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HR 3405 109th Congress House

STOPP Act of 2005

Official title: To prohibit the provision of Federal economic development assistance for any State or locality that uses the power of eminent domain power to obtain property f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the provision of Federal economic development assistance for any State or locality that uses the power of eminent domain power to obtain property for private commercial development or that fails to pay relocation costs to persons displaced by use of the power of eminent domain for economic development purposes.

Introduced: September 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Block grantsCivil actions and liabilityCommerceCommunity development
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Economics and Public FinanceEminent domainFederal aid to housingFederally-guaranteed loansGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment lendingGrants-in-aidHousing and Community DevelopmentIndian economic developmentIndian housingInfrastructureInjunctionsLandownersLawLeasesMinoritiesNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesReal estate developmentRelocationRight of propertyRural economic developmentRural housingUrban affairs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9579-9580)
Oct 31, 2005
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 142.
Oct 31, 2005
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Oct 31, 2005
Committee on Resources discharged.
Oct 31, 2005
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Oct 31, 2005
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Oct 31, 2005
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 109-261, Part I.
Oct 27, 2005
Committee Hearings Held.
Oct 7, 2005
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 1.
Oct 7, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Aug 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Jul 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jul 22, 2005
Introduced in House
Jul 22, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Resources, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action November 3, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9579-9580)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2005 or STOPP Act of 2005 - Prohibits, until the earlier of two years after the takings prohibited by this Act or the day the property is returned to the original owner, federal financial assistance under defined federal economic development programs to a state or local government entity that: (1) uses the power of eminent domain to take property from a private entity and transfer the ownership of, or a leasehold interest in, the property to another private entity; or (2) fails to provide, to any person displaced from property by the use of the power of eminent domain for any economic development purpose, relocation assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. Excepts from the first clause property taken for: (1) use by a public utility; (2) a road open to the public or common carriers; (3) an aqueduct, pipeline, or similar use; (4) a prison or hospital; or (5) any use during and in relation to a national emergency or national disaster declared by the President.

Provides a private right of action for the owner of any real property taken by conduct prohibited under this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 4 Republican 11
R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 17, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Sep 20, 2005
LEWIS, JERRY
· Sep 20, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Sep 20, 2005
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 13, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Sep 13, 2005
CANTOR, ERIC
· Sep 8, 2005
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 8, 2005
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 8, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Sep 8, 2005
REHBERG, DENNY
· Sep 8, 2005
Ryan, Paul
· Sep 8, 2005
Shuster, Bill
· Sep 8, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Sep 8, 2005
TIAHRT, TODD
· Sep 8, 2005
Chandler, Ben
· Sep 7, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 7, 2005
GORDON, BART
· Sep 7, 2005
Mack, Connie
· Sep 7, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 7, 2005
Salazar, John
· Sep 7, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 6, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 29, 2005
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 28, 2005
PENCE, MIKE
· Jul 28, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 28, 2005
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Jul 28, 2005
WAMP, ZACH
· Jul 28, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 27, 2005
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 26, 2005
EMERSON, JO
· Jul 26, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 26, 2005
BOYD, ALLEN
· Jul 22, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 22, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Jul 22, 2005
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jul 22, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 22, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3405: STOPP Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3405/
MLA
"H.R. 3405: STOPP Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3405/.
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H.R. 3405, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3405/.
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