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House approves bill to bar foreign adversaries from owning Idaho farmland, water, mining rights
Summary
The Idaho House passed House Bill 356 on April 4, 2025, to prohibit ownership of agricultural land, water rights and mining rights by defined "foreign adversaries." The House recorded a 64–0-ish favorable vote and transmitted the bill to the Senate for enrollment.
The Idaho House of Representatives approved House Bill 3 56 on April 4, 2025, a measure that, as described on the floor, would bar defined "foreign adversaries" from owning farmland, associated water rights and mining rights in Idaho and require a sale within 180 days or allow state foreclosure.
A floor sponsor described the provision as an effort to protect “sovereignty over our food supply and over our resources” and repeatedly identified specific countries in the…
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