Mann Protects U.S. Farmland, Intellectual Property from Communist China

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to advance H.R. 9456, the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act. The legislation, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 269-149, will add the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), ensuring that foreign purchases of American farmland are appropriately scrutinized for national security risks. Rep. Mann released the following statement after the vote:

“The Big First District of Kansas is one of the largest agricultural producing districts in the country,” said Rep. Mann. “Over the past ten years, Communist China’s investments in American assets like our farmland and intellectual property have increased by tenfold. No other nation allows its adversaries to go unchecked in purchasing its property. Neither should America. I supported this legislation to ensure that any transaction of U.S. land from a foreign entity is properly reviewed and does not allow our adversaries like the CCP to put America’s food or national security at risk.”

Since coming to Congress, Rep. Mann has worked to hold Communist China accountable. In February 2022, Rep. Mann opposed House Democrats’ partisan COMPETES Act that failed to address China’s malice behavior and protect America’s interest. Later that month, Rep. Mann pushed the Biden-Harris Administration to make the U.S.-China agricultural trade relationship more balanced. In July 2023, Rep. Mann voted to advance legislation that supported America’s defense and countered the Chinese Communist party. Rep. Mann has continued to advocate for the U.S. to become less dependent on China by reining in federal spending and restoring fiscal sanity.

H.R. 9456 will now go to the U.S. Senate for further consideration.

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