The House Republican leadership has announced that eight new members will be appointed to the House Agriculture Committee for the 113th Congress. They include: Dan Benishek (MI-1), Chris Collins (NY-27), Rodney Davis (IL-13), Jeff Denham (CA-19), Richard Hudson (NC-8), Doug LaMalfa (CA-1), Ted Yoho (FL-3) and a vacancy to be named later. Committee members, reelected in November, that will be leaving the committee include Congressmen Renee Ellmers (R-NC), who moves to House Energy and Commerce Committee; Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) moves to House Appropriations Committee; Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) was removed by leadership; Randy Hultgren (R-IL) goes to the House Financial Services Committee; and Tom Rooney (R-FL), to House Appropriations Committee.