Congress can halt eminent domain abuse - Politicians must be stopped from using law to reward developer friends

H.R. 1433, the Private Property Rights Protection Act, will likely be considered by the House of Representatives this week. It was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month. It is critical that you contact your representatives TODAY and tell them to vote for H.R. 1433. You may remember that this bill passed the House of Representatives overwhelmingly in 2005 by a vote of 376 – 38, but has been stonewalled in the Senate since.

You can find your representative’s contact information ◼ here.

This reform is long overdue. H.R. 1433 will strip any municipality that abuses eminent domain of federal economic development funds for two years. You can read the text of the bill ◼ here. It’s time that Congress stop being complicit in the abuse of eminent domain.

Read IJ’s op-ed in the Washington Times on federal eminent domain reform efforts ◼ here...

Please forward this alert onto your friends, colleagues and e-mail lists, and don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Best,
Christina Walsh
Director of Activism and Coalitions
Institute for Justice
◼ www.ij.org
◼ www.castlecoalition.org

◼ Calls Needed Now: Federal Eminent Domain Reform Needs Your Help
◼ WALSH: Congress can halt eminent domain abuse - Christina Walsh -The Washington Times