A bill to protect homes, small businesses, and other private property rights, by limiting the power of eminent domain.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
109th Congress (2005–2006)
This bill was introduced on June 27, 2005, 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).
32 Cosponsors (30 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cornyn Aplaude Aprobacion En La Camara De Representantes De La Propuesta Sobre Derechos De Propiedad Privada”
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Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
(Sponsor)
on Nov 2, 2005
“Crapo co-sponsors property rights bill”
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Sen. Michael “Mike” Crapo [R-ID]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 30, 2005
“Cornyn, Susette Kelo Discuss Property Rights”
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Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
(Sponsor)
on Sep 20, 2005
History
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Jun 27, 2005
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jun 21, 2012
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3334 (112th). |
S. 1313 (109th) 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 S. 1313. This is the one from the 109th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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