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Johnson Working to Prohibit Chinese Purchases of American Farmland

July 21, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) joined the Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People’s Republic of China Act to prohibit purchases of American agricultural land by China.

“The CCP’s agenda to dramatically increase its ownership of American agricultural land is an immediate concern,” said Johnson. “We cannot allow our adversary to have control over our food supply and supply chain. This is a national security threat that cannot be ignored. America needs to wake up.”

Read full bill text here.

The Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People’s Republic of China Act would:

  1. Direct the President of the United States to any necessary actions to prohibit public or private agricultural land in the United States by foreign nationals associated with the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
  2. Prohibit the same associations from participating in any Unites States Department of Agriculture programs except food safety inspections.

Johnson also introduced the PASS Actalong with Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY), which blacklists China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea from purchasing U.S. agriculture companies.