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HR 2185 102th Congress House Environmental Protection Damages Eminent domain Endangered species Environmental law and legislation Real property Strip mining Trails Wetland conservation

Just Compensation Act of 1991

Introduced: May 1, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
May 16, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA.
May 16, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
May 16, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
May 13, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
May 1, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
May 1, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
May 1, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
May 1, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Just Compensation Act of 1991 - Requires the head of any Federal agency who takes an action under the Endangered Species Act, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, or under specified provisions of the National Trails System Act or of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to wetlands to compensate the owner of private property for any diminution in value caused by the action.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now May 21, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 23, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2185: Just Compensation Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2185/
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"H.R. 2185: Just Compensation Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2185/.
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H.R. 2185, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2185/.
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