S 179

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 (CFIUS). It also requires CFIUS 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.

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Sen. Tommy Tuberville [R-AL]

Cosponsors

13

Policy area

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Introduced

2025-01-22

Latest action

2025-01-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Committee referrals

• Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-01-22

Recent actions

• 2025-01-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
• 2025-01-22: Introduced in Senate