HR 3405 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

STOPP Act of 2005

Introduced Jul 22, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Henry Bonilla R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 3, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9579-9580)

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 22, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 112

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2005 to Oct 17, 2005; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalJul 22, 2005
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalJul 22, 2005
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalJul 22, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJul 22, 2005
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalJul 22, 2005
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalJul 22, 2005
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalJul 22, 2005
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalJul 22, 2005
R-TXMac ThornberryOriginalJul 22, 2005
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalJul 22, 2005
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJul 22, 2005
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalJul 22, 2005
R-CARichard W. PomboOriginalJul 22, 2005
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinOriginalJul 22, 2005
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJul 22, 2005
R-VAThelma D. DrakeOriginalJul 22, 2005
R-UTChris CannonJul 26, 2005
R-KSJerry MoranJul 26, 2005
R-MOJo Ann EmersonJul 26, 2005
R-TXJohn R. CarterJul 26, 2005
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Jul 26, 2005
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloJul 27, 2005
R-ORGreg WaldenJul 27, 2005
R-ARJohn BoozmanJul 27, 2005
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettJul 27, 2005
R-WYBarbara CubinJul 28, 2005
D-GADavid ScottJul 28, 2005
R-OKFrank D. LucasJul 28, 2005
R-AZJeff FlakeJul 28, 2005
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggJul 28, 2005
R-PAJoseph R. PittsJul 28, 2005
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveJul 28, 2005
R-INMike PenceJul 28, 2005
R-TXPete SessionsJul 28, 2005
R-TXRalph M. HallJul 28, 2005
R-LARichard H. BakerJul 28, 2005
R-VATom DavisJul 28, 2005
R-NCWalter B. JonesJul 28, 2005
R-TNZach WampJul 28, 2005
R-TXMichael T. McCaulJul 29, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettJul 29, 2005
D-MNCollin C. PetersonSep 6, 2005
R-IAJames A. LeachSep 6, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonSep 6, 2005
R-TXK. Michael ConawaySep 6, 2005
D-NCMike McIntyreSep 6, 2005
D-ARMike RossSep 6, 2005
D-WIRon KindSep 6, 2005
R-KYRon LewisSep 6, 2005
D-TNBart GordonSep 7, 2005
D-KYBen ChandlerSep 7, 2005
R-FLConnie MackSep 7, 2005
D-TXGene GreenSep 7, 2005
R-MNGil GutknechtSep 7, 2005
D-TXHenry CuellarSep 7, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernSep 7, 2005
R-MNJim RamstadSep 7, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisSep 7, 2005
R-MIJohn J.H. "Joe" SchwarzSep 7, 2005
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.Sep 7, 2005
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleSep 7, 2005
D-COJohn T. SalazarSep 7, 2005
R-FLKatherine HarrisSep 7, 2005
R-NCRobin HayesSep 7, 2005
R-ALSpencer BachusSep 7, 2005
R-IATom LathamSep 7, 2005
R-NETom OsborneSep 7, 2005
R-CAWally HergerSep 7, 2005
D-MIBart StupakSep 8, 2005
R-PABill ShusterSep 8, 2005
D-NCBob EtheridgeSep 8, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelSep 8, 2005
R-GACharles W. NorwoodSep 8, 2005
R-INDan BurtonSep 8, 2005
R-MTDenny RehbergSep 8, 2005
R-VAEric CantorSep 8, 2005
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.Sep 8, 2005
R-NCHoward CobleSep 8, 2005
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenSep 8, 2005
R-AZJ. D. HayworthSep 8, 2005
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesSep 8, 2005
R-TXJeb HensarlingSep 8, 2005
R-LAJim McCrerySep 8, 2005
D-IALeonard L. BoswellSep 8, 2005
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartSep 8, 2005
R-MIMike RogersSep 8, 2005
R-GANathan DealSep 8, 2005
R-WIPaul D. RyanSep 8, 2005
R-TXSam JohnsonSep 8, 2005
D-PATim HoldenSep 8, 2005
R-KSTodd TiahrtSep 8, 2005
R-OKTom ColeSep 8, 2005
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsSep 8, 2005
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickSep 13, 2005
R-FLDave WeldonSep 13, 2005
D-CAJim CostaSep 13, 2005
R-TXKenny MarchantSep 13, 2005
R-LARodney AlexanderSep 13, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeSep 13, 2005
R-FLAdam H. PutnamSep 20, 2005
D-TXChet EdwardsSep 20, 2005
R-CAJerry LewisSep 20, 2005
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickSep 20, 2005
R-ALTerry EverettSep 20, 2005
D-MOWm. Lacy ClaySep 20, 2005
R-CADuncan HunterOct 17, 2005
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOct 17, 2005
D-GAJohn BarrowOct 17, 2005
R-MNJohn KlineOct 17, 2005
R-ALMike RogersOct 17, 2005
R-TXRon PaulOct 17, 2005
R-MOW. Todd AkinOct 17, 2005

Committees 5

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2005Markup Oct 7, 2005Reported Oct 31, 2005
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2005Discharged Oct 31, 2005
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Jul 25, 2005
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2005Discharged Oct 31, 2005
Housing and Insurance Subcommittee
Referred Aug 24, 2005
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2005Hearings Oct 27, 2005Discharged Oct 31, 2005
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2005Discharged Oct 31, 2005
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Aug 10, 2005

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 3, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9579-9580)
  2. Oct 31, 2005Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 109-261, Part I.
  3. Oct 31, 2005Committee on Transportation discharged.
  4. Oct 31, 2005Committee on Financial Services discharged.
  5. Oct 31, 2005Committee on Resources discharged.
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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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Oct 19, 2005H.R. 3405, Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on October 7, 2005</p>
  2. Oct 19, 2005H.R. 3405, Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on October 7, 2005

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-33H.R. 3405, STRENGTHENING THE OWNERSHIP OF PRIVATE PROPERTY ACT OF 2005 (STOPP)42 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeOct 27, 2005
Serial No. 109-55PROTECTING PROPERTY RIGHTS AFTER KELO52 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeOct 19, 2005
Serial No. 109-60SUPREME COURT'S KELO DECISION AND POTENTIAL CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSES152 pagesJudiciary CommitteeSep 22, 2005

Titles 6

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Titles as Introduced
Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2005
STOPP Act of 2005
Short Titles as Reported to House
STOPP Act of 2005
Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2005
Popular Titles
Eminent Domain bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 31, 2005Reported in House
  2. Jul 22, 2005Introduced in House

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