119th Congress
H.R. 620
FARM Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ronny Jackson(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Jan 22, 2025
- Policy area
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Financial Services
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (29)
Original cosponsors (17)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR)
- James C. Moylan (R-GU)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- John W. Rose (R-TN)
- Mark B. Messmer (R-IN)
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)
- Ron Estes (R-KS)
- Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
Added later (12)
- Brian Babin (R-TX) · Jan 31, 2025
- Celeste Maloy (R-UT) · Jan 31, 2025
- Keith Self (R-TX) · Jan 31, 2025
- Michael Guest (R-MS) · Jan 31, 2025
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC) · Feb 4, 2025
- L000578 · Feb 7, 2025
- Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY) · Apr 7, 2025
- David J. Taylor (R-OH) · Jun 4, 2025
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) · Aug 8, 2025
- August Pfluger (R-TX) · Sep 11, 2025
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) · Sep 30, 2025
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Oct 6, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act or the FARM Act
This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). It also requires CFIUS to review any investment that could result in foreign control of any U.S. agricultural business.
Further, the bill includes agricultural systems and supply chains in the definitions of critical infrastructure and critical technologies for the purposes of reviewing such investments.
The Department of Agriculture and the Government Accountability Office must each annually analyze and report on foreign influence in the U.S. agricultural industry.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. - Jan 22, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. - Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in House