Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7053

Preemption of Real Property Discrimination Act

Congress Moves to Block State Limits on Foreign Citizens Buying Homes and Land

Jan 14·View on Congress.gov

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How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3697 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3697 (118th) →

Key Points

Congress would block states, Washington, DC, and U.S. territories from banning or limiting home or land purchases based only on a buyer’s citizenship.
If a state tries to enforce a citizenship-based real estate ban anyway, the U.S. Attorney General could step in to enforce the federal rule.
People harmed by a state’s enforcement could sue that state in federal court.
If the person wins, the judge could order the state to stop enforcing the citizenship-based restriction (an injunction).

HousingCivil Rights

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Negative Impacts(2)

Military Active

Hurts

Farmer Rancher

Hurts

Mixed Impacts(5)

Housing Assistance

Neutral

Child Tax Credit

Neutral

Renter

Neutral

Small Business Owner

Neutral

Gig Worker

Neutral

Positive Impacts(4)

Immigrant

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Visa Holder

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Green Card

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Homeowner

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State Impacts

District of ColumbiaDC

Mixed

Any DC rule that blocks or restricts buying real property based on the buyer’s citizenship would be invalid. DC agencies would have to stop enforcement and could face federal enforcement or private lawsuits if they continued. For residents, effects depend on whether DC had such a restriction and on local housing market conditions.

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Jan 14, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Preemption of Real Property Discrimination Act

Bill NumberHR 7053

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Data Sources

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