Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
Latest action · Jul 23, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Elijah Crane | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-MO | Robert F. Onder, Jr. | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-WI | Tony Wied | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Mike Kennedy | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Mark Harris | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Sep 19, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Oct 15, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2025 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2025Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 126, July 23, 2025, page H3649.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2258 | Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act | Identical bill | Jul 10, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the acquisition and ownership of agricultural land and residential real property by certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
