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Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act

USA119th CongressHR-8700| House 
| Updated: 5/7/2026
John R. Moolenaar

John R. Moolenaar

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (15)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Zachary Nunn (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Nathaniel Moran (Republican)Ken Calvert (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Pat Harrigan (Republican)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Randy Feenstra (Republican)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)

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

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act" aims to bolster U.S. national and food security by significantly enhancing the authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). It specifically targets real estate transactions involving designated foreign adversary persons , which include countries like China, Russia, and Iran, or entities controlled by them. The legislation expands CFIUS's oversight to prevent potential threats arising from foreign ownership of critical U.S. assets. A central provision of the bill is the expansion of the definition of "sensitive sites" to include a wide range of locations, such as military installations, intelligence facilities, NASA sites, airports, maritime ports, and critical telecommunications infrastructure. It also defines "elevated risk real estate transactions" to encompass purchases of agricultural land or property near these sensitive sites by foreign adversary persons. This expansion mandates CFIUS review for such transactions, ensuring scrutiny over potentially compromising land acquisitions. For these elevated risk transactions, the bill establishes a strong presumption that they present an unresolvable risk to national security , requiring CFIUS to demonstrate otherwise with clear and convincing evidence and notify Congress. Furthermore, the Secretary of Agriculture is added as a permanent member of CFIUS for transactions related to agricultural land and biotechnology, emphasizing food security concerns. The bill also explicitly preserves the authority of individual states to enact their own laws restricting foreign adversary persons from acquiring real estate or agricultural land.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-4577
Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act
May 7, 2026
Introduced in House
May 7, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-4577
    Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act


  • May 7, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • May 7, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

Agriculture and Food

Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act

USA119th CongressHR-8700| House 
| Updated: 5/7/2026
The "Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act" aims to bolster U.S. national and food security by significantly enhancing the authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). It specifically targets real estate transactions involving designated foreign adversary persons , which include countries like China, Russia, and Iran, or entities controlled by them. The legislation expands CFIUS's oversight to prevent potential threats arising from foreign ownership of critical U.S. assets. A central provision of the bill is the expansion of the definition of "sensitive sites" to include a wide range of locations, such as military installations, intelligence facilities, NASA sites, airports, maritime ports, and critical telecommunications infrastructure. It also defines "elevated risk real estate transactions" to encompass purchases of agricultural land or property near these sensitive sites by foreign adversary persons. This expansion mandates CFIUS review for such transactions, ensuring scrutiny over potentially compromising land acquisitions. For these elevated risk transactions, the bill establishes a strong presumption that they present an unresolvable risk to national security , requiring CFIUS to demonstrate otherwise with clear and convincing evidence and notify Congress. Furthermore, the Secretary of Agriculture is added as a permanent member of CFIUS for transactions related to agricultural land and biotechnology, emphasizing food security concerns. The bill also explicitly preserves the authority of individual states to enact their own laws restricting foreign adversary persons from acquiring real estate or agricultural land.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-4577
Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act
May 7, 2026
Introduced in House
May 7, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-4577
    Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act


  • May 7, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • May 7, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
John R. Moolenaar

John R. Moolenaar

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (15)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Zachary Nunn (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Nathaniel Moran (Republican)Ken Calvert (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Pat Harrigan (Republican)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Randy Feenstra (Republican)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)

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

Agriculture and Food

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