Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act

3.0.0 8700 2026-09-02T08:06:32Z 2026-09-02T08:06:32Z House H HR 2026-05-07 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8700 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 78 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOOLENAAR:H.R. 8700.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution (the Commerce Clause), which grantsCongress the power ``to regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and among the several States''; Article I, Section8, Clause 1 (the General Welfare Clause and the power toprovide for the common defense); and Article I, Section 8,Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause), which grantsCongress the authority to make all laws necessary and properfor carrying into execution the foregoing powers.[Page H3343]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-05-07T13:02:40Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-05-07T13:02:35Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-05-07T13:02:30Z 2026-05-07 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2026-05-07 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2026-05-07 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2026-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001194 Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] John Moolenaar R MI R. 2 N T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] Mike Thompson D CA 4 2026-05-07 True H001091 Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] Ashley Hinson R IA 2 2026-05-07 True B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2026-05-07 True D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2026-05-07 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2026-05-07 True J000301 Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] Dusty Johnson R SD 0 2026-05-07 True N000193 Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] Zachary Nunn R IA 3 2026-05-07 True M001224 Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] Nathaniel Moran R TX 1 2026-05-07 True N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2026-05-07 True G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2026-05-07 True H001101 Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] Pat Harrigan R NC 10 2026-05-07 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] Jimmy Panetta D CA 19 2026-05-07 True F000446 Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] Randy Feenstra R IA 4 2026-05-07 True S001172 Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] Adrian Smith R NE 3 2026-05-19 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] Ken Calvert R CA 41 2026-06-08 False J000307 Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] John James R MI 10 2026-08-03 False G000607 Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] James Gallagher R CA 1 2026-08-31 False F000474 Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] Mike Flood R NE 1 2026-09-01 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2026-05-15T18:03:26Z Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act Display Title 45 Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act 2026-07-17T23:57:38Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To protect U.S. food security, provide the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States greater jurisdiction over land purchases, impose special guards against foreign adversary purchases of land in the United States near sensitive sites, expand the definition of sensitive sites, and for other purposes. 2026-07-17T23:48:26Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act 2026-05-13T04:53:27Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8700ih/xml/BILLS-119hr8700ih.xml 2026-05-07 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 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