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Keeping Public Lands Out of Adversarial Hands Act

USA119th CongressHR-7074| House 
| Updated: 1/14/2026
Dan Newhouse

Dan Newhouse

Republican Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (12)
Celeste Maloy (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Mike Ezell (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Jeff Hurd (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Mike Kennedy (Republican)Brad Finstad (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Jay Obernolte (Republican)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Jennifer A. Kiggans (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to bolster national security by modifying the review process for foreign investments in critical land and resource areas. It specifically amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to integrate the Secretary of the Interior into the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) under certain conditions. This inclusion applies to covered transactions involving land or resources adjacent to areas managed by key Interior Department bureaus, such as the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Furthermore, the legislation mandates that CFIUS consider specific reportable land or resource transactions upon notification from the Secretary of the Interior. These transactions are defined as acquisitions of interests in land or resources by foreign persons from the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran , which the Secretary believes constitute a covered transaction. CFIUS must then determine if such a transaction is covered and, if so, initiate a review or take other appropriate action to address potential national security risks. The requirements related to these specific foreign adversaries will cease if a country is removed from the official list of foreign adversaries.
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Timeline
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • January 14, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • January 14, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Keeping Public Lands Out of Adversarial Hands Act

USA119th CongressHR-7074| House 
| Updated: 1/14/2026
This bill aims to bolster national security by modifying the review process for foreign investments in critical land and resource areas. It specifically amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to integrate the Secretary of the Interior into the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) under certain conditions. This inclusion applies to covered transactions involving land or resources adjacent to areas managed by key Interior Department bureaus, such as the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Furthermore, the legislation mandates that CFIUS consider specific reportable land or resource transactions upon notification from the Secretary of the Interior. These transactions are defined as acquisitions of interests in land or resources by foreign persons from the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran , which the Secretary believes constitute a covered transaction. CFIUS must then determine if such a transaction is covered and, if so, initiate a review or take other appropriate action to address potential national security risks. The requirements related to these specific foreign adversaries will cease if a country is removed from the official list of foreign adversaries.
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Timeline
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • January 14, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • January 14, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dan Newhouse

Dan Newhouse

Republican Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (12)
Celeste Maloy (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Mike Ezell (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Jeff Hurd (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Mike Kennedy (Republican)Brad Finstad (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Jay Obernolte (Republican)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Jennifer A. Kiggans (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted