H.R. 513 · 118th Congress · House

FARM Act

Active· Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined…
Introduced
Jan 25, 23
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act or the FARM Act

This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. It also requires the committee to review any investment that could result in foreign control of any U.S. agricultural business.

Further, the bill includes agricultural systems and supply chains in the definitions of critical infrastructure and critical technologies for the purposes of reviewing such investments.

The Department of Agriculture and the Government Accountability Office must each analyze and report on foreign influence in the U.S. agricultural industry.

Action Timeline

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  1. JAN 25, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. JAN 25, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JAN 25, 2023IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. JAN 25, 2023IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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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Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Jan 25, 2023

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Financial Services Committee

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Referred: Jan 25, 2023

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