Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) led four of her Senate colleagues in introducing the No American Land for Communist China Act to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from purchasing farmland adjacent to federal lands. This legislation will protect Wyoming and other western states from the threat of the CCP buying up property next to federal lands that could harm critical mineral and energy production taking place on those lands. It will also protect our critical U.S. military and infrastructure sites from CCP surveillance.
“Putting America First means preventing the Chinese Communist Party from buying up western land and putting our military bases, critical energy, and mineral production at risk,” said Lummis. “The people of Wyoming know that allowing the CCP to buy up our land compromises both our national and economic security.”
“Allowing the CCP to purchase western lands poses a plethora of risks including threats to our national security and encroachment on America’s natural resources. We must protect Idaho and our western neighbors from threats seen and unseen,” said Crapo.
“Wyoming is the center of critical energy and mineral production for our nation. We are also home to F.E. Warren Air Force Base – a key part of our nation’s nuclear deterrence,” said Barrasso. “Opening the door to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) puts our national security and domestic energy production at risk. The people of Wyoming and across the West work hard to protect and manage our lands productively and efficiently. We cannot allow our adversaries to buy up our land and threaten our national, economic, and energy security.”
This legislation prohibits any agent or business affiliated with the CCP from purchasing land adjacent to federal land in the United States. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) cosponsored this legislation.
Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Full text of the legislation can be found here.
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