S. 179
119th Congress
FARM Act
14
Cosponsors
2
Actions
0
Amendments
1
Committees
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Since introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
22 January 2025·1 year ago
Summary
Introduced in Senate · Updated 17 March 2025
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.
Timeline
2 actions
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
22 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
22 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Sponsorship
14 cosponsors
Sponsor
Republican:Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]ALCosponsors
- Democrat17%
- Republican1393%
- Republican:Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]PA
- Republican:Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]NE
- Democrat:Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]PA
- Republican:Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]MO
- Republican:Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]AL
- Republican:Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]FL
- Republican:Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]KS
- Republican:Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]MT
- Republican:Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]TN
- Republican:Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]WY
- Republican:Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]MT
- Republican:Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]ND
- Republican:Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]NE
- Republican:Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]ND
Classification
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International FinanceLegislative subjects
Committees
1
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate · Standing
- Referred To22 Jan 2025
- Referred To22 Jan 2025
Cosponsor momentum
Cumulative over time
Cosponsors grew from 12 on 22 January 2025 to 14 on 20 July 2026.
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