Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 17 December 2020

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 December 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 December 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 17 December 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 December 2020

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 December 2020

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 December 2020

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Sponsors

• Justin Amash · L · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hsju00 · Standing

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