# 119-hr-4362: AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025

119-hr-4362, AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status introduced (as of 2026-09-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4362
- Congress: 119
- Title: AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-11

## Summary

**Strengthening foreign-ownership reporting** for U.S. agricultural land, this bill would lower the reporting trigger and boost enforcement, data validation, and interagency sharing to better track foreign stakes in farmland. - Farmers and landowners: Owners would have to report when any foreign person holds at least a 1 percent interest, including aggregated stakes held through layered ownership structures. - Federal enforcement and program offices: The Farm Production and Conservation Business Center would gain explicit authority to validate AFIDA data, ensure compliance, and identify individuals for potential civil penalties. - Oversight and process improvements: The Secretary would be required to set up memoranda of understanding with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States within 1 year, update the AFIDA handbook within 1 year and every 10 years after, and analyze or develop a timeline for an electronic submission and retention process if one is not established within 1 year.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New 1% reporting rule for foreign landowners: cost, low. If enacted, foreign landowners would face a new 1% reporting rule. In deals with multiple foreign parties, each with at least 1% would have to file. The 1% can be direct or added up through company layers. Security interests would be excluded. USDA’s FPAC-BC would check and fix AFIDA data and enfor…
- USDA to share land reports with CFIUS: cost, low. If enacted, USDA would sign an agreement with the foreign investment committee (CFIUS) within one year. USDA would give CFIUS every AFIDA land report. It would also share the filer’s name and the date filed. People who file AFIDA reports would have this identifying information shared.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4362 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4362)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4362 (as of 2026-09-11).