# 119-hr-8906: Ban Chinese Communist and Islamist Home Ownership Act

119-hr-8906, Ban Chinese Communist and Islamist Home Ownership Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8906
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ban Chinese Communist and Islamist Home Ownership Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**A ban on certain foreign purchase and mandatory divestment of U.S. housing.** This bill would bar defined "covered persons" from buying housing in the United States and require them to sell any U.S. housing they own within two years. - Who is affected. "Covered persons" include non‑U.S. citizens from a foreign country of concern, corporations or entities with ownership ties to those persons, foreign adversaries, and state sponsors of terrorism. - What owners must do. Covered persons could not buy U.S. housing and would have to divest existing housing and sell it to a U.S. citizen or a U.S. corporation within 2 years. - How it would be enforced. The President would direct federal departments and agencies to write rules and ensure the ban and divestiture happen, notwithstanding other laws.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban and forced sale of U.S. homes: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would bar any covered person from purchasing housing in the United States beginning on the date of enactment. If enacted, covered persons who hold U.S. housing on enactment would have to divest those properties and sell them within two years. If enacted, the President would dir…
- Who is barred from buying homes: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would define who counts as a "covered person." Covered persons would include non-U.S. citizens from listed "foreign country of concern" categories, corporations with any ownership by such individuals, "foreign entities of concern," foreign adversaries, state sponsors of terrori…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8443: End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8906 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8906)

## Related
- [119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3330)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
- [119-hr-8443: End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8443)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8906 (as of 2026-09-21).