WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party co-sponsored the No American Land for the Chinese Communist Party Act alongside Select Committee member Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) to prevent the CCP from purchasing land adjacent to federally owned land.
Chairman Moolenaar said, "There is no world in which the Chinese Communist Party would allow Americans to buy vast swaths of farmland next to its military bases. We need to protect our farmland and ensure our largest adversary cannot own land near sensitive U.S. military bases. Thank-you to Congressman Newhouse for his leadership on this issue and the work he has done to introduce this legislation."
Rep. Newhouse said, “The Chinese Communist Party is at our doorstep, and we best not let them in. I have been closely watching the rise in cases of the CCP’s attempts at undermining our institutions. From spying on sensitive national security sites to buying up American farmland, it is clear we are vulnerable to their malicious efforts. This bill strengthens our domestic defenses and protects critical federal lands against these foreign actors that aim to deepen their already dangerous influence on the world stage.”
The other cosponsors of the bill are Reps. Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Carol Miller (WV-01), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), Jerry Carl (AL-01), Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), David Valadao (CA-22), Mike Flood (NE-01), Adrian Smith (NE-03), Celeste Maloy (UT-02), Mike Kelley (PA-16), Cory Mills (FL-07), Ryan Zinke (MT-01), Darin LaHood (IL-16), Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Jim Baird (IN-04), Jody Arrington (TX-19), Lori Chavez-Deremer (OR-05), Claudia Tenney (NY-04), Troy Balderson (OH-12), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Tim Burchett (TN-02), Clay Higgins (LA-03), John Duarte (CA-13), Randy Weber (TX-14), Chris Smith (NJ-04), Pat Fallon (TX-04), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Mike Collins (GA-10), and Rick Allen (GA-12).
This bill would prohibit any agent of the CCP, or any business owned by the CCP, from purchasing land adjacent to federal land in the U.S. This protects our military installations, national labs, and land with critical resources from being purchased by our greatest adversary.
