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PASS Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-5760| House 
| Updated: 10/14/2025
Elise M. Stefanik

Elise M. Stefanik

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to strengthen national security by enhancing the review of foreign investments in the United States agricultural sector. It achieves this by adding the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and significantly expanding CFIUS's jurisdiction to cover foreign investments in U.S. businesses engaged in agriculture or agricultural biotechnology , as well as the purchase or lease of private real estate used in agriculture by foreign persons. The legislation mandates the prohibition of transactions where a "covered foreign person" would gain control or invest in U.S. agricultural businesses or real estate. Covered foreign persons are defined as those acting on behalf of, or citizens/entities from, specific "prohibited countries" , including China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The President may waive these prohibitions on a case-by-case basis if vital to national security, with a report to Congress. Furthermore, the Secretary of Agriculture is required to submit regular reports on the risks foreign agricultural purchases pose to the U.S. agricultural sector.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8820
PASS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7908
PASS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-2477
PASS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-683
PASS Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8274
PASS Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-3857
PASS Act of 2017

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-5773
PASS Act of 2018
Mar 6, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-903
Introduced in Senate
Oct 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Oct 14, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8820
    PASS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7908
    PASS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-2477
    PASS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-683
    PASS Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8274
    PASS Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-3857
    PASS Act of 2017


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-5773
    PASS Act of 2018


  • March 6, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-903
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 14, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • October 14, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

Agriculture and Food

PASS Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-5760| House 
| Updated: 10/14/2025
This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to strengthen national security by enhancing the review of foreign investments in the United States agricultural sector. It achieves this by adding the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and significantly expanding CFIUS's jurisdiction to cover foreign investments in U.S. businesses engaged in agriculture or agricultural biotechnology , as well as the purchase or lease of private real estate used in agriculture by foreign persons. The legislation mandates the prohibition of transactions where a "covered foreign person" would gain control or invest in U.S. agricultural businesses or real estate. Covered foreign persons are defined as those acting on behalf of, or citizens/entities from, specific "prohibited countries" , including China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The President may waive these prohibitions on a case-by-case basis if vital to national security, with a report to Congress. Furthermore, the Secretary of Agriculture is required to submit regular reports on the risks foreign agricultural purchases pose to the U.S. agricultural sector.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8820
PASS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7908
PASS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-2477
PASS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-683
PASS Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8274
PASS Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-3857
PASS Act of 2017

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-5773
PASS Act of 2018
Mar 6, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-903
Introduced in Senate
Oct 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Oct 14, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8820
    PASS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7908
    PASS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-2477
    PASS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-683
    PASS Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8274
    PASS Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-3857
    PASS Act of 2017


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-5773
    PASS Act of 2018


  • March 6, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-903
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 14, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • October 14, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Elise M. Stefanik

Elise M. Stefanik

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted