Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) reintroduced bicameral legislation to prevent entities associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from purchasing critical American farmland and land adjacent to federal property.
“The Chinese Communist Party is our most formidable adversary, and we must act immediately to defend our food and national security interests,” said Rep. Newhouse.
Newhouse continues, “Farmers, ranchers, and landowners across the country deserve the certainty offered by adding the Secretary of Agriculture to CFIUS to ensure they are not selling land to an entity controlled by the CCP. We must prevent the CCP from purchasing land near federal property, including military installations and national laboratories, to protect our domestic security interests. I am glad to have the support of my colleagues in the House and Senate on these critical pieces of legislation and appreciate the comments by President Trump and Secretary Rollins to keep our enemies out of our backyard.”
Newhouse introduced two pieces of legislation regarding ownership of American land by foreign adversaries.
The bipartisan Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2025 adds the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and empowers USDA with the authority to review land purchases by foreign entities The legislation passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support last Congress support.
Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
“Food Security is national security, and it’s high time that we start recognizing this before it is too late,” said Senator Marshall. “The Secretary of Agriculture needs a seat at the table when the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is considering foreign agricultural investments. Having an agriculture presence on CFIUS helps the committee better understand the risks foreign investment can pose to farmers and ranchers, and the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act ensures that.”
House original cosponsors of the legislation include Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar, Reps. Dan Meuser (PA-09), Michael Guest (MS-03), Bob Latta (OH-05), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Abraham Hamadeh (AZ-08), Scott Franklin (FL-18), Daniel Webster (FL-11), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), Randy Weber (TX-14), Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Aaron Bean (FL-04), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Ashley Hinson (IA-02), Bob Onder (MO-03), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Nick Langworthy (NY-23), Don Bacon (NE-02), Mike Bost (IL-12), Gabe Evans (CO-08), Mark Messmer (IN-08), Addison McDowell (NC-06), Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Mike Flood (NE-01), Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Dusty Johnson (SD-AL), Mariannette Miller Meeks (IA-01), David Valadao (CA-22), John Rose (TN-06), Riley Moore (WV-02), Jeff Hurd (CO-03), John Joyce (PA-13), August Pfluger (TX-11), Mary Miller (IL-15), and Mark Alford (MO-04).
Full bill text can be found here.
The No American Land for Communist China Act addresses the threat posed by the CCP on U.S. national security sites by prohibiting the purchase of land adjacent to federally owned land.
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
“Putting America First means preventing the Chinese Communist Party from buying up western land and putting our military bases, critical energy, and mineral production at risk,” said Senator Lummis. “The people of Wyoming know that allowing the CCP to buy up our land compromises both our national and economic security.”
House original cosponsors of the legislation include Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar, Reps. Dan Meuser (PA-09), Michael Guest (MS-03), Bob Latta (OH-05), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Abraham Hamadeh (AZ-08), Scott Franklin (FL-18), Daniel Webster (FL-11), Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), Randy Weber (TX-14), Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Aaron Bean (FL-04), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Ashley Hinson (IA-02), Bob Onder (MO-03), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Don Bacon (NE-02), Mike Bost (IL-12), Gabe Evans (CO-08), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), Ryan Zinke (MT-01), Mike Haridopolos (FL-08), Mike Flood (NE-01), Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), Mike Collins (GA-10), Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), Adrian Smith (NE-03), Mariannette Miller Meeks (IA-01), David Valadao (CA-22), John Rose (TN-06), Riley Moore (WV-02), Jeff Hurd (CO-03), John Joyce (PA-13), August Pfluger (TX-11), Mary Miller (IL-15), and Mark Alford (MO-04).
Full bill text can be found here.
Source : house.gov