118th Congress Foreign Trade and International Finance
H.R. 4577: Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act
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Summary
This bill expands the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) related to agriculture and land transactions. (CFIUS reviews the national security implications of foreign investment in the United States.)
Specifically, the bill requires parties to an elevated risk real estate transaction to submit a mandatory declaration to CFIUS. Generally, this requirement applies to a transaction for a purchase or lease of certain real estate (e.g., real estate that is in close proximity to a sensitive site, such as a military installation or airspace) by a foreign adversary entity (e.g., a foreign person subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign adversary, such as China or Russia).
Additionally, the bill creates a presumption that an elevated risk real estate transaction presents a risk to national security that cannot be resolved through any agreement or condition unless CFIUS (1) determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, that the risk to national security of the transaction can be resolved in a manner other than by suspending or prohibiting the transaction; and (2) notifies Congress about this determination and its reasoning.
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The bill authorizes CFIUS to consider U.S. food security as a factor in its national security reviews.
The bill also expands the membership of CFIUS to include the Secretary of Agriculture on all transactions related to the purchase of agriculture land, agriculture biotechnology, and any other transaction related to the agriculture industry in the United States.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Jim Banks R-INOriginal
- Ed Case D-HIOriginal
- Jim Costa D-CAOriginal
- Salud Carbajal D-CAOriginal
- Jason Crow D-COOriginal
- Randy Feenstra R-IAOriginal
- John Garamendi D-CAOriginal
- Ashley Hinson R-IAOriginal
- Dusty Johnson R-SDOriginal
- Frank Lucas R-OKOriginal
- Dan Newhouse R-WAOriginal
- Jimmy Panetta D-CAOriginal
- Mary Peltola D-AKOriginal
- Elise Stefanik R-NYOriginal
- Mike Thompson D-CAOriginal
- Robert Wittman R-VAOriginal
- Jodey Arrington R-TX
- Steve Womack R-AR
- John Moolenaar R-MI
- Julia Brownley D-CA
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJ
- Doug Lamborn R-CO
- C. Ruppersberger D-MD
- Chris Stewart R-UT
- Mark DeSaulnier D-CA
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- Michael Guest R-MS
- Mikie Sherrill D-NJ
- Erin Houchin R-IN
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Celeste Maloy R-UT
- Ralph Norman R-SC
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Mike Gallagher SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Mike Gallagher.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
- Introduced in House
- 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.