H.R. 738 (116 th ): Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2019

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Should the government be able to take your property if it would produce a net economic benefit?

Context

In the 2005 case Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled that the government can take people’s private property if the government claims it would further economic development.

Suzette Kelo’s Connecticut house was claimed by the town of New London, in the hopes that several surrounding properties could be demolished for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer to build a facility on the land. The practice is known as “eminent domain.” Kelo sued, but lost in the Court’s 5–4 decision.

Shortly after the decision, the House of Representatives passed a resolution of disapproval, which passed 365 to 33. The resolution did not actually overturn the decision on a policy level, but …

Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor James Sensenbrenner

James Sensenbrenner

Sponsor. Representative for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jan 23, 2019
Length: 17 pages Introduced Jan 23, 2019
116 th Congress (2019–2021) Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on January 23, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

4 Cosponsors (3 Republicans, 1 Democrat)

History

Jun 30, 2005 Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3135 (109th).

Nov 3, 2005 Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4128 (109th).

Feb 28, 2012 Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1433 (112th).

Feb 26, 2014 Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1944 (113th).

Jul 9, 2015 Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3013 (114th).

Jul 23, 2018 Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1689 (115th).

Jan 23, 2019 Introduced

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H.R. 738 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 738. This is the one from the 116 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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