Evening Edition: New Bill Will Ban China From Buying U.S. Farmland

The Fox News Rundown

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Politics, Daily News, News

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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According to data from the Department of Agriculture, China owns around 350,000 acres of farmland across 27 states as of last year. Lawmakers have argued that China’s farmland and housing buys are a national security risk with many of the purchases near military installations. House Republicans are taking action and have introduced the "Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act", which aims to codify oversight on foreign countries buying American farmland. FOX's Ryan Schmelz speaks with Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller of Illinois, member of the House Committee on Agriculture and a proud farmer herself, who agrees that China buying up U.S. farmland is an issue of national security. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.9	Thursday, July 31st, 2025.
0:41.7	I'm Ryan Schmels.
0:43.2	Members of Congress are trying to crack down on attempts by China to purchase U.S. farmland,
0:48.3	which some see as a national security threat.
0:50.8	This bill is going to prohibit Chinese corporations and individuals that are associated
0:55.7	with the CCP from acquiring or leasing United States agriculture land. This is the Fox News
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1:38.7	The Department of Agriculture estimates about 350,000 acres of U.S. farmland is owned by China. That has set off an alarm
1:46.8	for members of Congress who consider the CCP's influence in the U.S. markets a national security risk,
1:53.4	especially when that land is close to military bases. Members of Congress are looking to take action
1:58.7	to ban those with connections to Beijing from making any more purchases.
2:03.3	I'm one of the few farmers in Congress, and I can tell you farmers are alarmed that China is buying up farm ground.
2:10.1	It's a security issue for our country.
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