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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 3618

Introduced

American Land and Property Protection Act

Sponsor
RMark Alford· Missouri
Introduced
May 29, 2025
Policy area
International Affairs
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.May 29, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3618 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3618

To prohibit certain persons from purchasing real estate in the United 
States.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 29, 2025

Mr. Alford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit certain persons from purchasing real estate in the United 
States.

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 ``American Land and Property 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE PURCHASE OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE REAL ESTATE 
LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES BY NATIONALS OF THE PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, NORTH KOREA, 
IRAN, AND OTHER FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.

(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 nonresident aliens, foreign businesses, an agent, trustee, or 
fiduciary associated with the Government of the People's Republic of 
China, the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of 
North Korea, the Government of Iran, and the governments of other 
foreign adversaries.
(b) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``foreign adversary'' includes--
(A) the People's Republic of China, including the 
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and excluding 
Taiwan;
(B) the Republic of Cuba;
(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(D) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
(E) the Russian Federation;
(F) Venezuelan politician Nicolas Maduro; and
(G) any organization designated as a foreign 
terrorist organization by the Secretary of State 
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
(2) 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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