Pentagon gets veto over foreign land deals near military bases
H.R. 2754 — Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2025 · Filed by Jodey Arrington (R-TX) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 9, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill expands the federal government's power to block foreign real estate purchases and energy projects near U.S. military installations. It requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) to automatically review any purchase or lease of land within 100 miles of a military base or 50 miles of military airspace by citizens or companies from Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea. It also blocks the Department of Transportation from approving energy projects on such land until CFIUS completes its review and the Defense Department certifies the project poses no national security risk.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core function is to expand CFIUS authority to block foreign acquisitions of land near military facilities based on national security grounds. It is a regulatory/security measure, not a commemorative or appropriations bill.
What the text implies
- The 100-mile radius around military bases covers vast rural areas; this may incidentally chill legitimate foreign agricultural, real estate, or renewable energy investment in regions far from actual sensitive military operations.
- Energy projects (solar, wind, transmission) on private land within the zones face indefinite delays pending CFIUS review, potentially slowing U.S. renewable energy deployment in rural areas.
The full analysis lists 5 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
U.S. domestic real estate developers and investors (reduced foreign competition in rural areas near; U.S. renewable energy companies (potential delays for foreign-backed competitors in energy projects)