H.R. 9456Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024

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Sponsor: Dan Newhouse [R-WA-04]
Cosponsors: 24 · 24 Republicans
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Committees: Financial Services Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee · and 2 more
Latest action: Sep 12, 2024 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

IntroducedSep 6, 2024
Passed the HouseSep 11, 2024
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill makes changes to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), including by requiring CFIUS to determine whether a national security review is necessary for reportable agricultural land transactions that are referred by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (CFIUS oversees the national security risks of certain foreign investment in the United States. CFIUS has the authority to review covered transactions, which include mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business; certain investments in businesses involved in critical technologies, critical infrastructure, or sensitive personal data; and certain real estate transactions.)

Specifically, the bill directs CFIUS to, after receiving notification from USDA, determine (1) whether a reportable agricultural land transaction is a covered transaction, and (2) whether CFIUS should initiate a national security review or take another action with respect to the transaction.

Reportable agricultural land transaction means a transaction (1) that USDA has reason to believe is a covered transaction; (2) that involves the acquisition of an interest in agricultural land by a foreign person of China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran; and (3) with respect to which a foreign person is required to submit a report to USDA regarding their agricultural land transactions.

The bill also expands the membership of CFIUS to include the Secretary of Agriculture on covered transactions that involve agricultural land, agricultural biotechnology, or the agriculture industry (e.g., agricultural transportation, storage, and processing).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 9456 as introduced in House on Sep 6, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Sep 11, 2024Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveSep 11, 2024

How every member votedHouse roll call 415

House Sep 11, 2024 · the primary vote

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269 Yea 149 Nay 12 not voting

Crossed both parties 56 of 418 voting members broke with their own party: 55 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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Democratic211 members

Republican219 members

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Cosponsors24 · 24 Republicans

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H.R. 9456Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024

What the measure doesCRS summary

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Cosponsors24 · 24 Republicans

H.R. 9456Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024

What the measure doesCRS summary

Roll calls on H.R. 94562 roll calls on this measure

How every member votedHouse roll call 415

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How the chamber split

Cosponsors24 · 24 Republicans

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