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FARM Act

USA117th CongressS-2931| Senate 
| Updated: 10/5/2021
Tommy Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (3)
Rick Scott (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act or the FARM Act This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and it requires the committee to review any investment that could result in foreign control of any U.S. agricultural business. Further, it includes agricultural systems and supply chains in the definitions of critical infrastructure and critical technologies for the purposes of reviewing such investments. The Department of Agriculture and the Government Accountability Office must each analyze and report on foreign influence in the U.S. agricultural industry.
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Timeline
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5859
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • October 5, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 5, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5859
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5490: FARM Act
Congressional oversightFederal officialsGovernment studies and investigationsU.S. and foreign investments

FARM Act

USA117th CongressS-2931| Senate 
| Updated: 10/5/2021
Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act or the FARM Act This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and it requires the committee to review any investment that could result in foreign control of any U.S. agricultural business. Further, it includes agricultural systems and supply chains in the definitions of critical infrastructure and critical technologies for the purposes of reviewing such investments. The Department of Agriculture and the Government Accountability Office must each analyze and report on foreign influence in the U.S. agricultural industry.
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Timeline
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5859
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • October 5, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 5, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5859
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Tommy Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (3)
Rick Scott (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5490: FARM Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightFederal officialsGovernment studies and investigationsU.S. and foreign investments