118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2312 — Food Security is National Security Act of 2023

“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.”

Foreign trade and international finance

Introduced Jul 13, 2023

Last action Jul 13, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jul 13, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jul 13, 2023

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jul 13, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jul 13, 2023

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