# 119-s-618: Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025

119-s-618, Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-30).

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- As of: 2026-07-30
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-618
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-30

## Summary

**Blocks purchases and leases of U.S. agricultural land by entities tied to Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia.** This bill would stop persons owned, controlled by, or subject to the direction of those foreign governments from buying or leasing public or private agricultural land and would curb their participation in most USDA land-related programs.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on certain foreign buyers of farmland: benefit, medium. This bill would require the President to block covered persons from buying or leasing U.S. agricultural land. The ban would cover public land and private agricultural land. The President could use emergency economic powers to carry out the prohibition. Violators would face penalties under those eme…
- USDA program ban for covered persons: cost, medium. This bill would bar covered persons who own or lease U.S. agricultural land from many USDA programs. It would still allow food safety and health and labor safety programs. Farm Service Agency programs tied to this Act or AFIDA would be excluded. U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents would ne…
- Bigger AFIDA reporting and penalties: mixed, high. This bill would broaden AFIDA reporting and change penalties. "Interest" would include security interests and any lease. The bill would expand "foreign person" to include some issuers traded mainly on exchanges in Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia. Civil penalty wording would change to allow pena…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-3653: Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-4189: INSULIN Act of 2026
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act

## Sources
- [119-s-618 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/618)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-3653: Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3653)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-4189: INSULIN Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4189)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-618 (as of 2026-07-30).