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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8258

Introduced

Strategic Assets Protection Act

Sponsor
RMark Alford· Missouri
Introduced
April 14, 2026
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action
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.April 14, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8258 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8258

To direct the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to 
conduct a review of certain transactions.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 14, 2026

Mr. Alford introduced the following bill; which was 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

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A BILL

To direct the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to 
conduct a review of certain transactions.

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 ``Strategic Assets Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. CFIUS REVIEW OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.

(a) In General.--The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United 
States shall conduct a review of all transactions completed on or after 
January 1, 2017, that involve real estate, businesses, critical 
infrastructure, or assets located within, adjacent to, or functionally 
supporting facilities that host, maintain, modernize, test, command, or 
control components of the United States nuclear triad, including 
intercontinental ballistic missile facilities, ballistic missile 
submarine bases and shipyards, strategic bomber bases, associated 
weapons storage areas, nuclear command, control, and communications 
infrastructure, and any National Nuclear Security Administration 
production or research facilities.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The review required by subsection (a) 
shall include an assessment of whether any such transaction presents a 
risk to the national security of the United States and whether 
mitigation measures, reopening of review, or recommendation to the 
President for appropriate action under section 721(d) of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 are warranted.
(c) Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a classified report 
detailing the findings of such review and any actions taken or 
recommended, with an unclassified summary to the extent practicable.
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