HR 558 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit certain foreign countries from purchasing or leasing property near sensitive sites, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 26, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Darrell Issa R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 3, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill prohibits China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia from purchasing property within 10 miles of a sensitive site, such as a U.S. military installation. The prohibition also applies to leases or receiving concessions to property within 10 miles of a sensitive site.

For the purposes of this bill, a sensitive site is public or private real estate in the United States that (1) functions as an air or maritime port, (2) is a U.S. military installation, (3) is a U.S. government facility that is sensitive for national security reasons, or (4) could expose U.S. national security activities or intelligence at a military installation or government facility to one of the prohibited countries.

The prohibition shall apply to purchases, leases, and concessions made on or after this bill's enactment.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 26, 2023 to Feb 28, 2023, with 25 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-VABen ClineOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-INGreg PenceOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-AZJuan CiscomaniOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-TXKeith SelfOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-FLLaurel M. LeeOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarOriginalJan 26, 2023
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 3, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
  2. Jan 26, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 26, 2023Referred 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.

Subjects

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  1. Jan 26, 2023Introduced in House

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