2013, Collins voted to approve the 2013 Farm Bill. On January 29, 2014, Collins voted to approve the Conferenced Farm Bill, known as the Agricultural Act of 2014. President Obama signed the 5 year Agricultural Act of 2014 into law on February 7, 2014. In response to a proposal by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo to provide state prison inmates with a publicly financed college education, Collins introduced the Kids Before Cons Act in February 2014. The bill would prohibit states from using federal funding for the purpose of providing a college degree to convicted criminals. Collins called the Governor's proposal an insult to law-abiding taxpayers who are struggling to put themselves or their children through college. Collins' bill would allow federal dollars to be used for GED and working training programs in prisons and correctional facilities. Cuomo later abandoned his proposal to use public money to fund his initiative. Committee assignments Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology (Chair) Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology Subcommittee on Space 114th Congress In the 114th Congress, Congressman Collins served on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He stated his priorities on the Energy and Commerce Committee would be securing American energy independence, ensuring companies at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus receive a fair amount of funding in the competitive grants offered by the National Institutes of Health, continuing oversight of the government's approval for new drugs and medical treatments, and increasing access to broadband Internet service in rural areas. Committee assignments Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Subcommittee on Health Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 115th Congress On August 8, 2018, following his arrest by the FBI for wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, seven counts of securities fraud, and lying to the FBI, Collins was stripped of all congressional committee assignments by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. Ryan also called for the House Ethics Committee to look into the allegations, saying: “Insider trading is a clear violation of the public trust.” Committee assignments Collins served on the following committees before being removed by House Speaker Paul Ryan in the wake of Collins' indictment on insider trading charges: Committee on Energy and