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H.R. 8274 117th Congress House

PASS Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and require rev… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and require review of certain agricultural transactions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 1, 2022 Introduced by: Elise M. Stefanik Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 1, 2022
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 Latest action July 1, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act of 2022 or the PASS Act of 2022

This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Further, the bill requires CFIUS to review certain agriculture-related transactions, including those related to biotechnology.

The bill also prohibits persons who are acting on behalf of a prohibited country (i.e., China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea) from carrying out any merger, acquisition, or takeover that could result in foreign control of a U.S. agricultural company.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 15
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Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Sep 29, 2022
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Sep 15, 2022
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Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Aug 30, 2022
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Aug 26, 2022
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Valadao, David G.
California · Aug 19, 2022
Mullin, Markwayne
· Aug 12, 2022
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jul 27, 2022
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2022
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Jul 26, 2022
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jul 26, 2022
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Jul 14, 2022
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Jul 13, 2022
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jul 12, 2022
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 1, 2022
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Jul 1, 2022
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jul 1, 2022
Wenstrup, Brad
· Jul 1, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8274: PASS Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8274/
MLA
"H.R. 8274: PASS Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8274/.
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H.R. 8274, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8274/.
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[H.R. 8274: PASS Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8274/)
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