Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subse…
This bill conditions a State’s eligibility for specified federal program funds on the State having a law that bars agricultural land purchases by certain foreign countries and requires reporting by preexisting foreign landholders. It requires the USDA to report within one year on updating the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, and the GAO to report within 90 days on national security impacts and measures to secure U.S. real estate. "Covered foreign country" is tied to the State Department Defense Trade Control Country Policies List and explicitly includes Russia.
National security and prevention of adversary land ownership vs civil-rights and nondiscrimination concerns
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive policy change that conditions receipt of certain Federal funds on State enactment of laws banning purchases of agricultural land by persons from designated foreign countries and requires reports from USDA and GAO.
This bill conditions a State’s eligibility for specified federal program funds on the State having a law that bars agricultural land purchases by certain foreign countries and requires reporting by preexisting foreign landholders.
It requires the USDA to report within one year on updating the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, and the GAO to report within 90 days on national security impacts and measures to secure U.S. real estate. "Covered foreign country" is tied to the State Department Defense Trade Control Country Policies List and explicitly includes Russia.
The covered federal funds list is drawn from programs in Public Law 117–169.
Content taps national security concerns but uses strong state coercion and faces Senate procedural and legal risk, lowering chances.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive policy change that conditions receipt of certain Federal funds on State enactment of laws banning purchases of agricultural land by persons from designated foreign countries and requires reports from USDA and GAO. It establishes clear high-level requirements and references existing definitions and program lists, but it lacks detailed implementation, enforcement, and resourcing mechanisms.
National security and prevention of adversary land ownership vs civil-rights and nondiscrimination concerns
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National security and prevention of adversary land ownership vs civil-rights and nondiscrimination concerns
Likely wary.
Supports protections for farmland and transparency but concerned about discrimination, civil liberties, and impacts on legitimate investors and communities.
Views the state-by-state coercion tied to many public programs as potentially harmful without strong safeguards.
Cautiously supportive of stronger oversight and national-security protections, but concerned about federal coercion and implementation complexity.
Sees value in updating AFIDA and GAO analysis.
Would favor clearer federal standards, phased implementation, and attention to unintended economic impacts.
Likely strongly supportive.
Views the bill as a needed national-security measure to prevent adversary countries from acquiring U.S. agricultural land.
Appreciates tying federal funds to state action and expanding scrutiny and reporting requirements.
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Content taps national security concerns but uses strong state coercion and faces Senate procedural and legal risk, lowering chances.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
National security and prevention of adversary land ownership vs civil-rights and nondiscrimination concerns
Content taps national security concerns but uses strong state coercion and faces Senate procedural and legal risk, lowering chances.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive policy change that conditions receipt of certain Federal funds on State enactment of laws banning purchases of agricultural land by persons from desi…
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