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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

3 months ago·View on Congress.gov

Legislative Progress

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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
Helps
Visa Holder
Helps
Green Card
Helps
Homeowner
Helps

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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News

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Related Bills

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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.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(4)
D: 4

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