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HR 840 118th Congress House International Affairs

Saving American Farms from Adversaries Act

Introduced: February 6, 2023 Introduced by: Miller, Mary E. Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Saving American Farms from Adversaries Act

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 February 6, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 840: Saving American Farms from Adversaries Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-840/
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"H.R. 840: Saving American Farms from Adversaries Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-840/.
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H.R. 840, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-840/.
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