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HR 6383 117th Congress House International Affairs

National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land

Introduced: January 19, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land

This bill requires the President to take actions necessary to bar foreign persons (individuals or entities) from purchasing public or private real estate in the United States for the five-year period beginning from this bill's enactment.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress (1) certain information on the purchase and ownership of U.S. real estate by foreign persons; and (2) recommendations to make it easier for U.S. citizens and harder for foreign persons to purchase U.S. real estate, including farmland.

What's happening now January 12, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8603 Related bill To direct the President to take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real est…
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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 7
Hartzler, Vicky
· Jan 19, 2022
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 13, 2022
 R
Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Jan 12, 2022
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jan 12, 2022
Mooney, Alexander
· Jan 12, 2022
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 12, 2022
 R
Roy, Chip
Texas · Jan 12, 2022
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jan 12, 2022
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 12, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6383: National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6383/
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"H.R. 6383: National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6383/.
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H.R. 6383, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6383/.
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