Stop CCP Land Act
Stop CCP Land Act
Plain Language Summary
# Stop CCP Land Act Summary **What It Does:** This bill would prevent certain countries—including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Syria, Belarus, Venezuela, and Burma—from purchasing agricultural land in the United States. States would be required to pass their own laws banning land purchases by these countries or their representatives. Additionally, any foreign nationals from these countries who already own farmland would need to file annual reports with their state about their holdings. **Who It Affects:** The bill primarily affects states and any foreign nationals from the covered countries who own or want to own agricultural land.
It also ties federal funding to compliance: states that don't pass restrictions on foreign land purchases could lose access to certain federal program funds, particularly grants related to energy efficiency and conservation programs under the Inflation Reduction Act. **Current Status:** The bill (HR 1184) was introduced in the 119th Congress by Representative Stephanie Bice (R-OK) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House. The bill remains in the early stages of the legislative process.
CRS Official Summary
Stop China’s Continuous Purchase of Land Act or the Stop CCP Land ActThis bill requires states that receive certain federal program funds to restrict the purchase of agricultural land by a covered foreign country. Covered foreign country means a country included in Department of State regulations as subject to certain prohibitions (i.e., Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Venezuela), as well as Russia.Specifically, a state may not receive funds for certain programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (e.g., certain energy efficiency and conservation programs) unless that state has a law prohibiting a covered foreign country (or persons acting on behalf of the country) from purchasing agricultural land in the state. Further, a state must require that a person from a covered foreign country that holds agricultural land in the state prior to the state law's enactment submit an annual report to the state on the agricultural holdings.The Department of Agriculture must submit a report to Congress on how the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 should be updated to ensure accurate documentation and monitoring of foreign investment in agricultural land.The Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress that includes (1) an assessment of this bill's impact on national security, and (2) any measures that can be taken to better secure U.S. real estate from foreign manipulation.
Latest Action
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.