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House committee hears bill to bar "foreign adversary" property purchases near critical infrastructure
Summary
Sponsors reintroduced the Property Protection Act (HB1) to bar purchases by listed foreign adversaries within 25 miles of military bases and critical infrastructure; members pressed sponsors on scope, economic impacts, grandfathering of existing owners and how federal adversary lists will be applied.
Representatives Angie King and Ray Klopfenstein presented House Bill 1 — described by sponsors as Ohio's Property Protection Act — which would prohibit buyers identified as "foreign adversaries" on a federal list from purchasing property within 25 miles of military installations and designated critical infrastructure. King and Klopfenstein framed the bill as a national‑security measure aimed at closing vulnerabilities around bases, water systems…
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