Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
This bill amends the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to strengthen enforcement and oversight of foreign interests in U.S. agricultural land. It removes a statutory limit on civil penalties, creates a 100% fair-market-value penalty for violations by foreign-owned "shell corporations" (unless corrected within 60 days of notice), requires annual audits of at least 10% of disclosures, mandates training for state and county personnel to find unreported holdings, directs annual research and reports to Congress on foreign agricultural leasing and ownership trends, and authorizes $2 million per year for FY2025–2030 to implement these provisions.
Progressives emphasize family-farm and food-security protections
Narrow, agriculture-focused change with visible enforcement provisions likely to attract bipartisan interest but also industry and legal pushback.
This bill amends the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to strengthen enforcement and oversight of foreign interests in U.S. agricultural land.
It removes a statutory limit on civil penalties, creates a 100% fair-market-value penalty for violations by foreign-owned "shell corporations" (unless corrected within 60 days of notice), requires annual audits of at least 10% of disclosures, mandates training for state and county personnel to find unreported holdings, directs annual research and reports to Congress on foreign agricultural leasing and ownership trends, and authorizes $2 million per year for FY2025–2030 to implement these provisions.
Content is targeted and administrable but the exceptional penalty provision and legal exposure reduce bipartisan acceptability and Senate prospects.
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Progressives emphasize family-farm and food-security protections
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Progressives emphasize family-farm and food-security protections
Generally supportive of stronger disclosure, enforcement, and research to protect family farms and domestic food security.
Concerned about equitable enforcement and safeguarding immigrant and minority landowners from discriminatory targeting.
Views the bill as a practical step toward transparency and targeted enforcement, while seeking clarity on implementation, costs, and legal risks.
Wants measurable outcomes and balanced penalties tied to remedy opportunities.
Skeptical due to concerns about property rights, overbroad federal penalties, and expanded bureaucracy.
Some support exists for preventing hostile foreign acquisitions, but the bill's punitive approach raises constitutional and economic concerns.
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Content is targeted and administrable but the exceptional penalty provision and legal exposure reduce bipartisan acceptability and Senate prospects.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize family-farm and food-security protections
Content is targeted and administrable but the exceptional penalty provision and legal exposure reduce bipartisan acceptability and Senate p…
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