Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Keeping Public Lands Out of Adversarial Hands Act
A Republican bill with 13 Republican cosponsors · See all 13 cosponsors
Last activity — 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.
In committee
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Its path through Congress
- 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
- Scored +5
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
The bill adds the Secretary of the Interior to the Committee on Foreign Investment to better manage and protect public lands and resources.
- Scored +4
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill increases federal oversight of transactions involving land and resources managed by the National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Scored +4
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill expands the authority of the Secretary of the Interior within the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Oversight of Public Lands: By adding the Secretary of the Interior to the Committee, the bill ensures a specific official is involved in transactions involving land or resources adjacent to sites owned or managed by agencies like the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or the National Park Service (Section 2(a)).
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Targeted Review of High-Risk Transactions: The bill establishes a process for the Committee to determine if a transaction involves the acquisition of land or resources by foreign persons from specific countries—the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran—and whether a review should be initiated (Section 2(b)(i)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly detailed in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — 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? — The bill increases federal oversight of transactions involving land and resources managed by the National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill includes increased oversight for lands managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill increases oversight of resource and land transactions that may occur in rural areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill expands the authority of the Secretary of the Interior within the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — The bill includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the scope of land oversight by the Secretary of the Interior.
- 8/31/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/20/2026
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 1/15/2026
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- 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.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Gus BilirakisRepublican · Florida
Mike EzellRepublican · Mississippi
Russ FulcherRepublican · Idaho
Brad FinstadRepublican · Minnesota
Ashley HinsonRepublican · Iowa
Jeff HurdRepublican · Colorado
Jennifer KiggansRepublican · Virginia
Mike KennedyRepublican · Utah
Mariannette Miller-MeeksRepublican · Iowa
Celeste MaloyRepublican · Utah
Jay ObernolteRepublican · California
John RoseRepublican · Tennessee
Derek SchmidtRepublican · Kansas