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HR 4816 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government trust funds Law enforcement administration and funding

Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2018

Introduced: January 17, 2018 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 17, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2018

This bill prohibits the use of amounts in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program.

Additionally, the bill prohibits the transfer of property to a federal or state and local agency for a purpose pertaining to such a program.

Finally, the bill expresses the sense of Congress that the DEA's marijuana prohibition policy is an inappropriate use of resources.

What's happening now January 24, 2018

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 20, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 13, 2018
Amash, Justin
· Jan 17, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4816: Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4816/
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"H.R. 4816: Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4816/.
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H.R. 4816, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4816/.
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