118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
This page covers HR9456 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR9456 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 2 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2024-09-11: Passed |
| Latest action | 2024-09-12: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
| Policy area | Foreign Trade and International Finance |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024This 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 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.) 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. Reportable agricultural land transaction means a transaction (1) that USDA has reason to believe is a covered transaction; (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. The bill also expands the membership of CFIUS to include the Secretary of Agriculture on covered transactions that involve agricultural land…
Subjects: Asia, China, Department of Agriculture, Europe, Federal officials, Iran, Land transfers, Middle East, North Korea, Russia
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-11 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 226 | 134 | 8 | Official tally |
| 2024-09-11 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Failed | 178 | 181 | 10 | Official tally |
HR9456 (Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4].
On 2024-09-12: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2 recorded votes in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2024-09-11, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.