Agriculture Foreign Investment Transparency Act
Latest action · Dec 8, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agriculture Foreign Investment Transparency Act
This bill revises reporting requirements related to acquisitions or transfers of certain agricultural land interests by foreign persons.
Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Department of Agriculture to make all reports required under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA) publicly available on its website, and (2) expands the material required to be reported under the AFIDA to include security interests and land leases of any period.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2022 to Dec 14, 2022, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Dec 12, 2022 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Dec 14, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2022Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2022Introduced in House
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