releases: https://www.dgraham.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-darline-graham-cosponsors-legislation-to-ban-foreign-adversaries-from-buying-american-farmland-and-agricultural-businesses
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| https://www.dgraham.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-darline-graham-cosponsors-legislation-to-ban-foreign-adversaries-from-buying-american-farmland-and-agricultural-businesses | Senator Darline Graham Cosponsors Legislation to Ban Foreign Adversaries From Buying American Farmland and Agricultural Businesses | 2026-09-24 | 2026 | 2026-09 | Republican | Senate | SC | Darline Graham | G000608 | www.dgraham.senate.gov | darlinegraham | https://www.dgraham.senate.gov/media/press-releases/ | scraper | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Darline Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced her support for the Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security (PASS) Act to bar adversarial nations, including China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, from purchasing American farmland and agricultural businesses located near U.S. military installations and other national security-sensitive sites. “I am proud to cosponsor the PASS Act to keep China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran from buying American agricultural land and businesses located near our military bases. American farmers work tirelessly to feed our communities, strengthen our food security, and steward the land that sustains our nation. This common-sense legislation takes a straightforward approach to a real threat on our soil. I’m proud to stand with farmers and landowners across America, especially in South Carolina, to safeguard our farmland and protect our national security,” said Senator Darline Graham. The PASS Act: Bans purchases of agricultural land near U.S. military installations and other national security-sensitive sites by individuals or entities controlled by North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran Makes the Secretary of Agriculture a voting member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) for all covered transactions involving the purchase of agricultural land, biotechnology, and any other transaction related to the agriculture industry in the United States Gives the U.S. Department of Agriculture the ability to refer to CFIUS for review if there is a reason to believe an agriculture land transaction may raise a national security concern The PASS Act was introduced by Senator Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) and is cosponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), and John Hoeven (R-North Dakota). | 1 | 2026-09-25T10:04:52Z | 2026-09-25T10:05:46Z |