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FARM Act

USA119th CongressHR-620| House 
| Updated: 2/28/2025
Ronny Jackson

Ronny Jackson

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (29)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Ryan K. Zinke (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Celeste Maloy (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)David J. Taylor (Republican)Keith Self (Republican)Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Pete Sessions (Republican)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Brad Finstad (Republican)Ron Estes (Republican)Mark B. Messmer (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mary E. Miller (Republican)James C. Moylan (Republican)Maggie Goodlander (Democratic)John W. Rose (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Agriculture Committee, Financial Services Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act, or FARM Act, aims to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to protect the United States agriculture industry from foreign influence. It achieves this by adding the Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), integrating agricultural expertise into national security reviews. The bill significantly expands CFIUS's authority to review transactions that could result in foreign control of United States businesses engaged in agriculture and using agricultural products. It also explicitly designates agricultural systems and supply chains as both critical infrastructure and critical technologies, bringing them under enhanced scrutiny for national security purposes. Additionally, the legislation requires annual reports from the Secretary of Agriculture and the Comptroller General to Congress. These reports will analyze foreign influence and investments in the U.S. agriculture industry, assess potential threats to production, and document agriculture-related espionage and theft techniques.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5122
FARM Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-5859
FARM Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6857
FARM Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-5490
FARM Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-963
FARM Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-513
FARM Act
Jan 22, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-179
Introduced in Senate
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Feb 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5122
    FARM Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-5859
    FARM Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6857
    FARM Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-5490
    FARM Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-963
    FARM Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-513
    FARM Act


  • January 22, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-179
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.


  • February 28, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • S 119-179: FARM Act
Congressional oversightFederal officialsGovernment studies and investigationsU.S. and foreign investments

FARM Act

USA119th CongressHR-620| House 
| Updated: 2/28/2025
The Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act, or FARM Act, aims to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to protect the United States agriculture industry from foreign influence. It achieves this by adding the Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), integrating agricultural expertise into national security reviews. The bill significantly expands CFIUS's authority to review transactions that could result in foreign control of United States businesses engaged in agriculture and using agricultural products. It also explicitly designates agricultural systems and supply chains as both critical infrastructure and critical technologies, bringing them under enhanced scrutiny for national security purposes. Additionally, the legislation requires annual reports from the Secretary of Agriculture and the Comptroller General to Congress. These reports will analyze foreign influence and investments in the U.S. agriculture industry, assess potential threats to production, and document agriculture-related espionage and theft techniques.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5122
FARM Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-5859
FARM Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6857
FARM Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-5490
FARM Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-963
FARM Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-513
FARM Act
Jan 22, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-179
Introduced in Senate
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Feb 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5122
    FARM Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-5859
    FARM Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6857
    FARM Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-5490
    FARM Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-963
    FARM Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-513
    FARM Act


  • January 22, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-179
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.


  • February 28, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Ronny Jackson

Ronny Jackson

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (29)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Ryan K. Zinke (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Celeste Maloy (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)David J. Taylor (Republican)Keith Self (Republican)Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Pete Sessions (Republican)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Brad Finstad (Republican)Ron Estes (Republican)Mark B. Messmer (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mary E. Miller (Republican)James C. Moylan (Republican)Maggie Goodlander (Democratic)John W. Rose (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Agriculture Committee, Financial Services Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • S 119-179: FARM Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightFederal officialsGovernment studies and investigationsU.S. and foreign investments