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To prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism.
Summary
The Protecting our Land Act directs the President to direct Federal departments and agencies to create rules prohibiting the purchase of real estate in the United States by foreign adversaries, state sponsors of terrorism, or any person or entity owned by, controlled by, or affiliated with such entities. The bill defines a foreign adversary as any foreign government or nongovernment person engaged in conduct significantly adverse to United States national security, and a state sponsor of terrorism as a country the Secretary of State has determined repeatedly supported international terrorism. The bill applies to all public and private real estate located throughout the United States and its territories and possessions.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to W. Gregory Steube’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHENEY BROTHERS $7,800
- NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT $6,600
- STEPHENS, INC. $6,600
- NEPTUNE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS $6,600
- COOLTODAY $6,600
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Actions (2)
- Jan 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Jan 15, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2025
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism.
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 “Protecting our Land Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE REAL ESTATE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES BY FOREIGN ADVERSARIES AND STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall direct the heads of the Federal departments and agencies to promulgate rules and regulations to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by a foreign adversary, a state sponsor of terrorism, any agent or instrumentality of a foreign adversary or a state sponsor of terrorism, or any person owned or controlled by, or affiliated with, a foreign adversary or a state sponsor of terrorism.
(b) Definitions.—In this section—
(1) the term “foreign adversary” means any foreign government or foreign nongovernment person engaged in a long- term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or security and safety of United States persons;
(2) the term “state sponsor of terrorism” means a country the government of which the Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided support for international terrorism pursuant to—
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A));
(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); or
(D) any other provision of law; and
(3) 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. <all>
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