Bill · S. 2268· Senate(119-S-2268)
Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 7/14/2025
- Last activity
- 7/14/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Kevin Cramer
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025'', seeks to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950. It proposes adding the Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. This inclusion applies to transactions involving agricultural land, agriculture biotechnology, or the agriculture industry, including transportation, storage, and processing. Additionally, the bill establishes a process for the Committee to consider certain agricultural land transactions after receiving notification from the Secretary of Agriculture. These transactions involve foreign persons from the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would farmers be better off under this?+5
The bill increases oversight of agricultural land to protect domestic agricultural interests.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+5
Increased oversight of land transactions provides security for the rural agricultural economy.
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+5
The bill enhances oversight of agricultural land transactions to mitigate foreign influence risks.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Oversight of Agriculture: The Secretary of Agriculture would become a member of the Committee regarding transactions involving agricultural land, biotechnology, and the broader agriculture industry, including its transportation, storage, and processing (Section 2).
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Enhanced Review of Land Transactions: The Committee would be required to determine if specific reportable agricultural land transactions are covered transactions and decide whether to initiate a review or take other authorized actions (Section 3).
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Targeted Monitoring of Specific Foreign Interests: The bill focuses on transactions involving the acquisition of interest in agricultural land by foreign persons from the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran (Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Farmers+5Good For Rural Residents+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Land Management+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5
- 9/9/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 7/14/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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