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US HB1184
Bill
Status
2/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Bice
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AI Summary
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States must enact laws prohibiting countries on the State Department's Defense Trade Control list (including Russia) from purchasing agricultural land, or lose eligibility for certain federal program funds beginning 1 year after enactment
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States must also require annual reporting to state agriculture departments from covered foreign country persons who held agricultural land prior to the state law's enactment
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Affected federal funds include 18 programs from Public Law 117-169 (Inflation Reduction Act), covering areas such as electric loans for renewable energy, home energy rebates, forest conservation, coastal resilience, and climate-related assistance
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Secretary of Agriculture must submit a report to Congress within 1 year on updating the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to improve monitoring of foreign agricultural land investment
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GAO must submit a report within 90 days assessing the national security impact of the Act and recommending measures to better secure U.S. real estate from foreign manipulation
Legislative Description
Stop CCP Land Act Stop China’s Continuous Purchase of Land Act
Agriculture and food
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
2/11/2025