H.R. 8274 · 117th Congress · House

PASS Act of 2022

Active· Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period…
Introduced
Jul 1, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
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Sent to President
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Signed into Law
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Executive Summary

Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act of 2022 or the PASS Act of 2022

This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Further, the bill requires CFIUS to review certain agriculture-related transactions, including those related to biotechnology.

The bill also prohibits persons who are acting on behalf of a prohibited country (i.e., China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea) from carrying out any merger, acquisition, or takeover that could result in foreign control of a U.S. agricultural company.

Action Timeline

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  1. JUL 01, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. JUL 01, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JUL 01, 2022•IntroReferral

    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.

  4. JUL 01, 2022•IntroReferral

    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.

  5. JUL 01, 2022•IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Jul 1, 2022

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Foreign Affairs Committee

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Referred: Jul 1, 2022

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Financial Services Committee

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Referred: Jul 1, 2022

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