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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 11, 2025
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.
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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.
People & committees
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] · R–OK
Legislative record
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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-11 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Stop CCP Land Act would make states’ eligibility for specified federal funds depend on adopting agricultural land restrictions. Starting one year after enactment, states would need laws barring purchases by covered foreign countries or people acting on their behalf, and requiring annual reports from people from covered countries who already hold agricultural land. The bill would also require federal reports on tracking foreign agricultural investment and protecting national security. These are proposed requirements; the supplied evidence does not establish enactment.
This Act may be cited as the Stop China’s Continuous Purchase of Land Act or the Stop CCP Land Act.
Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State may not receive covered program funds unless that State has in effect a State law— (1) prohibiting each covered foreign country (or a person acting on behalf of a covered foreign country) from purchasing agricultural land in the State; and (2) requiring that persons from a covered foreign country that hold agricultural land in the State prior to the date of the enactment of the State law described in paragraph (1) annually submit a report to the State department of agriculture (or equivalent) with respect to such agricultural holdings.
the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report on how the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) should be updated to ensure accurate documentation and monitoring of foreign investment in agricultural land.
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (A) an assessment of the impact of this Act with respect to national security; and (B) any measures that can be taken to better secure real estate in the United States from foreign manipulation.
Beginning one year after enactment, a state could receive the covered funds only if it had the required state law in effect. The bill uses eligibility for those funds to require state restrictions; this provision does not itself impose a nationwide purchase ban.
Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State may not receive covered program funds unless that State has in effect a State law— (1) prohibiting each covered foreign country (or a person acting on behalf of a covered foreign country) from purchasing agricultural land in the State;
The required state purchase ban would cover designated foreign countries and people acting on their behalf. The purchase-ban language does not expressly cover every person from those countries merely because of their origin.
prohibiting each covered foreign country (or a person acting on behalf of a covered foreign country) from purchasing agricultural land in the State;
The required state law would also make people from covered countries report annually to the state agriculture department or its equivalent about agricultural land they held before that state law was enacted. This clause requires reporting of those holdings, rather than their sale.
requiring that persons from a covered foreign country that hold agricultural land in the State prior to the date of the enactment of the State law described in paragraph (1) annually submit a report to the State department of agriculture (or equivalent) with respect to such agricultural holdings.
Covered countries would include Russia and countries on the specified State Department defense-trade policy list. The definition therefore extends beyond the country named in the bill’s title.
The term covered foreign country— (A) means a country listed on the State Department’s Defense Trade Control Country Policies List (listed in table 1 to paragraph (d)(1) under section 126.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations); and (B) includes Russia.
This Act may be cited as the Stop China’s Continuous Purchase of Land Act or the Stop CCP Land Act.
The bill adopts the existing statutory definitions of “agricultural land” and “foreign person” from section 9 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978. Those definitions are not reproduced in the supplied text.
The terms agricultural land and foreign person have the meanings given those terms in section 9 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3508).
The funding condition would apply to money made available under Public Law 117–169 for 18 listed purposes. These cover environmental and climate data; renewable-energy electric loans; distressed borrowers; the Equity Commission; underserved farmers, ranchers and foresters; forest preservation and urban forestry; home energy rebates; contractor training; building energy codes; coastal resilience; hurricane aircraft; a Department of Homeland Security readiness office; conservation and ecosystem restoration; canals; and climate technical assistance for insular areas. The definition does not cover all federal funding to states.
The term covered program funds means funds made available under Public Law 117–169 for— (A) Environmental and Climate Data Improvement; (B) Electric Loans for Renewable Energy; (C) Assistance for Distressed Borrowers; (D) the Equity Commission; (E) Assistance and Support for Underserved Farmers, Ranchers, and Foresters; (F) the Forest Legacy Program; (G) the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program; (H) Home Energy Performance-Based, Whole-House Rebates; (I) the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program; (J) State-Based Home Efficiency Contractor Training Grants; (K) Assistance for Latest and Zero Building Energy Code Adoption; (L) Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience; (M) Acquisition of Hurricane Forecasting Aircraft; (N) the DHS Office of Chief Readiness Support Officer; (O) Conservation and Resilience; (P) Conservation and Ecosystem Restoration; (Q) Canal Improvement Projects; or (R) Climate Change Technical Assistance for Insular Areas.
Within one year after enactment, the Secretary of Agriculture would have to report to Congress on recommended updates to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to improve documentation and monitoring of foreign agricultural land investment. This provision requires recommendations, rather than making those updates itself.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report on how the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) should be updated to ensure accurate documentation and monitoring of foreign investment in agricultural land.
Within 90 days after enactment, the Comptroller General would have to report to Congress on the bill’s national-security impact and measures to better protect U.S. real estate from foreign manipulation. The requested assessment is not evidence that a particular security effect would occur.
(2) GAO report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (A) an assessment of the impact of this Act with respect to national security; and (B) any measures that can be taken to better secure real estate in the United States from foreign manipulation.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated March 25, 2026, records introduction in the House on February 11, 2025, and referral that day to Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology for consideration within their respective jurisdictions.
Source snapshot updated 2026-03-25T08:05:42Z.
2025-02-11: Introduced in House
2025-02-11: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-11. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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