Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025

Key Points

• This bill adds the Secretary of Agriculture to the federal committee that reviews foreign business deals for national security risks. The Secretary would join the group whenever a deal involves American farmland, agricultural technology, or the systems used to transport and store food.
• The policy specifically targets land purchases by people or companies from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. If the Secretary of Agriculture finds a suspicious land deal involving these countries, the committee must investigate whether the purchase should be blocked to protect the country.
• The goal is to ensure that foreign adversaries cannot control the U.S. food supply or own land near sensitive military sites. By giving the Agriculture Department a permanent seat at the table for these deals, the government can better track and limit foreign ownership of critical resources.
• The House of Representatives passed this bill in June 2025, and it has moved to the Senate for review. These new rules would stay in place as long as those four specific countries are officially listed as foreign adversaries by the government.

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