Legislative Bill · Rheinland
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Foreign Procurement Reform and Approval Act of 2018

Proposed by Liberal Nationalist Coalition · fronted by Margarete Hahn
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
11 Nov 2018
Voting closes
10 Jan 2019
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
1 change

Rationale

The Foreign Procurement Reform and Approval Act replaces the commercial-only rule with a government approval system, allowing legitimate foreign purchases while ensuring oversight, protecting national interests, and improving transparency and accountability.

Proposed Changes

1

Foreign Land Ownership
Previous law
Foreign ownership limited to commercial property only; residential banned
Foreign purchases require government approval

Timeline

  • Draft
    11 November 2018


  • Vote Open
    11 November 2018


  • Vote Closed
    10 January 2019


  • Became Law
    10 January 2019

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Passed
47Yes 0No 22Not voted 69 seats

For: 47 / 69 seats (68.1%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 22

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Civic Platform 0 Yes
Labour Movement 4 Yes
Liberal Nationalist Coalition Proposer 7 Yes
Liberal Union 8 Yes
National League For Freedom And Democracy 11 Yes
National People's Front 10 Yes
The Christian Democrats 7 Yes

Bundestag

Passed
492Yes 0No 158Not voted 650 seats

For: 492 / 650 seats (75.7%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 158

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Civic Platform 0 Yes
Labour Movement 99 Yes
Liberal Nationalist Coalition Proposer 96 Yes
Liberal Union 101 Yes
National League For Freedom And Democracy 66 Yes
National People's Front 69 Yes
The Christian Democrats 61 Yes

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