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S 886 · in committee · significant

FARMLAND Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill expands federal review of foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land, energy extraction sites, and critical technology material sources.
  • Foreign entities purchasing more than $5 million or 320 acres of farmland in three years must undergo national security screening.
  • USDA gets new enforcement powers, a new investigative position, and must create a database of foreign-owned agricultural land.

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  1. 01

    How would the $5 million and 320-acre thresholds affect small family farms versus large agricultural operations seeking foreign investment?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the national security risks of foreign ownership at these investment levels compared to other countries' approaches?

  3. 03

    How would the new USDA database and screening process affect the timeline and cost for legitimate foreign agricultural investments?

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Joni Ernst

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Introduced 2025-03-06

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-06 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  2. 2025-03-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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