Expressing support for recognizing September 20 as National Service Dog Day.
- Last Action
- 6/15/2023
Actions
- 2023-01-25Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
- 2023-01-25Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
- 2023-01-25Introduced in House
- 2023-01-25Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-01-25 (00)
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. It also requires the committee 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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
- Mary Miller (R-IL)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Eric Crawford (R-AR)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- DARRELL ISSA (R-CA)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Chris Stewart (R-UT)
- Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Federal officials
- Government studies and investigations
- U.S. and foreign investments
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