Eminent Domain Just Compensation Act

United States116th CongressHR-440House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 4, 2019

Summary

Eminent Domain Just Compensation Act This bill states that when the government seeks to obtain land or land rights essential to control or guard a U.S. land border, it may not take such land or land rights until a final judgment has been issued in a condemnation proceeding initiated under judicial process. The bill also transfers the authority to obtain such land rights from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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