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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3697
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 25, 2023
Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Casar, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Meng, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Takano) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To preempt State prohibitions on real estate purchases by foreign citizens, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Preemption of Real Property Discrimination Act
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Preemption of State prohibitions on real estate purchases by foreign citizens
In general
Any law of a State, the District of Columbia, or any territory of the United States that prohibits or otherwise restricts the purchase by an individual of real property within such State, District, or territory based on the citizenship of the purchaser is hereby preempted.
Enforcement
The Attorney General is authorized to enforce this section.
Private right of action
In general
In the case of any State, District, or territory that attempts to enforce a law preempted by subsection (a), an individual harmed by such action may bring a civil action against such State, District, or territory in any Federal court of competent jurisdiction.
Injunctive relief
In a civil action brought under paragraph (1) in which a plaintiff prevails, the court may award the plaintiff injunctive relief.