S 845 · in committee · significant
Farmland Security Act of 2025
- economy
- foreign policy
What this bill does
- The bill increases penalties for foreign investors who fail to disclose purchases of U.S. agricultural land to the Department of Agriculture.
- Foreign investors and shell corporations that acquire or hold interests in American farmland are subject to stricter compliance requirements.
- USDA gains authority to set unlimited civil penalties and must conduct annual audits and research on foreign agricultural land ownership.
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How should the U.S. balance restricting foreign agricultural investment against potential trade relationships and food production costs?
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What enforcement challenges might USDA face in tracking shell corporation ownership of farmland, and how could audits be funded?
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Which foreign investors currently own significant U.S. farmland, and would stricter disclosure rules meaningfully change ownership patterns?
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Sponsor · D-WI
Tammy Baldwin
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Introduced 2025-03-04
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-04 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-03-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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