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Not One More Inch or Acre Act

Introduced: March 30, 2023 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 18, 2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Not One More Inch or Acre Act

This bill requires the President to take actions as necessary to prohibit certain individuals and entities associated with China from purchasing real estate located in the United States and to mandate the sale of such property in certain circumstances.

The individuals and entities prohibited from purchasing U.S. real estate include (1) Chinese citizens, (2) entities acting on behalf of the Chinese government or the Chinese Communist Party, and (3) foreign individuals or entities acting on behalf of a Chinese citizen. Entities subject to this prohibition are generally those

Additionally, if the President determines that the ownership of U.S. real estate by these individuals and entities poses a national security risk, the President must take actions as necessary to require the sale of the property.

The bill also modifies an existing civil penalty for failing to satisfy a reporting requirement relating to a foreign individual or entity that acquires or transfers an interest in U.S. agricultural land. Under this bill, the civil penalty for failing to report the required information to the Department of Agriculture must be at least 10% of the fair market value of the relevant interest in agricultural land.

What's happening now January 18, 2024

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.