H.R. 8997 · 116th Congress
Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act
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This bill prohibits federal civil asset forfeiture and imposes restrictions on state civil asset forfeiture.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 17, 2020
Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act
This bill prohibits federal civil asset forfeiture and imposes restrictions on state civil asset forfeiture.
Specifically, property belonging to a person may be forfeited to a state government pursuant to a civil proceeding only after (1) a criminal conviction of the property owner under state criminal law; or (2) the state, in a civil proceeding where the property owner has the same constitutional rights provided to criminal defendants, proves that the property owner has committed the offense giving rise to the forfeiture.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act
Latest action (Dec 17, 2020): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 17, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.