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Search Results: keywords:"eminent domain"

H. R. 9662 — To establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes.
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September 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:17,965
H. R. 9662, known as the "Homes Act of 2024," aims to create an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This entity would focus on acquiring and maintaining distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of...
Simple Explanation
The "Homes Act of 2024" is about making a new group to help fix up old houses and make them nice and affordable for everyone to live in, but there are some worries about how they will spend the money and how they will make sure everything is fair and clear.
S. 5078 — To establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes.
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September 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:17,821
The bill S. 5078, titled the "Homes Act of 2024," aims to create an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This new entity, called the Housing Development Authority, would focus on acquiring and maintaining distressed real estate to provide...
Simple Explanation
The Homes Act of 2024 wants to create a special group to help buy and fix up old houses so more people can have homes they can afford, but it's important to make sure the money is spent right and everyone gets fair help.
H. R. 4338 — To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
December 12, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:887
H.R. 4338 is a bill that aims to amend the National Trails System Act by designating the Route 66 as a National Historic Trail. This designation covers all sections of the road that were part of U.S. Highway 66 from 1926 to 1985, stretching roughly 2,400 miles from Chicago,...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 4338 wants to make the old Route 66 a special trail that is protected for history, running from Chicago to California. It says the people in charge can't take land from anyone to make the trail and won’t stop others from building energy projects nearby.
H. R. 9527 — To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the exercise of eminent domain for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities and to protect State control over the siting of electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes.
September 10, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:710
H.R. 9527, titled the “Protecting Our Land from Federal Overreach Act of 2024,” aims to change the Federal Power Act in two main ways. First, it seeks to stop the use of federal funds for exercising eminent domain to build or modify electric transmission facilities, meaning the government...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9527 is like a rule that says the big group called the government can't use its money to take people's land to build electric power lines. Instead, it lets the smaller groups called states decide if they want to let builders put up these power lines where they live.
S. 1059 — An Act To adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.
December 18, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:398
S. 1059 aims to change the boundaries of Big Bend National Park in Texas by allowing the Secretary of the Interior to acquire about 6,100 acres of land. These lands can be added to the park if they are donated, purchased, or exchanged with willing sellers, but the bill...
Simple Explanation
S. 1059 is a plan to make Big Bend National Park in Texas a bit bigger by adding more land to it—about 6,100 football fields. This will happen only if the people who own the land agree to sell or give it to the park, but they can't be forced to sell their land.
S. 5042 — To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the exercise of eminent domain for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities and to protect State control over the siting of electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes.
September 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:723
S. 5042 aims to amend the Federal Power Act to prevent the use of federal funds for eminent domain in building or modifying electric transmission facilities. It seeks to ensure that states maintain control over the location of these facilities by prohibiting the federal...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to make sure states get to decide where to build big electric wires and stops the federal government from taking land to do it, even if they really want those wires.

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