Farmland for Farmers Act of 2026

This bill would bar legal entities that do not meet its definition of an "authorized legal entity" from acquiring or holding farmland in the United States. An authorized entity has 25 or fewer owners, all of whom are people actively engaged in farming, and is not owned by a multilayered corporate structure. Exceptions include land owned before the law takes effect, research land, nonprofit and municipal land, farmer cooperatives, and land taken in debt collection if sold within 5 years. Entities would have to file sworn statements of compliance, and violators could face court-ordered sale of the land, civil fines, prison time, and lawsuits by state attorneys general. States would be allowed to set rules that are equal to or stricter than these.

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Sponsors

• Jill N. Tokuda Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors