Property Rights
Maine 125th Legislature
An Act To Require Specificity in Deed Restrictions [SB-1101]
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An Act To Require Specificity in Deed Restrictions
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael D. Thibodeau
(s) Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 05/05/2011
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An Act To Preserve and Protect Citizens' Property Rights and Values [HB-1042]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
An Act To Preserve and Protect Citizens' Property Rights and Values
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeffrey L. Timberlake
(s) Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 05/10/2011
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on religious minorities in Iraq. [SR-322]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Religion ]
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States remains deeply concerned about the plight of vulnerable religious and ethnic minorities of Iraq; (2) the U.S. government and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) should urge the government of Iraq to enhance security at places of worship in Iraq; (3) the U.S. government should work with the government of Iraq to ensure that members of minorities suffer no employment discrimination in the Iraqi police and security forces; (4) the government of Iraq and the Kurdistan regional
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 08/05/2010
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and Communist eras. [SR-153]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Religion ]
States that the Senate appreciates the efforts of those European countries that have enacted legislation for the restitution of, or compensation for, private, communal, and religious property confiscated during the Nazi or Communist eras. Calls on the President and the Secretary of State to engage in dialogue with leaders of countries that have not enacted such legislation to support such legislation's adoption. Welcomes the efforts of many post-Communist countries to address the status of confiscated properties and urges those countries to ensure
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6824-6825; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6824-6825) on 06/18/2009
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A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and objectives of the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets. [SCR-23]
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[International ]
[Religion ]
Supports the goals of the 2009 Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets. Applauds: (1) the government of the Czech Republic for hosting the Conference; and (2) the participating countries for the decision to seek justice for Holocaust survivors and to promote Holocaust remembrance and education. Urges: (1) the countries in Central and Eastern Europe which have not already done so to return looted and confiscated properties to their rightful owners or, where restitution is not possible, provide equitable compensation; and (2) all countries to make
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Received In The House. on 06/19/2009
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Renewable Fuels Pipelines Act of 2009 [S.828]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
Renewable Fuels Pipelines Act of 2009 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to allow federally-guaranteed loans for renewable fuel pipeline construction without regard to whether an appropriation for the cost has been made. Includes ethanol and biodiesel as renewable fuel. Allows a maximum guarantee by the Secretary of Energy of 90% of the pipeline project cost and more than one guarantee for a project (as long as the total guaranteed amount does not exceed 90%). Sets forth factors to be considered in guarantee determinations, including volume
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/03/2009
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Surface Estate Owner Notification Act [S.719]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Mining ]
[Real Estate ]
Surface Estate Owner Notification Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, at least 45 days before the sale of a lease under the Mineral Leasing Act for development of U.S.-owned oil and gas resources (including coalbed methane), to submit a written notice to the surface estate owner of the land subject to the lease. Requires such a notice to include information on split estates and the rights and responsibilities of landowners. Requires the Secretary to notify the surface estate owner of: (1) the lessee's identity by 10 working days after a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/26/2009
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Wartime Treatment Study Act [S.564]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Wartime Treatment Study Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans to review U.S. government wartime treatment (from September 1, 1939, through December 31, 1948) of European Americans and European Latin Americans. Requires the Commission to review: (1) government actions with respect to European Americans and European Latin Americans pursuant to United States laws and directives, including the Alien Enemies Acts, Presidential Proclamations 2526, 2527, 2655, 2662, 2685, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and related
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2970-2971) on 03/10/2009
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Military Spouses Residency Relief Act [S.475]
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[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Military Spouses Residency Relief Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit, for purposes of voting for a federal, state, or local office, deeming a person to have lost a residence or domicile in a state, acquired a residence or domicile in any other state, or become a resident in or of any other state solely because the person is absent from a state because the person is accompanying the person's spouse who is absent from the state in compliance with military or naval orders. Prohibits a servicemember's spouse from either losing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Signed By President. on 11/11/2009
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Zimbabwe Transition to Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2010 [S.3297]
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[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Agriculture ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
Zimbabwe Transition to Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2010 - (Sec. 5) Authorizes the President to provide technical assistance to ministries of the transitional government of Zimbabwe and to the Parliament of Zimbabwe for economic, political, and security sector reforms. Terminates such authority on September 30, 2014. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the transitional government of Zimbabwe should work to enact the economic, political, and security sector reforms envisaged under the Global Political Agreement; and (2) the United
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Kerry With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 111-369. on 12/15/2010
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Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act of 2010 [S.3159]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act of 2010 - Requires the inclusion of the Gettysburg Train Station in Gettysburg National Military Park, including land located in close proximity to the Train Station that is in the Borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the property that is adjacent to Plum Run in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire only by purchase from a willing seller publicly owned property that is within the area of the Train Station, if efforts to acquire such property without
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 111-645. on 05/19/2010
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Global Resources and Opportunities for Women To Thrive Act of 2009 [S.1425]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Poverty ]
Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act of 2009 or GROWTH Act of 2009 - Targets assistance for women in developing countries with respect to: (1) microenterprises; (2) small and medium enterprises; (3) private property rights and land tenure security; (4) employment access; (5) trade benefits; (6) exchanges with U.S. entrepreneurs; and (7) Millennium Challenge Account assistance. Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive (GROWTH) Fund to enhance economic opportunities
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7408) on 07/09/2009
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Fair Compensation Act of 2009 [S.1414]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Fair Compensation Act of 2009 - Confers upon the U.S. Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render final judgment on any legal or equitable claim against the United States to receive just compensation for the taking of certain lands in the state of Missouri by reason of the decision and notice of interim trail use or abandonment authorized by the National Trails System Act and decided by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) on March 25, 1992.
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7265-7266) on 07/08/2009
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A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names. [S.1234]
[Trade ]
[International ]
Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (under current law, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. Applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/11/2009
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Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 [S.1089]
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[Trade ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Taxes ]
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Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 - Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban depository institution to a U.S. depository institution in payment for a product or agricultural commodity authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide information and technical assistance to U.S. agricultural producers, cooperative organizations, or state agencies to promote U.S. agricultural exports products to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5704) on 05/20/2009
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor should be permitted, at all times on the recipient's property, to properly display the Flag of the United States of America. [HR-952]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Housing ]
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor should be permitted, at all times on the recipient's property, to properly display the U.S. flag.
Sponsored by: Rep. Howard P. McKeon
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 06/15/2010
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the protection of members of vulnerable religious and ethnic minority communities in Iraq. [HR-944]
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[International ]
[Religion ]
[National Security ]
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States remains deeply concerned about the plight of members of vulnerable religious and ethnic minority communities of Iraq; (2) the Secretary of State should develop and report to Congress on a comprehensive strategy to encourage the protection of the rights of such members; and (3) the U.S. government should urge the Iraqi government to enhance security at places of worship in Iraq, particularly where members of religious minority communities are known to be at risk. Urges the U.S. government
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H770-771) on 02/24/2010
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Welcoming to the United States and to Washington, DC, His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch on his current trip on October 20, 2009, through November 6, 2009. [HR-838]
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[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Religion ]
Welcomes to the United States and to Washington, DC, His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, and recognizes the importance to the United States and the world of the Ecumenical Patriarch's recent environmental seminar conducted on the Mississippi River with some of the world's leading environment experts. Recognizes the importance to the United States and to the world of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's leadership on matters of environment, peace, and religion. Encourages U.S. foreign policy
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H12010) on 10/28/2009
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Recognizing the importance of the property rights granted by the United States Constitution; affirming the duty of each Member of this body to support and defend such rights; and asserting that no public body should unlawfully obtain the property of any citizen of the United States for the benefit of another private citizen or corporation. [HR-748]
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[Property Tax ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Declares that all U.S. citizens should remain secure in the possession of private property and that no court, legislature, or executive shall, by predatory law or tyrannical force, obtain the property of any U.S. citizen for the benefit of another private citizen or corporation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 10/19/2009
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Expressing support for the private property rights protections guaranteed by the 5th Amendment to the Constitution on the 4th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision of Kelo v. City of New London. [HR-575]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) state and local governments should only execute the power of eminent domain for the public good; (2) state and local governments must always justly compensate affected individuals in accordance with the Fifth Amendment; (3) eminent domain should never be used to advantage one private party over another; (4) no state or local government should construe Kelo v. City of New London (Kelo) as justification to abuse the power of eminent domain; and (5) Congress reserves the right to address,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 07/23/2009