H.R.4128: Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2005

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97 (9 Democrats, 89 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits any state or political subdivision from exercising its power of eminent domain for economic development if that state or political subdivision receives federal economic development funds during the fiscal year. (Defines "economic development" as taking private property and conveying or leasing it to a private entity for commercial enterprise carried on for profit or to...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 3.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-262.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 143.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 527 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4128 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Rule H. Res. 527 passed House.
PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT - Mr. Sensenbrenner asked unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be permitted to file a supplemental report on H.R. 4128 prior to the comopletion of its consideration. Agreed to without objection.
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Judiciary, H. Rept. 109-262, Part II.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 527.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4128 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 527 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable John Kline to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour and 30 minutes of general debate on H.R. 4128.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 527, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sensenbrenner amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 527, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nadler amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Nadler amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sensenbrenner demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Nadler amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 527, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sodrel amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 527, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moran (VA) amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Moran (VA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sensenbrenner demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Moran (VA) amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 527, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Turner amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Turner amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Turner demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Turner amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 527, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gary Miller amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 527, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gingrey amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 527, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cuellar amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 527, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 527, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Watt amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Watt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Watt demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Watt amendment until later in the legislative day.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4128.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 376 - 38 (Roll no. 568).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct. 25, 2005

Introduced in the House by F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

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