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SENATE 179119th CongressSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2577; text: CR S2574-2575)

A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Last Action
4/10/2025

Actions

  • 2025-01-22Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • 2025-01-22Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-22 (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 (CFIUS). It also requires CFIUS 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 (14)

  • John Fetterman (D-PA)
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)
  • Katie Britt (R-AL)
  • Rick Scott (R-FL)
  • Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
  • Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
  • Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
  • John Hoeven (R-ND)
  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
  • Steve Daines (R-MT)
  • Deb Fischer (R-NE)
  • Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
  • Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
  • David McCormick (R-PA)

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Federal officials
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Supply chain
  • U.S. and foreign investments
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