118th Congress Agriculture and Food
S. 168: PASS Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill establishes requirements to address the national security risk to the agricultural sector of the United States.
Specifically, the bill prohibits persons who are acting on behalf of China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from purchasing or investing in U.S. agricultural land and companies. The President may waive this prohibition, on a case-by-case basis, if the President determines that the waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests.
The bill also places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and requires CFIUS to review certain transactions involving investments by foreign persons in the U.S. agricultural sector.
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Additionally, the Department of Agriculture must report on the risks that foreign purchases of U.S. businesses engaged in agriculture pose to the agricultural sector of 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
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- John Hoeven R-NDOriginal
- Cynthia Lummis R-WYOriginal
- John Thune R-SDOriginal
- Jon Tester D-MTOriginal
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- John Kennedy R-LA
- Michael Crapo R-ID
- Tim Scott R-SC
- Katie Britt R-AL
Who scored on this bill
- 1Mike Rounds SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Mike Rounds.
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- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-359.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.