I am committed to defending your family-owned farms and land from foreign nations looking only to gain shady influence.
Defend family-owned farms and land from foreign nations.
Occurrences
House Republicans are advancing H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. This bill is led by Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pa.) to secure America’s food supply chain, help thwart foreign attempts to purchase American farmland, and keep agriculture growing for the next generation.
Evidence
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The House Agriculture Committee reported H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. The report says the bill includes provisions to add the Secretary of Agriculture to CFIUS for covered transactions involving agricultural land and agriculture biotechnology, requires CFIUS to determine whether a national security threat review is necessary for reportable land transactions, and strengthens AFIDA reporting, audits, civil penalties, and public disclosure of foreign agricultural land ownership data.
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Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Time: 03:30pm Location: 318 Russell Senate Office Building Check back for live video of this hearing. ## Legislation S. ___, Agricultural Act of 2026
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The committee must advance this bill, and I look forward to doing so this week.
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The House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 in April, but the Senate has yet to advance a Farm Bill to the floor.
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SEC. 12306. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND BY FOREIGN ADVERSARIES AND STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall direct the heads of the Federal departments and agencies to promulgate rules and regulations to prohibit the purchase of agricultural land located in the United States by a foreign adversary, a state sponsor of terrorism
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McClain | McClain | Republican | MI | Yea
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Through the implementation of modernization measures and expanded scope and depth of reporting, this proposed rule will help ensure the AFIDA regulations address foreign investment and ownership of American agricultural land, particularly as it might present a national security risk.
Assessments
The provided evidence shows same-term House committee advancement of a major agriculture package with provisions targeting foreign ownership and national-security review of agricultural land, which aligns with defending family-owned farms and land from foreign nations. However, the evidence does not show enacted federal law or a completed executive outcome, and it does not establish that McClain personally wrote, sponsored, or materially advanced the provisions. This supports partial credit, not full delivery.