[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8906 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8906
To prohibit the purchase of American Housing supply by Foreign
Countries, Adversaries, and Entities of Concern and to require the
divestiture of existing housing ownership.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2026
Mr. Roy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To prohibit the purchase of American Housing supply by Foreign
Countries, Adversaries, and Entities of Concern and to require the
divestiture of existing housing ownership.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ban Chinese Communist and Islamist
Home Ownership Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON HOSTILE FOREIGN PURCHASE AND OWNERSHIP OF
HOUSING.
(a) Bans on Purchases.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act, any covered person may not purchase housing in the United States.
(b) Enforcement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
President shall direct the heads of the Federal departments and
agencies to promulgate rules and regulations to prohibit the purchase
and ensure divestment of housing located in the United States by a
covered person.
(c) Forced Divestiture.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, any covered person shall--
(1) divest from any housing held by such covered person in
the United States; and
(2) sell such housing to a citizen or corporation of the
United States.
(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) Covered person.--The term ``covered person'' means--
(A) an individual that is a citizen of a foreign
country of concern, who is not also a citizen of the
United States;
(B) a corporation with any ownership stake by such
individual;
(C) a foreign entity of concern, including
corporations with any ownership stake by a foreign
entity of concern; and
(D) a foreign adversary, a state sponsor of
terrorism, any agent or instrumentality of a foreign
adversary or a state sponsor of terrorism, or any
person owned or controlled by, or affiliated with, a
foreign adversary or a state sponsor of terrorism;
(2) Foreign adversary.--The term ``foreign adversary''
means any foreign government or foreign nongovernment person
engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct
significantly adverse to the national security of the United
States or security and safety of United States persons.
(3) Foreign country of concern.--The term ``Foreign Country
of Concern'' has the meaning given to it in Section 10612(a)(1)
of the CHIPS and Science Act (42 U.S.C. 19221).
(4) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``Foreign Entity
of Concern'' has the meaning given to it in Section 10612(a)(2)
of the CHIPS and Science Act (42 U.S.C. 19221).
(5) Housing.--The term ``housing'' means a structure or
portion of a structure, that is designed or used for human
habitation and provides living facilities for at least one
person.
(6) State sponsor of terrorism.--The term ``state sponsor
of terrorism'' means a country the government of which the
Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided support
for international terrorism pursuant to--
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A));
(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2780); or
(D) any other provision of law.
(7) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the
several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any
other territory or possession of the United States.
SEC. 3 SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act (or the application of that provision
to particular persons or circumstances) is held invalid or found to be
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act (or the application of that
provision to other persons or circumstances) shall not be affected.
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