House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act

H.R. 8700Introduced May 7, 2026Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Official title: To protect U.S. food security, provide the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States greater jurisdiction over land purchases, impose special guards against foreign adversary purchases of land in the United States near sensitive sites, expand the definition of sensitive sites, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. John Moolenaar R-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 7, 2026
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Latest action: May 7, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8700.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOOLENAAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 78, May 7, 2026, Page H3343):
This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution (the Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States''; Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the General Welfare Clause and the power to provide for the common defense); and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause), which grants Congress the authority to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 7, 2026 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

19 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 19 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.

Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Mike Flood (R-NE), James Gallagher (R-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), John James (R-MI), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Mike Thompson (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Moolenaar.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-2 district

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Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.