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Protecting Military Installations from Foreign Espionage Act

Introduced: July 26, 2022 See on congress.gov

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Apr 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Apr 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Apr 21, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

Apr 21, 2021

Introduced in House

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Protecting Military Installations from Foreign Espionage Act

This bill places restrictions on the purchase of certain property by a foreign person who is owned or controlled by, is acting for or on behalf of, or receives subsidies from Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea.

Specifically, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States must review a purchase or lease by, or a concession to, any such foreign person of private or public real estate in the United States that is within (1) 100 miles of a military installation; or (2) 50 miles of a military training route, special use airspace, a controlled firing area, or a military operations area.

Further, the Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation may not issue final determinations regarding specified projects (e.g., energy projects) that involve a transaction under review by the committee until the committee concludes its action.

What's happening now April 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 7

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 12

Oklahoma · Nov 1, 2021

Miller-Meeks, Mariannette

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2728: Protecting Military Installations from Foreign Espionage Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2728/

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"H.R. 2728: Protecting Military Installations from Foreign Espionage Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2728/.

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