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DUE PROCESS Act of 2017

Introduced: March 29, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Apr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 29, 2017
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.
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DUE PROCESS Act of 2017 or the 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.

What's happening now April 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 398 Related bill HEART Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 8 Republican 2
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Aug 25, 2017
DeSantis, Ron
· Jul 27, 2017
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 25, 2017
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Jul 19, 2017
Collins, Doug
· Mar 30, 2017
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Mar 30, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 29, 2017
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 29, 2017
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Mar 29, 2017
Labrador, Raul
· Mar 29, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 29, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1795: DUE PROCESS Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1795/
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"H.R. 1795: DUE PROCESS Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1795/.
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H.R. 1795, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1795/.
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