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House resolution · 111th Congress · Did not become law

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.

H.Res. 748Introduced Sep 17, 2009Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Broun R-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 19, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

53 cosponsors — 50 Republicans, 3 Democrats

4 of 53 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Henry Brown (R-SC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC), K. Conaway (R-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Duncan (R-TN), Mary Fallin (R-OK), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Parker Griffith (R-AL), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Dean Heller (R-NV), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Wally Herger (R-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Steve King (R-IA) and 23 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Broun.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-10 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.