Bill · H.R. 1438· House(119-HR-1438)

Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025

Age: 56 years

Alabama

Introduced: 2/18/2025
Last activity: 2/18/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Sponsored by: Dale Strong
Cosponsors: - 14 - 3

Agriculture and Food

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

The Protecting America's Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025 seeks to prevent certain foreign entities from acquiring American farmland. It prohibits "covered persons" associated with the governments of Iran, North Korea, China, or the Russian Federation from purchasing or leasing public or private agricultural land. Additionally, the bill bars these individuals from participating in various Department of Agriculture programs. The Act expands the definition of "interest" to include leases and security interests to improve oversight. It also updates reporting requirements and establishes new penalties for violations.

Yes· 3 of 9

Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill mandates the publication of human-readable and machine-readable data sets regarding agricultural land interests online.
Would farmers be better off under this?+4
The bill protects American agricultural land from acquisition by entities associated with specific foreign adversary governments.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+3
The bill aims to keep control of rural agricultural land within domestic hands.