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DUE PROCESS Act of 2019

Introduced: May 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
May 17, 2019
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.
May 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DUE PROCESS Act of 2019 or the Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights Of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2019

This bill makes various changes to procedures governing federal civil forfeiture cases, including by raising the evidentiary standard that applies to them. It also requires the Department of Justice to create a database of and annually audit federal civil forfeiture cases.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4861 Related bill DUE PROCESS Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3
Armstrong, Kelly
· Feb 21, 2020
CHABOT, STEVE
· May 17, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 17, 2019
Collins, Doug
· May 17, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 17, 2019
Roe, David
· May 17, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 17, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2835: DUE PROCESS Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2835/
MLA
"H.R. 2835: DUE PROCESS Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2835/.
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H.R. 2835, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2835/.
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[H.R. 2835: DUE PROCESS Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2835/)
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