Skip to main content
S. 1136 118th Congress Senate

Not One More Inch or Acre Act

Official title: A bill to direct the President to take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the President to take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by citizens and entities of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 30, 2023 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
International Affairs AsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityFarmland
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Government information and archivesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsU.S. and foreign investments
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action January 18, 2024

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

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1136: Not One More Inch or Acre Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1136/
MLA
"S. 1136: Not One More Inch or Acre Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1136/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1136, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1136/.
Markdown link
[S. 1136: Not One More Inch or Acre Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1136/)
Report a problem