PLOT Act of 2026
Sen. Ricketts Introduces the PLOT Act to Track Foreign Farmland Ownership with Precise Map Data
The PLOT Act of 2026 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time.
Legislative Progress
While there is bipartisan concern about foreign land ownership, bills introduced by individual senators often struggle to move forward without broad leadership backing.
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Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Foreign-owned agricultural businesses operating in the U.S. would face new compliance burdens, including producing geospatial boundary data in approved open-source formats. Those with ties to foreign adversaries face heightened scrutiny, lower reporting thresholds, and a higher risk of enforcement actions, audits, and referrals to CFIUS.
“Any person that submits a report under this section shall include in the report geospatial data delineating the property boundaries of the applicable agricultural land.”
Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Ricketts Introduces PLOT Act to Combat Communist China's Ownership of American Farmland
The bill amends the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) to lower reporting thresholds and require digital maps, aiming to protect U.S. food security and national security from foreign adversaries by identifying land purchases near sensitive sites.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
PLOT Act of 2026
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