House Passes Bill to Constrain Foreign Adversaries from Purchasing Farmland

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Kip Tom, vice chair for Rural Policy and Adam Savit, director for China Policy, on policies restricting foreign adversaries from purchasing U.S. farmland. Recently, H.R. 7567 has passed in the House and now awaits passage in the Senate:

"America's farms are not only crucial to our food security, they are also part of our critical infrastructure. Every acre acquired by our foreign adversaries, like China, represents a potential platform for surveillance and sabotage. Our agricultural land, especially in proximity to our most sensitive military installations, represents the front line of our national security."

AFPI is committed to promoting policies which empower our farmers to maintain their farms and pass them down through generations and which protect the national security of the United States. Read more about the need to protect our agricultural sector from foreign adversaries here.