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H.R. 5283: Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016

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H.R. 5283: Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-05-19 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 702.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-05-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 702. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016

Plain summary

DUE PROCESS Act of 2016 or the Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016 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 must: (1) annually audit federal civil forfeiture cases, and (2) establish a publicly available database with respect to seizures in such cases.

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Official text

Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · 24 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Darrell Issa (R-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Andy Harris (R-MD), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5283 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114