FARM Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 22, 2025)
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 (CFIUS). It also requires CFIUS to review any investment that could result in foreign control of any U.S. agricultural business.
Further, the bill 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 annually analyze and report on foreign influence in the U.S. agricultural industry.
What just happenedFeb 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 22, 2025
- Feb 28, 2025Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee - Jan 22, 2025IntroReferralH11100
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.
Agriculture Committee - Jan 22, 2025IntroReferralH11100
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.
Financial Services Committee - Jan 22, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2025IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House