access to nutritious foods

• Protecting our soil and water through popular, voluntary conservation programs

• Strengthening the support available for dairy farmers

• Allowing farms to meet more of our nation's energy needs

• Supporting the economic development of rural communities

Visit the committee's website: www.agriculture.senate.gov

The Senate Judiciary Committee's jurisdiction covers issues such as criminal justice, consumer rights, privacy, intellectual property and antitrust law. Klobuchar serves as the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law. She also serves on the Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, which is tasked with oversight of antitrust enforcement at the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission and monitoring the state of competition in a variety of industries to help protect consumers. Additionally, she serves on the Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration and the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism. The full Committee is also tasked with reviewing the President's nominees for federal judgeships – including Supreme Court justices – along with many Executive Branch nominations and providing oversight of the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Committee addresses such topics as:

• Ensuring that law enforcement has the tools they need to keep our streets safe

• Ensuring equal justice for all Americans

• Promoting consumer rights, privacy, and fairness

• Considering executive nominations and nominations to the federal court

Visit the committee's website: www.judiciary.senate.gov

Senator Klobuchar is the Chairwoman of the Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. This Committee brings together Senators, businesses, community leaders, policy experts, and intergovernmental organizations to help develop policies to strengthen the economy and move the country forward. It also provides Senators with research, policy formulation, and communications guidance on key caucus priorities.

The Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has responsibility for a wide range of issues important to businesses and consumers – overseeing everything from product safety to improving access to broadband and technology to transportation and the Coast Guard. The Commerce Committee's work helps keep consumers safe, strengthen the economy, and guide the future of our nation's transportation systems. Klobuchar serves on the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy, as well as the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media. The Committee is working for businesses and consumers by:

• Building a 21st-century transportation network

• Protecting Americans from anti-consumer business practices and ensuring that consumers’ online data is protected

• Ensuring that U.S. exporters have the tools they need to sell their products abroad

• Expanding access to broadband and advancing next-generation telecommunications networks that keep America competitive

• Making sure that products made around the world meet U.S. safety standards

• Investing in research and development that will create long-term economic growth and jobs

Visit the committee's website: www.commerce.senate.gov

The primary task of the Joint Economic Committee is to review economic conditions and to recommend improvements in economic policy.

The Rules and Administration Committee oversees the rules and operations of the Senate and has jurisdiction over the administration of federal elections and matters related to good governance.