H.R.8700

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

Introduced·5/7/26
Introduced

H. R. 8700

Introduced in House · May 13, 2026

May 7, 2026

Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Hinson, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Moran, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Feenstra) introduced the following bill; which was 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

A BILL

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.

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