HR458-119

In Committee

Protecting our Land Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 15, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires prohibition on purchase of public or private real estate by foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism. It relies on compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Foreign adversaries, state sponsors of terrorism, their agents or instrumentalities, and affiliated persons could face higher barriers.

Key Provisions

  • Requires prohibition on purchase of public or private real estate by foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires prohibition on purchase of public or private real estate by foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

The bill requires prohibition on purchase of public or private real estate by foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism.

Policy Domains

Foreign Policy

Title I — Protecting our Land Act

Identified Costs
  • Foreign adversaries, state sponsors of terrorism, their agents or instrumentalities, and affiliated persons
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Foreign adversaries, state sponsors of terrorism, their agents or instrumentalities, and affiliated persons:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 15, 2025

Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Jan 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced in House

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

International Entities
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Foreign adversaries, state sponsors of terrorism, their agents or instrumentalities, and affiliated persons

1/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_president"
→ President of the United States

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"foreign adversary" §[Section H9628FEB2322C48A28451BBFE69CA2294] 2(a)

Any foreign government or non-government entity engaged in activities significantly detrimental to U.S. national security.

"state sponsor of terrorism" §[Section H9628FEB2322C48A28451BBFE69CA2294] 2(b)

A country that repeatedly supports international terrorism, as determined by the Secretary of State.

"United States" §[Section H9628FEB2322C48A28451BBFE69CA2294] 2(c)

Includes all states, territories, and possessions of the U.S.

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