Expressing support for the diplomatic relations required to encourage the Government of Mexico to fulfill its water deliveries on an annual basis to the United States under the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.
- Last Action
- 11/28/2023
Actions
- 2023-01-31Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2023-01-31Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2023-01-31Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2023-01-31Introduced in House
- 2023-01-31Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-01-31 (00)
Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act of 2023 or the PASS Act of 2023
This bill establishes requirements to address the national security risk to the agricultural sector of the United States.
Specifically, the bill prohibits persons who are acting on behalf of China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from purchasing or investing in U.S. agricultural land and companies. The President may waive this prohibition, on a case-by-case basis, if the President determines that the waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests.
The bill also places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and requires CFIUS to review certain transactions involving investments by foreign persons in the U.S. agricultural sector.
Additionally, the Department of Agriculture must report on the risks that foreign purchases of U.S. businesses engaged in agriculture pose to the agricultural sector of the United States.
Cosponsors (20)
- Eric Crawford (R-AR)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Mike Johnson (R-LA)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Marcus Molinaro (R-NY)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Max Miller (R-OH)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)
Subjects
- Agricultural trade
- Asia
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Europe
- Federal officials
- Foreign and international corporations
- Iran
- Middle East
- North Korea
- Russia
- U.S. and foreign investments
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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