Brooke Rollins

Background

Brooke Rollins, a former White House domestic policy adviser and president of the America First Policy Institute, became the 33rd agriculture secretary in February 2025 after a 72-28 vote. She is the second woman to lead the department. A Texas native and former litigator, she previously led the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Biography: source

Latest statements

• Secretary Rollins Announces Growing Momentum Behind USDA's Product of USA Label with 10 New Companies Joining Initiative July 10, 2026
  Ten more meat and poultry companies adopted USDA's voluntary Product of USA label, assuring consumers the products were born, raised, harvested and processed in the United States.
• USDA Revokes Approved Lender Status of Ten Lenders: Irresponsible Lending Has No Place in Government Programs May 12, 2026
  The Trump Administration has no tolerance for the irresponsible actions of these lenders, said Secretary Rollins, announcing their removal from USDA guaranteed lending programs.
• USDA Announces Specialty Crop Investment Thanks to Working Families Tax Cuts April 13, 2026
  Secretary Rollins announced over $275 million in grant funding for the specialty crop industry, boosted by the Working Families Tax Cuts, to help farmers growing nutritious foods.
• USDA, DOJ, DHS, and HHS Launch Coordinated Effort to Crackdown on Chronic Dog Welfare Violators February 18, 2026
  If you are breeding dogs and not meeting the Animal Welfare Act's humane standards of care, your time is up, said Secretary Brooke Rollins, announcing stepped-up enforcement on bad actors.
• Kennedy, Rollins Unveil Historic Reset of U.S. Nutrition Policy, Put Real Food Back at Center of Health January 7, 2026
  This edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans will reset federal nutrition policy, putting families and children first, said Secretary Rollins.

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Confirmation

Confirmed, Senate vote 72-28, 2025-02-13.

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