The FARM Act (Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act)
May 20, 2025
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Where This Stands
Currently in_committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
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This bill would grant the federal government new authority to review and potentially block foreign business transactions involving U.S. agriculture, impacting how foreign entities can acquire or control American farms and food supply chains.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Foreign investors in U.S. agriculture
Their transactions, mergers, and acquisitions in the U.S. agriculture sector would become subject to federal review by CFIUS.
U.S. agricultural businesses
They may face increased federal scrutiny regarding their ownership structures and supply chain partnerships.
Secretary of Agriculture
The office is assigned new responsibilities as a member of CFIUS and as a co-author of annual reports on foreign influence.
Current stage: in_committee.
Floor Vote.
Summary
Key Facts
- Adds the Secretary of Agriculture as a permanent member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
- Expands CFIUS review authority to include any transaction, merger, or acquisition resulting in foreign control of a U.S. business engaged in agriculture.
- Formally classifies agricultural systems and supply chains as 'critical infrastructure' under the Defense Production Act.
- Formally classifies agricultural supply chains as 'critical technologies' under the Defense Production Act.
- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Comptroller General to conduct annual analyses of foreign influence in the U.S. agriculture industry.
- Mandates annual reports to Congress on foreign investment, potential threats to production, and instances of agriculture-related espionage or intellectual property theft.
Why It Matters
This bill would grant the federal government new authority to review and potentially block foreign business transactions involving U.S. agriculture, impacting how foreign entities can acquire or control American farms and food supply chains.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the main goal of the FARM Act?
Does this bill ban foreign investment in U.S. farms?
What will the new annual reports cover?
News Coverage
Lobbying Activity
ACG Advocacy
on behalf of 7 Eleven, Inc.
2026
“Monitor Labor Issues. ”
AARP
2026
“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”
MR. JONATHAN MOORE
on behalf of TURFGRASS PRODUCERS INTERNATIONAL
VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES
on behalf of EJ WATER COOPERATIVE, INC.
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
FLORIDA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC
on behalf of CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
BLUE MARBLE STRATEGY LLC
on behalf of LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS
BLUE MARBLE STRATEGY LLC
on behalf of THE HUMANE FARMING ASSOCIATION
ACG ADVOCACY
on behalf of RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Expansion of National Security Scope
The bill explicitly moves agriculture from a standard economic sector to a 'critical infrastructure' and 'critical technology' designation, aligning it with defense and intelligence sectors.
Connected Entities
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment20Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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