HR 9456 · 118th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024

Introduced 2024-09-06· Sponsored by Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.(2024-09-12)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2024-09-11
Roll #415
Yea 269Nay 149
Democrats
55 Yea·148 Nay
Republicans
214 Yea·1 Nay
PassedHouse · 2024-09-11
Roll #415
Yea 269Nay 149
Democrats
55 Yea·148 Nay
Republicans
214 Yea·1 Nay
FailedHouse · 2024-09-11
Roll #414
Yea 203Nay 213
Democrats
203 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·213 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 This bill makes changes to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), including by requiring CFIUS to determine whether a national security review is necessary for reportable agricultural land transactions that are referred by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (CFIUS oversees the national security risks of certain foreign investment in the United States. CFIUS has the authority to review covered transactions, which include mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business; certain investments in businesses involved in critical technologies, critical infrastructure, or sensitive personal data; and certain real estate transactions.) Specifically, the bill directs CFIUS to, after receiving notification from USDA, determine (1) whether a reportable agricultural land transaction is a covered transaction, and (2) whether CFIUS should initiate a national security review or take another action with respect to the transaction.  Reportable agricultural land transaction means a transaction (1) that USDA has reason to believe is a covered transact…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans