Despite opposition from NIAC and organizations like the ACLU, the White House, and a majority of Congressional Democrats, the House of Representatives passed a bill last week demonizing Iranian, Chinese, Russian, and other immigrant communities in America for purchasing real estate.  H.R. 9456, The Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024, is part of a larger xenophobic campaign to impose “property bans” on the basis of a person’s national origin or heritage. Bans that have passed at the state level have barred green card or visa holders from “adversarial nations” from purchasing land or real estate, though some proposals may also target U.S. citizens and can give legal cover to ethnically profile Iranian Americans or increase the difficulty of purchasing property. While it is more than reasonable for the federal government to monitor and assess purchases of American agricultural land made by foreign governments, H.R. 9456 goes beyond just foreign governments by including all “foreign persons” from Iran, China, Russia, and North Korea, which would verifiably encourage racial profiling against these immigrant communities.    Notably, House Republicans had declared last week as “China Week” on Capitol Hill, advancing a number of bills – including H.R. 9456 – supposedly aimed