HRES 329
112th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Property rights
State and local government operations
Expressing support for the private property rights protections guaranteed by the 5th Amendment to the Constitution on the 6th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision of Kelo v. City of New London.
Introduced: June 23, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jun 23, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 23, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) state and local governments should only execute the power of eminent domain for the public good; (2) state and local governments must always justly compensate affected individuals in accordance with the Fifth Amendment; (3) eminent domain should never be used to advantage one private party over another; (4) no state or local government should construe Kelo v. City of New London (Kelo) as justification to abuse the power of eminent domain; and (5) Congress reserves the right to address, through legislation, any abuses of eminent domain by state and local governments in light of Kelo.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
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