HR8700-119

In Committee

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

119th Congress Introduced May 7, 2026

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

This bill, Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Technology, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H044ED757DD844944AFEF6FCDFEA09C42: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act.
  • Section H0C4D62E4AA934A868F577C85BB7915C5: 2. Additional definitions Section 721(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (14)Elevated...
  • Section H29BE440EA3ED4193BE0860BFC50C5C35: 3. Protecting U.S. food security Section 721(f) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(f)) is amended— in paragraph (10), by striking and at the...
  • Section HA66486D2B7D241DBA45E9931BA5FF639: 4. Expanding the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States over real estate transactions Section 721(a)(4) of the Defense...
  • Section HECF866ACD27F44FA8921F629769F6247: 5. Presumption of unresolvability of elevated risk real estate transactions Section 721(b)(2)(B) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C....

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

This bill, Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Technology, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Technology Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
transportation operators and travelers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 7, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition …

May 7, 2026

Introduced in House

May 7, 2026

Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Hinson, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Technology Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"elevated risk real estate transaction" §H0C4D62E4AA934A868F577C85BB7915C5

a real estate transaction described under paragraph (4)(B)(ii), in which the real estate— is, is located within, or will function as a part of, an air or maritime port

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