{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1713","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1713,"title":"Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-27","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"L000491","fullName":"Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]","party":"R","state":"OK","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":20,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-06-24","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs."},"policyArea":"Foreign Trade and International Finance","subjects":["Asia","China","Department of Agriculture","Europe","Federal officials","Iran","Land transfers","Middle East","North Korea","Russia","U.S. and foreign investments"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-06-24","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2865)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2865)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1713.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2865-2866)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 99.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.","type":"Discharge","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.","type":"Discharge","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-129, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-129, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-05","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-05","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill makes changes to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), including by requiring CFIUS to determine whether a national security review is necessary for reportable agricultural land transactions that are referred by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (CFIUS oversees the national security risks of certain foreign investment in the United States. CFIUS has the authority to review covered transactions, which include&nbsp;mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business; certain investments in businesses involved in critical technologies, critical infrastructure, or sensitive personal data; and certain real estate transactions.)</p><p>Specifically, the bill directs CFIUS to, after receiving notification from USDA, determine (1) whether a reportable agricultural land transaction is a covered transaction, and (2) whether CFIUS should initiate a national security review or take another action with respect to the transaction.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Reportable</em><em> agricultural land transaction</em> means a transaction (1) that USDA has reason to believe&nbsp;is a covered transaction, based on information from or in cooperation with&nbsp;the intelligence community; (2) that involves the acquisition of an interest in agricultural land by a foreign person of China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran; and (3) with respect to which a foreign person is required to submit a report to USDA regarding their agricultural land transactions.</p><p>The bill also expands CFIUS to include the Secretary of Agriculture for covered transactions that involve agricultural land, agricultural biotechnology, or the agriculture industry (e.g., agricultural transportation, storage, and processing).</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-17T21:56:05Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":607,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:59:53.053Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Agricultural%20Risk%20Review%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}