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The bill expands property purchase rights and federal protections for immigrants while stripping states and territories of citizenship-based land‑use controls and raising the prospect of increased federal enforcement and litigation.
Immigrants and other noncitizen buyers can purchase property in states and territories that currently bar noncitizens, preserving housing access and investment opportunities for these individuals.
The Attorney General is given a federal enforcement role to block citizenship-based property restrictions, creating a uniform nationwide protection against discriminatory local rules.
Individuals harmed by attempted enforcement of citizenship-based property bans can seek federal injunctive relief, enabling faster court orders to stop discriminatory enforcement.
States, the District of Columbia, and territories lose the ability to impose local restrictions on property purchases based on citizenship, reducing local control over land use and housing policy.
The law could trigger more federal lawsuits by individuals challenging state and territorial rules in federal court, increasing legal costs and litigation burdens for subnational governments.
Giving the Attorney General authority to enforce against local property restrictions risks politicizing federal involvement in land‑use and property disputes.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Preempts state and territorial laws that bar or limit property purchases based on a buyer's citizenship, authorizes DOJ enforcement, and allows private suits for injunctive relief.
Official title: To preempt State prohibitions on real estate purchases by foreign citizens, and for other purposes.
Introduced January 14, 2026 by Al Green · Last progress January 14, 2026
Preempts any State, D.C., or U.S. territory law that bars or limits a person from buying real property because of the buyers citizenship. It authorizes the U.S. Attorney General to enforce the rule and gives individuals a private right to sue the State, District, or territory in federal court for injunctive relief if those local laws are enforced against them.