A Republican bill with 6 Democratic cosponsors · See all 29 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act, or the FARM Act, seeks to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950. The bill aims to prevent harm and disruption to the United States agriculture industry by protecting against foreign influence over production and supply chains. It includes the Secretary of Agriculture as a representative on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The legislation expands the review of transactions that could result in foreign control of U.S. businesses engaged in agriculture and the use of agricultural products. Additionally, it includes agricultural systems, supply chains, and products as part of critical infrastructure and critical technologies. Finally, it requires annual reports regarding foreign influence and threats to the agricultural sector.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +5
Would farmers be better off under this?
The bill aims to protect the agricultural industry and its supply chains from foreign influence and disruption.
- Scored +4
Does this make patent and copyright rules fairer?
The bill requires reporting on techniques used by foreign governments to target agricultural intellectual property and innovation.
- Scored +3
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill provides protections for U.S. businesses engaged in agriculture against foreign control and espionage.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection against foreign control of agriculture: By expanding the review of transactions, mergers, or acquisitions that could result in foreign control of U ability to engage in agriculture and use agricultural products, the bill aims to prevent disruption to the industry (Section 2(b)).
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Enhanced oversight of critical systems: The bill includes agricultural systems and supply chains under the definition of critical infrastructure and critical technologies, which may help protect these essential systems (Section 2(c) and 2(d)).
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Increased intelligence on agricultural threats: The requirement for the Secretary of Agriculture and the Comptroller General to conduct analyses and submit reports to Congress could provide insight into foreign investments, potential threats to production, and agriculture-related espionage or theft of intellectual property (Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly identified within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would farmers be better off under this? — The bill aims to protect the agricultural industry and its supply chains from foreign influence and disruption. Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides protections for U.S. businesses engaged in agriculture against foreign control and espionage.
- Education And Technology
- Does this make patent and copyright rules fairer? — The bill requires reporting on techniques used by foreign governments to target agricultural intellectual property and innovation.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill protects the agriculture industry from foreign control and potential disruption to its supply chains.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — By protecting agricultural systems and supply chains, the bill helps secure the stability of rural production industries.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill mandates annual reports to Congress regarding foreign investments and threats in the agricultural sector.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill targets the prevention of espionage and theft of agricultural intellectual property and strategy.
- 10/6/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/30/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/11/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/8/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/28/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- 2/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/31/2025
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- 1/22/2025
- Referred 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.
- 17 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Brian BabinRepublican · Texas
Jim CostaDemocrat · California
Eric CrawfordRepublican · Arkansas
Donald DavisDemocrat · North Carolina
Ron EstesRepublican · Kansas
Pat FallonRepublican · Texas
Brad FinstadRepublican · Minnesota
Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · Texas
Michael GuestRepublican · Mississippi
Maggie GoodlanderDemocrat · New Hampshire
Ashley HinsonRepublican · Iowa
Dusty JohnsonRepublican · South Dakota
Doug LaMalfaRepublican · California
Nicole MalliotakisRepublican · New York
Mary MillerRepublican · Illinois
James MoylanRepublican · Guam
Celeste MaloyRepublican · Utah
Mark MessmerRepublican · Indiana
Dan NewhouseRepublican · Washington
August PflugerRepublican · Texas
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · California
John RoseRepublican · Tennessee
Pete SessionsRepublican · Texas
Elise StefanikRepublican · New York
Keith SelfRepublican · Texas
David TaylorRepublican · Ohio
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia
Randy WeberRepublican · Texas
Ryan ZinkeRepublican · Montana