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Mindy Brashears to Be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety · Congress.wiki

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Mindy Brashears to Be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety

PN246-3

Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety, vice Jose Emilio Esteban, resigned.

1Nominees

13Actions

1Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

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Result

Committees

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestrySenate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)

53

Yea

47

Nay

0

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Voted on December 17, 2025

Timeline

Received8 months ago (June 2, 2025)

Authority1 day ago (February 24, 2026)

Last ActionDecember 18, 2025

Action History

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.

Nominees

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This nomination is part of a batch. PN246-3 has 17 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider H.R.4550, to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and the nominations of Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Agriculture.

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryCapitol (Senate side), 216Nov 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Hearings to examine the nominations of Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Agriculture.

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryDirksen Senate Office Building, 106Oct 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM

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Hearing Records

1 hearing on record

Nominations Of Mindy Brashears, Stella Yvette Herrell, And John Walk

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryOct 29, 2025

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Mindy Brashears

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety · Department of Agriculture

Texas