Bill Details
HR.809 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-01-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced Date
2025-01-28
Policy Area
International Affairs
Committees
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (14)
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-Missouri-7]
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-Tennessee-5]
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-Texas-4]
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-Texas-22]
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-Texas-6]
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-Texas-14]
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-Florida-13]
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-Texas-26]
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-Tennessee-2]
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-Texas-1]
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-Mississippi-3]
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-Minnesota-8]
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-Tennessee-7]
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-Tennessee-6]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would require the President to take action to stop members of the Chinese Communist Party, and companies or groups controlled by it, from buying public or private real estate in the United States. In simple terms, it is aimed at blocking these purchases anywhere in the country, whether the property is owned by the government or by private people or businesses.
- The bill says the President must take any steps needed to make this ban happen.
- It applies to members of the Chinese Communist Party and to entities under its ownership, control, or influence.
- The term “United States” is defined broadly and includes all states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, several U.S. territories, and other U.S. possessions.
Official Summaries
Securing America's Land from Foreign Interference Act
This bill requires the President to take actions as necessary to prohibit members of the Chinese Communist Party (and entities owned, controlled, or influenced by the party) from purchasing real estate located in the United States, U.S. territories, or U.S. possessions.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 809 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 809
To direct the President to take such actions as may be necessary to
prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the
United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party and entities
that are under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese
Communist Party.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2025
Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Nehls,
Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr.
Burchett, Mr. Moran, Mr. Guest, Mr. Stauber, and Mr. Green of
Tennessee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To direct the President to take such actions as may be necessary to
prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the
United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party and entities
that are under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese
Communist Party.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing America's Land from Foreign
Interference Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE REAL ESTATE
LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES BY MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE
COMMUNIST PARTY AND ENTITIES THAT ARE UNDER THE
OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, OR INFLUENCE OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST
PARTY.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
President shall take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the
purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States
by members of the Chinese Communist Party and entities that are under
the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party.
(b) United States Defined.--The term ``United States'' means the
several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or
possession of the United States.
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