# 119-hr-8700: Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act

119-hr-8700, Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8700
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expands federal review of foreign purchases of U.S. farmland and sensitive sites** to block access by designated foreign adversaries to ports, data centers, power plants, and agricultural biotechnology. It would broaden CFIUS powers, add food security as a formal factor, and create a presumption that some "elevated risk" land deals pose national-security threats unless cleared by clear and convincing evidence. - Families and consumers: Would require CFIUS to weigh current and long-term U.S. needs for food, water, and agricultural products, so transactions that could affect local or national food security face closer review. - Farmers and agricultural landowners: Would make purchases of agricultural land and related biotechnology a specific CFIUS focus and name the Secretary of Agriculture as the Agriculture Representative for those reviews. Many "elevated risk" real estate deals would be presumed to present unresolvable national-security risks unless the Committee shows otherwise. - Foreign investors and owners of critical sites: Would expand covered real estate to include airports, maritime ports, submarine cable landing stations, data centers, critical communications infrastructure, and power plants. It defines "foreign adversary" to include China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela and raises the odds that purchases or leases by those actors are blocked or require mitigation and congressional notification.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Foreign buyers face land review: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would expand federal review of U.S. real estate purchases, leases, and concessions by some foreign buyers. It lists China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela as foreign adversaries. A property near a listed sensitive site or AFIDA-covered farm land would be an "ele…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8700 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8700)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8700 (as of 2026-09-21).