To amend title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to withhold community development block grant funds from States and communities that do not prohibit the use of the power of eminent domain that involves the taking of the property from private persons for commercial or economic development purposes and transfer of the property to other private persons.
Latest action · Jul 29, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 14, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to withhold community development block grant funds from a state, local government, Indian tribe, or insular area that does not prohibit the use of the power of eminent domain that involves the taking of private property for commercial or economic development purposes and transfer of the property to other private persons.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 14, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Original | Jul 14, 2005 |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Original | Jul 14, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
- Jul 14, 2005Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Block grants
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Community development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Eminent domain
- Government Operations and Politics
- Housing and Community Development
- Infrastructure
- Landowners
- Local laws
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Real estate development
- Right of property
- State laws
- Urban affairs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2005Introduced in House
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