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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Don Bacon

Republican · NE · Representative

Votes with party: 93.7% (552 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001298

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (12)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2025-07-14

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

The bill would make changes to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, which requires foreign investors to report when they buy or lease farmland in the United States. The changes likely aim to improve how the government tracks and manages foreign ownership of American agricultural land, affecting both foreign investors and U.S. farmers and landowners.

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Affected Industries

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Agriculture

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Subjects

Agriculture and Food

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