PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4128), H9589, H9590, H9591, H9592, H9594, H9595, H9598, H9599, H9600 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4128), H9102 [25OC]

Enact (H.R. 4128): consideration (see H. Res. 527), H9554 [2NO]

Letters

Provisions: Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, H9571 [3NO]

———Janice L. Pauls, National Conference of State Legislatures, H9572 [3NO]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H9586 [3NO]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9586 [3NO]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H9587 [3NO]

———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H9586 [3NO]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9586, H9587 [3NO]

———Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, H9572 [3NO]

Remarks in House

Churches and synagogues: prohibit exercise of eminent domain over houses of worship and other nonprofit or tax-exempt organizations, H9598 [3NO]

Courts: allow property owners to obtain injunctive or declaratory relief in cases of eminent domain, H9591, H9592 [3NO]

Dept. of Justice: require report by Federal agencies on regulations and procedures relating to eminent domain, H9599 [3NO]

Enact (H.R. 4128), H9454-H9459 [1NO], H9475, H9476, H9477 [2NO], H9559, H9569-H9605, H9613 [3NO], H9644 [4NO], E2253 [3NO], E2278 [4NO], E2281 [7NO]

———amendment process, H9396 [28OC]

———consideration (H. Res. 527), H9560-H9562 [3NO]

Hurricanes: exempt victims of Hurricane Katrina from seizure of condemned property through exercise of eminent domain, H9599, H9600 [3NO]

Real estate: clarify definition of economic development in cases of eminent domain, H9593, H9594 [3NO]

———clarify that the burden is on the State or agency to show that an eminent domain taking is not for certain economic development, H9592 [3NO]

———encourage the cleanup and use of brownfields and other sites that contain hazardous contaminants in cases of eminent domain, H9596, H9597 [3NO]

———enumerate harmful uses of land which constitute a threat to public health and safety in cases of eminent domain, H9594, H9595 [3NO]

———prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons, H9579, H9580 [3NO]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H9600, H9601 [3NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4128, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 527) (H. Rept. 109-266), H9554 [2NO]

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4128) (H. Rept. 109-262), H9435 [31OC], H9640 [3NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 527, consideration of H.R. 4128, provisions, H9560 [3NO]

H.R. 4128, provisions, H9589 [3NO]