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.
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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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.”
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Senator Pete Ricketts introduced the PLOT Act to require stricter tracking of foreign land ownership, including digital maps of property boundaries to assess proximity to military bases and critical infrastructure. The bill lowers reporting thresholds for foreign ownership stakes.
The Property Location Oversight and Transparency (PLOT) Act would mandate the USDA to publish geospatial data on foreign land acquisitions and lower reporting thresholds for foreign adversaries like China. It requires collaboration with defense and intelligence officials.
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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