H.R. 8700 Introduced Agriculture and Food

Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act

To protect U.S. food security, provide the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States greater jurisdiction over land purchases, impose special guards against foreign adversary purchases of land in the United States near sensitive sites, expand the definition of sensitive sites, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
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Sponsor Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] Introduced May 7, 2026 Cosponsors 19 (15 R, 4 D) Latest action May 7, 2026

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  1. May 7, 2026 Referred 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.
  2. May 7, 2026 Introduced in House

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