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Committee advances bill to restrict foreign-adversary land ownership, amends registry reporting language
Summary
House Bill 224, which would restrict property ownership by designated foreign adversaries and require registration with the Office of Homeland Security contingent on a constitutional amendment, passed the committee after stakeholders and the Office of Homeland Security negotiated deletions to avoid duplicating existing statutory processes.
Representative Banks presented House Bill 224, described as a coordinated effort by the Agriculture Committee, landowners and industry to limit property ownership by nations designated as foreign adversaries. The bill defines foreign adversaries by reference to federal regulation (15 CFR 7914), listing China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia and Venezuela and including countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism. Representative Banks said the measure is a "trigger bill" that would take effect only if voters approve a constitutional amendment proposed in House Joint Resolution 2.
The bill would require registration of foreign-adversary interests with the Office of…
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