Proposal:Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	HR 8997
Type of Legislation	House Bill
Congress	116
Status	Archived — 116th Congress concluded
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

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.

Bill Title

Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2020-12-17: 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.
• 2020-12-17: 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.
• 2020-12-17: Introduced in House
• 2020-12-17: Introduced in House

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.