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S. 3089 117th Congress Senate

Food Security is National Security Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to amend section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as mem… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and to require the Committee to consider the security of the food and agriculture systems of the United States as a factor to be considered when determining to take action with respect to foreign investment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 27, 2021 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Oct 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct 27, 2021
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 Latest action October 27, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Food Security is National Security Act of 2021

This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Further, the bill requires CFIUS to consider the potential effects of a proposed or pending transaction on the security of the U.S. food and agriculture systems, including any effects on the availability of, access to, or safety and quality of food.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 6, 2022
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Oct 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3089: Food Security is National Security Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3089/
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"S. 3089: Food Security is National Security Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3089/.
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S. 3089, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3089/.
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