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Legal frameworks in the U.S. are fragmented. There is no single federal prohibition on foreign purchases of farmland; regulation happens through a patchwork of state laws and federal review mechanisms. Some states maintain specific limits or reporting requirements; the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can review certain transactions for national security implications, and Congress has considered bills to tighten oversight. A visual that proposes a ban simplifies this legal mosaic into a straightforward policy prescription, sidestepping questions about how such a law would be defined, enforced, and reconciled with constitutional protections and trade commitments.