Legislative Background
Recent Action on Eminent Domain
Following the Supreme Court Kelo v. City of New London ruling on June 23, 2005, the U.S. House of Representatives reacted swiftly by voting its disapproval of the decision. On June 30, the House adopted, 365 to 33, a Sense of the House resolution (H.Res. 340) objecting to the Court’s ruling and calling on State and local governments to use the power of eminent domain only for "those purposes that serve the public good in accordance with the Fifth Amendment."Transportation Appropriations ProvisionAlso on June 30, the House approved, by a vote of 231 to 189, an amendment, offered by Representative…
