US Congress House Bill 1795 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

DUE PROCESS Act of 2017 Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights Of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions related to federal civil forfeiture cases. Specifically, the bill: raises the evidentiary standard in such cases from preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence; with respect to property owners who are indigent, provides for the appointment of counsel; provides for recovery of attorney's fees with respect to settled claims in which the claimant prevails; adds notice requirements; and expedites and otherwise modifies certain procedures. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must: (1) annually audit federal civil forfeiture cases, and (2) establish a publicly available database with respect to seizures in such cases. Finally, the bill amends the federal judicial code to authorize DOJ to use amounts from the DOJ Assets Forfeiture Fund to pay for costs associated with a seized animal, including transportation, shelter, care, veterinary services, and humane euthanasia.

DUE PROCESS Act of 2017 Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights Of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2017

Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]
Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-03-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-03-29	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
2017-03-29	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
2017-03-29	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
2017-03-29	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
2017-03-29	House	Introduced in House

HB398 (Related) 2017-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1795/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1795/BILLS-115hr1795ih.pdf