NC lawmakers revamp bills to bar ‘adversarial’ nations from farmland

House Bill 133 would prohibit "adversarial" foreign countries from buying agricultural land situated within 50 miles of a military installation.

By: Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 490

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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North Carolina lawmakers are revisiting bills that would ban certain foreign groups from purchasing farmland in the state.

Republicans on Tuesday presented an updated version of House Bill 133, “NC Farmland and Military Protection Act,” which would prohibit “adversarial” foreign countries from buying agricultural land situated within 50 miles of a military installation.

Rather than listing each individual country, the “adversarial” nations would be the ones in the International Traffic and Arms …

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