# 119-hr-1438: Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025

119-hr-1438, Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1438
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Blocks entities tied to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea from buying or leasing U.S. agricultural land.** The bill would also limit those entities' access to USDA programs and expand reporting, public data, and enforcement under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Foreign adversaries blocked from farm land and USDA aid: benefit, high. If enacted, entities tied to Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia would be banned from buying or leasing U.S. farm and ranch land, public or private. The President could use emergency economic powers to enforce this, with strong penalties for knowing violations. Current covered owners would not be f…
- New federal reports on foreign farm ownership: benefit, low. If enacted, the Director of National Intelligence would report within one year and then every two years on foreign influence in U.S. agriculture and investor motives. The Agriculture Secretary would report within one year and then every two years on risks and benefits in rural areas, misreporting,…
- Tougher penalties and liens for AFIDA violations: cost, medium. If enacted, when USDA issues an AFIDA penalty, a lien would be placed on the farm or ranch land until the penalty is paid. This could make it harder to sell or refinance that land. The penalty formula would change so fines could be less than 15% or more than 30%, replacing the current 25% reference.
- Stronger reporting and public data on foreign farm land: mixed, medium. If enacted, more deals would need AFIDA reports, including any lease and security interests. Ranch land would count as agricultural land for reporting. Some companies whose stock trades mainly on exchanges in Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia would count as foreign persons. USDA would post data o…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1438 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1438)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1438 (as of 2026-04-21).