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H.R. 8722119th CongressIn committeeLatest action May 11, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a memoranda of understanding with CFIUS with respect to reports under AFIDA and to update the AFIDA handbook.
Introduced:
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HR 8722 requires USDA to share foreign farmland ownership data with the national security body that reviews foreign investment deals.
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HR 8722 would require the Department of Agriculture to share data collected under the 1978 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act with CFIUS, the federal body that reviews foreign purchases of American assets for national security risks. The two agencies would have one year to establish a formal data-sharing agreement. The bill also requires USDA to update its AFIDA instruction handbook to reflect a 2024 government watchdog report's recommendations, with mandatory revisions every ten years after that.
Foreign nationals and foreign companies that own or purchase U.S. farmland are most directly affected, as their reported information would now be sent to a national security review body. Federal agencies handling agricultural land data and foreign investment oversight are also affected.
The 2024 government watchdog report found problems with how AFIDA data is collected, tracked, and shared, which this bill aims to address through the handbook update. American farmers and rural landowners could be indirectly affected if greater scrutiny leads to changes in who is able to purchase nearby agricultural land, though the bill does not itself restrict any purchases.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.