Hello tybop-ga,
Here is the record of the roll call vote in the House of
Representatives on June 30. The website has the complete list of
names. I'm also including a link to the Washington Post article
covering the vote.
All the best.
~ czh ~
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll350.xml
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 350
(Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined)
H R 3058 RECORDED VOTE 30-Jun-2005 2:38 PM
AUTHOR(S): Garrett of New Jersey Amendment
QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Amendment
***** See web site for the list of names in the roll call.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/30/AR2005063001082.html
House Votes To Undercut High Court On Property
Federal Funds Tied To Eminent Domain
By Mike Allen and Charles Babington
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, July 1, 2005; Page A01
The House voted yesterday to use the spending power of Congress to
undermine a Supreme Court ruling allowing local governments to force
the sale of private property for economic development purposes. Key
members of the House and Senate vowed to take even broader steps soon.
Last week's 5 to 4 decision has drawn a swift and visceral backlash
from an unusual coalition of conservatives concerned about property
rights and liberals worried about the effect on poor people, whose
property is often vulnerable to condemnation because it does not
generate a lot of revenue.
The House measure, which passed 231 to 189, would deny federal funds
to any city or state project that used eminent domain to force people
to sell their property to make way for a profit-making project such as
a hotel or mall. Historically, eminent domain has been used mainly for
public purposes such as highways or airports. |
