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Protecting Military Installations from Foreign Espionage Act

Introduced: May 5, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Feb 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2023
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.
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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 February 17, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 369 Related bill Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 6
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 20, 2024
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · May 22, 2023
 R
Luna, Anna Paulina
Florida · May 5, 2023
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 3, 2023
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Mar 7, 2023
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Mar 3, 2023
 R
Fallon, Pat
Texas · Mar 3, 2023
Lesko, Debbie
· Feb 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 917: Protecting Military Installations from Foreign Espionage Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-917/
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"H.R. 917: Protecting Military Installations from Foreign Espionage Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-917/.
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H.R. 917, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-917/.
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