Bill · H.R. 7074· House(119-HR-7074)

Keeping Public Lands Out of Adversarial Hands Act

Age: 71 years

Washington

Introduced: 1/14/2026
Last activity: 1/14/2026 — 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.
Sponsored by: Dan Newhouse
Cosponsors: - 13 - 0

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Keeping Public Lands Out of Adversarial Hands Act," seeks to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950. It proposes to add the Secretary of the Interior as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. This inclusion applies to transactions involving land or resources near sites managed by specific bureaus like the Bureau of Land Management or the National Park Service. The bill also requires the Committee to review reportable land or resource transactions identified by the Secretary. These reportable transactions involve foreign persons from the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Yes· 3 of 6

Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+5
The bill adds the Secretary of the Interior to the Committee on Foreign Investment to better manage and protect public lands and resources.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+4
The bill increases federal oversight of transactions involving land and resources managed by the National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service.
Does this give the federal government more power?+4
The bill expands the authority of the Secretary of the Interior within the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.