The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would prevent the federal government from using eminent domain for economic development purposes and would withhold federal funds from states unless they comply with the same standard.
The Private Property Rights Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. James Sensenbrenner, would in effect overturn the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision Kelo v. City of New London, which allowed the local government to use eminent domain to seize the property of several homeowners for commercial use.
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