Bill > HR1920

This bill, known as the FARMLAND Act of 2025 (Foreign Agricultural Restrictions to Maintain Local Agriculture and National Defense Act), aims to strengthen oversight of foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land, with a particular focus on preventing potential national security risks from foreign entities of concern, especially China. The bill introduces several key provisions, including enhanced reporting requirements for foreign land ownership, civil penalties for non-compliance, and new investigative actions by the Department of Agriculture. It establishes a database to track foreign-owned agricultural land, prohibits foreign persons from participating in Farm Service Agency programs, and expands the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' authority to review real estate purchases by foreign entities. The legislation requires annual reports to Congress detailing the national security risks of foreign agricultural land ownership, mandates due diligence for land transactions involving foreign entities, and authorizes $35 million in fiscal year 2026 and $9 million annually through 2030 to implement these measures. The bill's findings emphasize that strategic competitors may seek to dominate the agricultural industry through land acquisition, intellectual property theft, and potential disruption of U.S. agricultural infrastructure, thus framing the legislation as a national security imperative.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1920/all-info