Bill Introduced to Help Farmers with Potential Tariff-Related Losses

Bill introduced to help farmers with potential tariff-related losses

A new bill was introduced on Capitol Hill this week that would provide funding for farmers who experience losses as a result of the ongoing tariff negotiations.

House backs Lucas bill to safeguard U.S. agriculture from foreign investments

WASHINGTON- Amid growing concerns over foreign investment in U.S. farmland, Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Cheyenne) introduced legislation aimed at strengthening the Secretary of Agriculture’s oversight in the role of prioritizing national security concerns tied to foreign involvement in U.S. agriculture.

Agroterrorism bill introduced in U.S. House - Brownfield Ag News

A U.S. Representative from Iowa says a new bill in the House would help combat foreign agroterrorism. Republican Zach Nunn tells Brownfield the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats, or PLANT, Act creates a new criminal offense for knowingly and recklessly importing high-risk agricultural biological agents – with increased penalties for individuals linked to foreign […] The post Agroterrorism bill introduced in U.S. House appeared …

Lucas’ Agricultural Risk Review Act Passes U.S. House

This week, Congressman Frank Lucas’ H.R. 1713, known as the Agricultural Risk Review Act, won approval on the U.S. House floor. The bill permanently adds the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). That committee reviews national security implications when a foreign entity makes investments in the U.S. economy. H.R. 1713 also requires CIFUS to consider referrals from USDA for reportable agricu