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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the permissible uses for which private property may be taken.

Introduced: July 14, 2005 Introduced by: Aderholt, Robert B. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 14, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits any state or the United States from taking private property for the purpose of transferring possession of, or control over, that property to another private person, except for a public conveyance or transportation project.

What's happening now August 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Dec 15, 2005
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 21, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 60: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the permissible uses for which private property may be taken.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-60/
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"H.J. Res. 60: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the permissible uses for which private property may be taken.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-60/.
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H.J. Res. 60, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-60/.
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