Critical Infrastructure Security Act
Congress would require yearly updates to the sensitive federal sites list used to review risky real estate deals
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Makes the federal foreign-investment review team update, every year, which federal sites are “sensitive” when land deals are involved.
- Expands what counts as “sensitive” sites to clearly include intelligence community facilities and National Laboratories.
- Adds “critical infrastructure” as a reason to flag a site—specifically calling out drinking water infrastructure.
- Requires an annual public-facing report item listing the filings and completed reviews tied to these sensitive federal sites and infrastructure.
- Allows certain Members of Congress to request a classified briefing about the sensitive-sites list (for cleared staff too).
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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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Introduced in House
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Votes
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Critical Infrastructure Security Act
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