119th Congress
H.R. 5760
PASS Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Elise M. Stefanik(R-NY)
- Introduced
- Oct 14, 2025
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Financial Services; House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act of 2025 or the PASS Act of 2025
This bill establishes requirements to address the national security risk to the agricultural sector of the United States.
Specifically, the bill prohibits a foreign person (i.e., an individual or entity) who is a citizen of or acting on behalf of China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from purchasing or investing in U.S. agricultural land and companies. The prohibition also applies to an entity that is registered or organized in, or has a principal place of business in, any of these countries. The President may waive this prohibition, on a case-by-case basis, if the President determines that the waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests.
The bill also places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and requires CFIUS to review certain transactions involving investments by foreign persons in the U.S. agricultural sector.
Additionally, the Department of Agriculture must report on the risks that foreign purchases of U.S. businesses engaged in agriculture pose to the U.S. agricultural sector.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Oct 14, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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. - Oct 14, 2025
Introduced in House