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Safeguarding American Farms from Foreign Influence Act

USA118th CongressHR-5409| House 
| Updated: 12/19/2024
Blaine Luetkemeyer

Blaine Luetkemeyer

Republican Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (5)
Zachary Nunn (Republican)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safeguarding American Farms from Foreign Influence Act This bill requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to determine whether a national security review is necessary for reportable agricultural land transactions that are referred by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (CFIUS oversees the national security risks of certain foreign investment in the United States. CFIUS has the authority to review covered transactions, which include mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business; certain noncontrolling investments in businesses involved in critical technologies, critical infrastructure, or sensitive personal data; and certain real estate transactions. The President may, at the recommendation of CFIUS, suspend or prohibit transactions that threaten to impair U.S. national security.) Specifically, the bill directs CFIUS to, within 30 days of receiving notification from USDA, determine (1) whether a reportable agricultural land transaction is a covered transaction, and (2) whether CFIUS should initiate a national security review or take another action with respect to the transaction. Under this bill, reportable agricultural land transaction means a transaction (1) that USDA has reason to believe is a covered transaction; (2) that involves the acquisition of an interest in agricultural land by a foreign person, other than by a foreign person of an excepted foreign state or an excepted real estate foreign state, as such terms are defined in CFIUS regulations; and (3) with respect to which a foreign person is required to submit a report to USDA regarding their agricultural land transactions.

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Timeline
Sep 12, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 12, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 20, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 20, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
Dec 5, 2024
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
Dec 5, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-801, Part I.
Dec 5, 2024
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
Dec 19, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 782.
Dec 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Dec 19, 2024
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
  • September 12, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 12, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 20, 2023
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held


  • September 20, 2023
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.


  • December 5, 2024
    House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.


  • December 5, 2024
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-801, Part I.


  • December 5, 2024
    House Committee on Foreign Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.


  • December 19, 2024
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 782.


  • December 19, 2024
    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.


  • December 19, 2024
    Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

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Safeguarding American Farms from Foreign Influence Act

USA118th CongressHR-5409| House 
| Updated: 12/19/2024
Safeguarding American Farms from Foreign Influence Act This bill requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to determine whether a national security review is necessary for reportable agricultural land transactions that are referred by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (CFIUS oversees the national security risks of certain foreign investment in the United States. CFIUS has the authority to review covered transactions, which include mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business; certain noncontrolling investments in businesses involved in critical technologies, critical infrastructure, or sensitive personal data; and certain real estate transactions. The President may, at the recommendation of CFIUS, suspend or prohibit transactions that threaten to impair U.S. national security.) Specifically, the bill directs CFIUS to, within 30 days of receiving notification from USDA, determine (1) whether a reportable agricultural land transaction is a covered transaction, and (2) whether CFIUS should initiate a national security review or take another action with respect to the transaction. Under this bill, reportable agricultural land transaction means a transaction (1) that USDA has reason to believe is a covered transaction; (2) that involves the acquisition of an interest in agricultural land by a foreign person, other than by a foreign person of an excepted foreign state or an excepted real estate foreign state, as such terms are defined in CFIUS regulations; and (3) with respect to which a foreign person is required to submit a report to USDA regarding their agricultural land transactions.

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Timeline
Sep 12, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 12, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 20, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 20, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
Dec 5, 2024
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
Dec 5, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-801, Part I.
Dec 5, 2024
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
Dec 19, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 782.
Dec 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Dec 19, 2024
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
  • September 12, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 12, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 20, 2023
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held


  • September 20, 2023
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.


  • December 5, 2024
    House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.


  • December 5, 2024
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-801, Part I.


  • December 5, 2024
    House Committee on Foreign Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.


  • December 19, 2024
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 782.


  • December 19, 2024
    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.


  • December 19, 2024
    Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Blaine Luetkemeyer

Blaine Luetkemeyer

Republican Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (5)
Zachary Nunn (Republican)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural tradeCongressional oversightFarmlandGovernment information and archivesLand transfersU.S. and foreign investments