HR 926 110th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Block grants Civil actions and liability Commerce Community development Economics and Public Finance Eminent domain Federal aid to housing Federally-guaranteed loans Government Operations and Politics Government lending Grants-in-aid Housing and Community Development Indian economic development Indian housing Infrastructure Injunctions Landowners Law Leases

STOPP Act of 2007

Introduced: February 8, 2007 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 5, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

May 17, 2007

Ordered to be Reported.

May 17, 2007

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 12, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

Mar 2, 2007

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

Mar 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Mar 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.

Feb 13, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Feb 9, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Feb 8, 2007

Introduced in House

Feb 8, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Natural Resources, and Education and Labor, 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.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2007 or STOPP Act of 2007 - Prohibits 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 ownership to another private entity; or (2) fails to provide, to any person displaced by the use 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.

What's happening now June 5, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

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