The bill titled H.R. 1629, or the “Farmland Security Act of 2025,” seeks to modify the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978. It aims to remove the cap on civil penalties for foreign entities that fail to properly disclose their agricultural land investments...
Simple Explanation
The Farmland Security Act of 2025 wants to make sure that foreign businesses must tell the U.S. government when they buy farmland, and if they don't, they can be fined a lot. The bill also plans to spend money on checking up on these rules and training people to spot any hidden foreign ownership of farmlands.