118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1525FAIR Act of 2023

To restore the integrity of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.

Crime and law enforcement
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Last action Jun 14, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 9, 2023
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Referred
Mar 17, 2023
Financial Services · E&C · Judiciary +1
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Committee
Jun 14, 2023
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill revises federal laws governing civil asset forfeiture. Specifically, the bill makes various changes to the general rules governing civil forfeiture proceedings. Among the changes, the bill requires counsel for an indigent property owner whose primary residence is the subject of a civil forfeiture hearing regardless of whether the owner requests counsel, raises the evidentiary standard from preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence, and sets forth factors courts must consider in determining whether a forfeiture of property used to facilitate the commission of an offense is excessive. Additionally, the bill eliminates statutory authority for equitable sharing...

Provisions · 7 sectionsReported to House
Timeline · 8 actions
Jun 14, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 0.
Jun 14, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 17, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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.
Mar 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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.
Mar 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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.
Mar 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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.