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S 4861 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

DUE PROCESS Act of 2020

Introduced: October 26, 2020 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 26, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights Of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2020 or the DUE PROCESS Act of 2020

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 October 26, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2835 Related bill DUE PROCESS Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 26, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4861: DUE PROCESS Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4861/
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"S. 4861: DUE PROCESS Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4861/.
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S. 4861, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4861/.
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