Supporting America's Ranchers

What it does

• •Directs five federal agencies (Agriculture, Interior, Trade Representative, Food and Drug Administration, Small Business Administration) to review all regulations and policies affecting ranchers within 90 days and recommend actions to improve their financial viability and market access.
• •Orders the Secretary of the Interior to determine within 90 days whether gray wolves and Mexican wolves meet recovery criteria for delisting or downlisting under the Endangered Species Act, and if so, to begin the delisting/downlisting process and submit legislative recommendations.
• •Instructs the Interior and Agriculture Departments to consider revising compensation regulations, evidentiary standards, and procedures for assessing depredation claims by wolves, and to consider amending criteria for authorizing lethal wolf removal.
• •Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to review statutory and regulatory authorities for mandatory country-of-origin labeling of beef products within 90 days and to provide economic analysis to support potential new labeling regulations or legislative recommendations.

Why it matters

• •The order identifies a stated problem that the national cattle herd is at a 75-year low while beef demand has grown 10 percent over the past decade, framing domestic ranching as critical to food security and the nation's food supply chain.
• •Wolf predation is characterized as a significant economic burden on ranchers, with the order directing agencies to streamline compensation processes and expand lethal removal options to address livestock losses.
• •Mandatory country-of-origin labeling is intended to give American ranchers market recognition and competitive advantage over imported beef products.

Who is affected

• •Ranchers and livestock producers, particularly those in Western states managing grazing operations and experiencing wolf predation.
• •Federal agencies including the Departments of Agriculture and Interior, which must conduct reviews and potentially revise regulations within 90 days.
• •States, which are encouraged to delist gray wolves and Mexican wolves from state protected species lists and revise standards for lethal takings.

What happens next

The designated agencies must submit reports and assessments within 90 days of September 4, 2026, after which the Secretary of Agriculture and relevant officials may issue new regulations or develop legislative recommendations based on those findings, consistent with applicable law.