119th Congress
S. 179
FARM Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- Introduced
- Jan 22, 2025
- Policy area
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (14)
Original cosponsors (12)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
Added later (2)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · Jan 23, 2025
- David McCormick (R-PA) · Jul 20, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” 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 analyze and report on foreign influence in the U.S. agricultural industry.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 22, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. - Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate