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Congress·In Committee·8 months ago

Congress Proposes Stricter Reviews of Farmland Purchases by China, Russia, and Other Adversaries

Also known as: Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025

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Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • This bill would add the Secretary of Agriculture to the federal committee that reviews foreign business deals for national security risks. This ensures a farming expert has a say when foreign companies try to buy U.S. land or agricultural businesses.
  • The government would be required to investigate land purchases made by people or companies from China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. This rule would stay in place as long as those countries are officially considered foreign adversaries by the United States.
  • The policy covers more than just farmland. It also includes reviews of foreign investments in agricultural technology, like new seed types, as well as the warehouses and transportation systems used to move food across the country.
  • The goal is to protect the American food supply from foreign interference. Supporters believe that letting rival nations own too much of our food system or farming technology could be a major security risk for the United States.
AgricultureNational Security Foreign Policy

Milestones

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Jul 14, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Jul 14, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Related News

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Politico·8 months ago

House passes bill to crack down on China farmland purchases

The House passed the Agricultural Risk Review Act to ramp up oversight of foreign farmland purchases. Introduced by Rep. Frank Lucas, the bill makes permanent the addition of the Agriculture Secretary to CFIUS and requires reporting on land buys by foreign adversaries like China.

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DTN Progressive Farmer·8 months ago

House Again Passes Bill to Increase Scrutiny of Foreign Land Ownership

The House passed H.R. 1713, the Agricultural Risk Review Act, which would permanently add the Secretary of Agriculture to the interagency committee (CFIUS) that oversees national security risks of foreign investments, specifically targeting land ownership by China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.

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Agri-Pulse·8 months ago

Cramer, Alsobrooks Lead Bipartisan Effort to Permanently Add Secretary of Agriculture to CFIUS

A bipartisan group of Senators introduced the Agricultural Risk Review Act to ensure the Agriculture Secretary has a permanent seat on CFIUS for agricultural transactions. Proponents argue food security is national security and agricultural expertise is vital for reviewing foreign investments.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 2268
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Cosponsors

(5)
D: 3R: 2

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