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Stop CCP Land Act
3/12/2025, 2:23 AM
Summary of Bill HR 1184
The main goal of this legislation is to protect American agricultural land from being purchased by foreign investors who may not have the best interests of the US agricultural industry in mind. By requiring states to have laws in place that restrict foreign ownership of agricultural land, the bill seeks to ensure that American farmers have access to the land they need to produce food and other agricultural products.
In addition to the restriction on foreign ownership of agricultural land, the bill also includes provisions for enforcement and penalties for states that do not comply with the requirements. This is meant to incentivize states to take action to protect their agricultural land from foreign ownership. Overall, the Foreign Agricultural Land Protection Act is aimed at safeguarding American agricultural land and ensuring that it remains in the hands of American farmers. It is a measure that seeks to balance the need for foreign investment with the need to protect the interests of American farmers and the US agricultural industry as a whole.
Congressional Summary of HR 1184
Stop China’s Continuous Purchase of Land Act or the Stop CCP Land Act
This bill requires states that receive certain federal program funds to restrict the purchase of agricultural land by a covered foreign country. Covered foreign country means a country included in Department of State regulations as subject to certain prohibitions (i.e., Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Venezuela), as well as Russia.
Specifically, a state may not receive funds for certain programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (e.g., certain energy efficiency and conservation programs) unless that state has a law prohibiting a covered foreign country (or persons acting on behalf of the country) from purchasing agricultural land in the state. Further, a state must require that a person from a covered foreign country that holds agricultural land in the state prior to the state law's enactment submit an annual report to the state on the agricultural holdings.
The Department of Agriculture must submit a report to Congress on how the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 should be updated to ensure accurate documentation and monitoring of foreign investment in agricultural land.
The Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress that includes (1) an assessment of this bill's impact on national security, and (2) any measures that can be taken to better secure U.S. real estate from foreign manipulation.
