Number: RS20513
Title: PROPERTY RIGHTS: COMPARISON OF H.R. 2372 AS PASSED AND S. 1028 AS INTRODUCED
Authors: Robert Meltz, American Law Division 
Abstract: On March 16, 2000, the House of Representatives passed 226-182, the "Private Property Rights Implementation Act-H.R. 2372. The bill would lower or eliminate certain threshold barriers (abstention and ripeness) often encountered by land owners asserting takings claims against local governments in federal court. In the Senate, similar provisions appear in S. 1028, the "Citizens Access to Justice Act" pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Pages: 2
Date: Updated March 24, 2000