[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7053 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7053
To preempt State prohibitions on real estate purchases by foreign
citizens, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2026
Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. Chu, and Ms. Meng) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To preempt State prohibitions on real estate purchases by foreign
citizens, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preemption of Real Property
Discrimination Act''.
SEC. 2. PREEMPTION OF STATE PROHIBITIONS ON REAL ESTATE PURCHASES BY
FOREIGN CITIZENS.
(a) In General.--Any law of a State, the District of Columbia, or
any territory of the United States that prohibits or otherwise
restricts the purchase by an individual of real property within such
State, District, or territory based on the citizenship of the purchaser
is hereby preempted.
(b) Enforcement.--The Attorney General is authorized to enforce
this section.
(c) Private Right of Action.--
(1) In general.--In the case of any State, District, or
territory that attempts to enforce a law preempted by
subsection (a), an individual harmed by such action may bring a
civil action against such State, District, or territory in any
Federal court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) Injunctive relief.--In a civil action brought under
paragraph (1) in which a plaintiff prevails, the court may
award the plaintiff injunctive relief.
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