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Agricultural Sector Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

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Increasing Federal Focus on Foreign Ownership of American Farms

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The Trump Administration is moving aggressively to prevent foreign adversaries’ ownership of US agricultural land....more

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Texas Enacts Landmark Restrictions on Foreign Land Ownership Under SB 17

On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Texas Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) into law, reshaping the landscape for global investment in Texas real estate. When the new statute takes effect on September 1, 2025, it will...more

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CFIUS, Congress and State Legislatures Respond to Foreign Investments in U.S. Real Estate

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Recent acquisitions of land by foreign buyers have sparked concern that the current jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review such transactions is not broad enough. CFIUS,...more

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Treasury Proposes Expanding CFIUS Jurisdiction Over Land Deals Near Military Installations

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On Friday, May 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a proposed rule that would expand the list of military installations subject to the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more

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Proposed Legislation Would Authorize CFIUS to Scrutinize Farmland Purchases by Foreign Buyers

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress is set to introduce a bill that if enacted would direct the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to consider the needs of the agriculture industry when...more

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Executive Order Clarifies Focus and Five Factors for Future CFIUS Reviews

President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14083 on September 15, 2022, establishing five factors for reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), and areas of heightened scrutiny for transactions...more

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Year-End Trade Deals Offer Hope for U.S. Business in 2020

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December 2019 has yielded some potentially significant relief to U.S. businesses and agricultural producers that may improve the terms of trade in 2020 after a prolonged period of increasing and damaging friction in...more

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China Introduces New Foreign Investment Law, Negative Lists, and Encouraged Industries Catalogue

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What do multinational corporations, private equity funds, and other foreign investors need to know? On March 15, 2019, the National People’s Congress of China approved The People’s Republic of China Foreign Investment Law...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 49

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Year End Budget Battle. On Friday, President Trump signed the two-week Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 143) into law, funding the government through December 21st....more

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Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

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CFIUS Reform Turns to Food Security

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Congressional efforts to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a U.S. Government interagency committee that conducts national security reviews, continue apace. This week saw the introduction...more

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