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H.R. 1944 (113th): Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2014

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To protect private property rights.

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Sponsor and status

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James Sensenbrenner

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

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Last Updated: Feb 27, 2014
Length: 18 pages
Introduced
May 9, 2013
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on February 26, 2014 but was never passed by the Senate.

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

2 Cosponsors (2 Republicans)

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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).
May 9, 2013
 
Introduced

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Jun 4, 2013
 
Considered by Constitution and Limited Government

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Jun 12, 2013
 
Ordered Reported

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Feb 26, 2014
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

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Jul 9, 2015
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3013 (114th).
Jul 23, 2018
 
Reintroduced Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1689 (115th).
Jan 23, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 738 (116th).

H.R. 1944 (113th) 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. 1944. This is the one from the 113th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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