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Not One More Inch or Acre Act

USA118th CongressS-1136| Senate 
| Updated: 1/18/2024
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Not One More Inch or Acre Act This bill requires the President to take actions as necessary to prohibit certain individuals and entities associated with China from purchasing real estate located in the United States and to mandate the sale of such property in certain circumstances. The individuals and entities prohibited from purchasing U.S. real estate include (1) Chinese citizens, (2) entities acting on behalf of the Chinese government or the Chinese Communist Party, and (3) foreign individuals or entities acting on behalf of a Chinese citizen. Entities subject to this prohibition are generally those Additionally, if the President determines that the ownership of U.S. real estate by these individuals and entities poses a national security risk, the President must take actions as necessary to require the sale of the property. The bill also modifies an existing civil penalty for failing to satisfy a reporting requirement relating to a foreign individual or entity that acquires or transfers an interest in U.S. agricultural land. Under this bill, the civil penalty for failing to report the required information to the Department of Agriculture must be at least 10% of the fair market value of the relevant interest in agricultural land.
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Timeline
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 18, 2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • January 18, 2024
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

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Not One More Inch or Acre Act

USA118th CongressS-1136| Senate 
| Updated: 1/18/2024
Not One More Inch or Acre Act This bill requires the President to take actions as necessary to prohibit certain individuals and entities associated with China from purchasing real estate located in the United States and to mandate the sale of such property in certain circumstances. The individuals and entities prohibited from purchasing U.S. real estate include (1) Chinese citizens, (2) entities acting on behalf of the Chinese government or the Chinese Communist Party, and (3) foreign individuals or entities acting on behalf of a Chinese citizen. Entities subject to this prohibition are generally those Additionally, if the President determines that the ownership of U.S. real estate by these individuals and entities poses a national security risk, the President must take actions as necessary to require the sale of the property. The bill also modifies an existing civil penalty for failing to satisfy a reporting requirement relating to a foreign individual or entity that acquires or transfers an interest in U.S. agricultural land. Under this bill, the civil penalty for failing to report the required information to the Department of Agriculture must be at least 10% of the fair market value of the relevant interest in agricultural land.
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Timeline
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 18, 2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • January 18, 2024
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 118-344: Securing America’s Land from Foreign Interference Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityFarmlandGovernment information and archivesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsU.S. and foreign investments