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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7013

Introduced

Greenland Sovereignty Protection Act

Sponsor
DJimmy Gomez· California
Introduced
January 12, 2026
Policy area
International Affairs
Latest action
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 12, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7013 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7013

To prohibit the use of Federal funding to facilitate the invasion, 
annexation, purchase, or other form of acquisition of Greenland, and 
for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 12, 2026

Mr. Gomez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, 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

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit the use of Federal funding to facilitate the invasion, 
annexation, purchase, or other form of acquisition of Greenland, and 
for other purposes.

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 ``Greenland Sovereignty Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF OR INFLUENCE CAMPAIGN OVER 
GREENLAND.

(a) In General.--No Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for any of the following:
(1) Any activity that supports, directs, or facilitates the 
invasion, annexation, purchase, or other form of acquisition of 
Greenland by the United States or by any official or entity of 
the Federal Government.
(2) Any increase in the presence of the Armed Forces or any 
United States funding or assistance for, or other form of 
financial investment in, Greenland relative to the levels 
(adjusting as appropriate for inflation) of such presence, 
funding, assistance, or investment as of the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Any program, project, or activity relating to staging 
or supporting a public or private influence campaign, including 
any such activity or substantially similar activity conducted 
overtly or covertly by any Federal official or entity, to sway 
the self determination of the people of Greenland
(b) Explicit Statutory Waiver.--The prohibition under subsection 
(a) may only be waived with respect to a specific activity described in 
that subsection by the enactment, after the date of the enactment of 
this section, of specific statutory authorization for such activity 
that explicitly waives the application of the prohibition and includes 
a citation to this subsection or to the ``Greenland Sovereignty 
Protection Act''.
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