Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This legislation aims to bolster national security oversight of foreign investments in the United States' agricultural sector. It achieves this by amending the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The Secretary will participate in reviews of transactions involving agricultural land , agriculture biotechnology , or the broader agriculture industry , encompassing transportation, storage, and processing. Furthermore, the bill establishes new requirements for CFIUS to consider specific agricultural land transactions. Upon notification from the Secretary of Agriculture, CFIUS must determine if a transaction is "covered" and warrants a review if it involves the acquisition of agricultural land by a foreign person from the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran. This provision, which sunsets if a country is removed from the list of foreign adversaries, enhances scrutiny of investments from these nations in critical agricultural assets.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-129, Part I.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2865-2866)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1713.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2865)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2865)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-129, Part I.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2865-2866)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1713.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2865)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2865)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-1713| House
| Updated: 6/24/2025
This legislation aims to bolster national security oversight of foreign investments in the United States' agricultural sector. It achieves this by amending the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The Secretary will participate in reviews of transactions involving agricultural land , agriculture biotechnology , or the broader agriculture industry , encompassing transportation, storage, and processing. Furthermore, the bill establishes new requirements for CFIUS to consider specific agricultural land transactions. Upon notification from the Secretary of Agriculture, CFIUS must determine if a transaction is "covered" and warrants a review if it involves the acquisition of agricultural land by a foreign person from the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran. This provision, which sunsets if a country is removed from the list of foreign adversaries, enhances scrutiny of investments from these nations in critical agricultural assets.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-129, Part I.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2865-2866)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1713.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2865)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2865)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-129, Part I.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2865-2866)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1713.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2865)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2865)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.