Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2005
Latest action · Aug 23, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 28, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2005 - Declares that the power of eminent domain shall be available only for public use, which shall not be construed to include economic development. Applies such limitation to all exercises of eminent domain by the federal government or by state and local governments through the use of federal funds.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2005 to Nov 1, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Charles H. Taylor | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Nov 1, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2005 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Aug 23, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 23, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Jun 29, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5369)
- Jun 28, 2005Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5369 | Denny Rehberg R-MT | Jun 29, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-55 | PROTECTING PROPERTY RIGHTS AFTER KELO52 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Oct 19, 2005 |
| Serial No. 109-60 | SUPREME COURT'S KELO DECISION AND POTENTIAL CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSES152 pages | Judiciary Committee | Sep 22, 2005 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1313 | Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Jun 23, 2006 |
| HR 3087 | Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Nov 1, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect homes, small businesses, and other private property rights, by limiting the power of eminent domain.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Community development
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Eminent domain
- Federal aid programs
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Housing and Community Development
- Infrastructure
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Landowners
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Right of property
- Urban affairs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.