MEDIA ADVISORY AND PUBLIC NOTICE

 Rep. Green and Rep. Chu Reintroduce H.R. 7053 – the Preemption of Real Property Discrimination Act

(Washington, DC) - On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Congressman Al Green and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) reintroduced H.R. 7053 – the Preemption of Real Property Act. This bill seeks to address current and future efforts by state legislatures around the country to restrict or prohibit individuals from purchasing real estate based on their country of citizenship. A copy of the bill is accessible by clicking here. 

“A foundational part of the American Dream for many of our immigrant families is the ability to purchase a home. Unfortunately, state legislatures across the country are seeking to undermine this right for nationals from the People’s Republic of China, Iran, North Korea, and other countries. Asian Americans and people of Asian descent now must endure unwarranted suspicion and racial profiling by realtors and lenders,” said Rep. Judy Chu. “Banning individuals from purchasing property on the basis of their citizenship, national origin, race, ethnicity, or immigration status is a blatant assault on civil rights and a betrayal of the core values on which America was founded. The Preemption of Real Property Discrimination Act will make sure that we do not repeat the shameful Alien Land Laws of the past and preempt these xenophobic state laws at the federal level.” 

Congressman Al Green stated: “I would like to thank Congresswoman Judy Chu, Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, for co-leading this legislation with me. Congresswoman Chu’s support of this bill and her leadership in the United States Congress are invaluable. This bill aims to preempt fifty states from introducing or enacting fifty different laws that restrict or outright prohibit individuals of certain nationalities from purchasing real estate property. While we must ensure that adversaries of the United States do not have direct or proxy ownership of land within our country, bills such as Texas’ SB 17 and Florida’s SB 264 cast far too wide a net and risk fueling increased xenophobia and invidious discrimination. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency body that is comprised of members from the Departments of Defense, Treasury, State, Commerce, and Homeland Security, is already empowered to review national security risks associated with foreign investment in the United States. CFIUS has had its authority strengthened multiple times during the past several decades to expand the scope of transactions covered. The discriminatory state bills introduced across the country do nothing to enhance CFIUS’s critical national security work. Instead, they will contribute to the denigration of immigrant communities.”