Goodlatte receives committee posts

Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte will serve as vice ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee and as ranking Republican on a House Agriculture subcommittee.

But under a three-term limit, Goodlatte will no longer serve as ranking Republican member on the House Agriculture Comittee. Prior to being ranking Republican member, Goodlatte spent four years as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.

Goodlatte’s new responsibilities on the House Agriculture Committee include serving as ranking member on the subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research. He will also serve on the House Agriculture subcommittee for Livestock, Dairy and Poultry.