S618-119

In Committee

Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Feb 18, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Prohibition on purchase or lease of agricultural land in the United States by persons associated with certain foreign governments Notwithstanding any other provision, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Prohibition on participation in Department of Agriculture programs by persons associated with certain foreign governments Except as provided in subsection (b), and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, appropriations, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Defense, Finance, Healthcare, and Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Prohibition on purchase or lease of agricultural land in the United States by persons associated with certain foreign governments Notwithstanding any other provision...
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Prohibition on participation in Department of Agriculture programs by persons associated with certain foreign governments Except as provided in subsection (b)...
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5.
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 7. Public data sets.
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 6. Reports.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Prohibition on purchase or lease of agricultural land in the United States by persons associated with certain foreign governments Notwithstanding any other provision, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Prohibition on participation in Department of Agriculture programs by persons associated with certain foreign governments Except as provided in subsection (b), and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Finance, Healthcare, Transportation

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Prohibition on purchase or lease of agricultural land in the United States by persons associated with certain foreign governments Notwithstanding any other provision, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Prohibition on participation in Department of Agriculture programs by persons associated with certain foreign governments Except as provided in subsection (b), and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5.

Policy Domains

Defense Finance Healthcare Transportation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 18, 2025

Mr. Tuberville (for himself and Mr. Banks) introduced the following …

Feb 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, …

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Finance Healthcare Transportation
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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