# 119-hr-3618: American Land and Property Protection Act

119-hr-3618, American Land and Property Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3618
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Land and Property Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Would block certain foreign governments and their agents from buying U.S. real estate.** It would give the President broad authority to prohibit purchases by nonresident aliens, foreign businesses, and agents or trustees tied to listed foreign adversaries and to expand those restrictions as needed. - Foreign adversary-linked buyers. Nonresident aliens, foreign businesses, and agents, trustees, or fiduciaries associated with the listed governments would be prohibited from purchasing real estate in the United States. Named adversaries include China (including Hong Kong), Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, and organizations designated as foreign terrorist organizations. - Executive authority. The President would gain broad, discretionary power to implement, enforce, or expand the prohibitions and to preempt other federal or state laws when applying the ban. - Geographic reach. The policy would apply across the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on land buys by foreign adversaries: mixed, low. If enacted, this would block certain foreign actors from buying public or private real estate in the United States. The President would be required to take needed steps, apply the ban despite other laws, and could expand measures to block purchases. Nonresident aliens, foreign businesses, and agent…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3618 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3618)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10115)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1656)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3618 (as of 2025-12-21).