# 119-hr-5760: PASS Act of 2025

119-hr-5760, PASS Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5760
- Congress: 119
- Title: PASS Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Tightening foreign control of U.S. agricultural land and companies.** The PASS Act of 2025 would expand national-security screening to cover investments in agricultural businesses and the purchase or lease of private farm real estate, add the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and set a prohibition-and-waiver regime for certain foreign countries. - Farmers and agricultural businesses: Would face new CFIUS reviews for investments and for sales or leases of private agricultural real estate, and transactions could be blocked if a covered foreign person would gain control. - Foreign investors: Persons tied to China, the Russian Federation, Iran, or North Korea would be designated as covered foreign persons and could be barred from controlling or investing in U.S. agricultural firms or land. - Federal oversight and national security: The Secretary of Agriculture would join CFIUS and must submit risk reports every 180 days. The President must prohibit covered transactions unless a case-by-case waiver is granted and reported at least 30 days after the waiver determination.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tougher reviews and bans on foreign farm deals: benefit, high. This bill would expand federal reviews of foreign deals in U.S. agriculture. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would review foreign purchases, leases, or concessions of private U.S. farm land, plus investments in farm or ag biotech businesses. If the committee finds a deal gi…
- Agriculture Secretary joins investment reviews: benefit, low. This bill would add the Agriculture Secretary to the federal team that reviews foreign investment deals. This would bring farm expertise to reviews of foreign deals in farm land and agriculture businesses. The change would take effect at enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5760 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5760)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5760 (as of 2026-08-01).