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119-hr-1576119th Congress

Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]

Introduced

Summary

Expanding federal review of foreign investments in U.S. agriculture. This bill would add the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States for transactions that touch agricultural land, agricultural biotechnology, or the agriculture industry. It would also create a process for the Secretary to flag certain agricultural land purchases by foreign persons from China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran when those buyers must report under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act.

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  • Farmers and landowners: Land sales to buyers from the listed countries that require AFIDA reporting and that the Secretary believes may be covered would become reportable agricultural land transactions and subject to Committee consideration. This adds an extra federal review step for those specific sales.
  • Agriculture businesses: Acquisitions involving agricultural biotechnology, transportation, storage, or processing would include the Secretary of Agriculture in CFIUS deliberations, increasing agricultural sector input into national security reviews.
  • Foreign investors from listed adversary countries: The bill makes certain purchases by persons from China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran formally reportable and triggers a Committee decision on whether to open a Defense Production Act review. Those special requirements end for a country when it is removed from the federal foreign adversaries list in section 791.4 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Tougher reviews of foreign U.S. farmland purchases

If enacted, this bill would tighten federal review of foreign purchases of U.S. farmland. It would apply when a buyer from China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran seeks to buy farmland. If the buyer must file the AFIDA report, the Secretary would review it. If the deal may be covered, the Secretary would flag it to the federal review panel. That panel (CFIUS) would decide if it is covered and whether to open a security review or take other action. The Agriculture Secretary would also join the panel for deals on farmland, farm biotech, or farm transport, storage, or processing. These rules would start upon enactment and end for a country if it is removed from 15 C.F.R. 791.4.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]

WA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 2/25/2025

  • Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 2/25/2025

  • Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 2/25/2025

  • Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 2/25/2025

  • Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 2/25/2025

  • Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]

    AZ • R

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  • Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/25/2025

  • Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

    FL • R

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  • Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]

    KY • R

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  • Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

    WY • R

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  • Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]

    TX • R

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  • Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]

    TN • R

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  • Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]

    FL • R

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  • Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6]

    TX • R

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    NY • R

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  • Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]

    IA • R

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  • Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3]

    MO • R

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  • Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]

    TX • R

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  • Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

    NE • R

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    IL • R

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  • Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]

    CO • R

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  • Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8]

    IN • R

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    NC • R

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    NM • D

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    NE • R

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  • Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]

    WI • R

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  • Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]

    SD • R

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    IA • R

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    CA • R

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    TN • R

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    WV • R

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    CO • R

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  • Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]

    PA • R

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  • Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

    TX • R

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  • Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]

    IL • R

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    MO • R

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  • Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19]

    NY • D

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  • Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]

    CO • R

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  • Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

    IA • R

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  • Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]

    IL • R

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  • Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]

    CA • R

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  • Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

    GA • R

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  • Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

    NJ • R

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  • Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]

    WA • R

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    MN • R

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    SC • R

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  • Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]

    NE • R

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  • Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]

    MN • R

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  • Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8]

    PA • R

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  • Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]

    MI • R

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  • Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]

    WA • D

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  • Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]

    SC • R

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  • Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]

    NH • D

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  • Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

    FL • R

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  • Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]

    NY • R

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  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

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  • Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

    SC • R

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  • Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]

    NC • R

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  • Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

    OH • D

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  • Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 12/18/2025

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