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H.R. 1795: DUE PROCESS Act of 2017

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H.R. 1795: DUE PROCESS Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-29 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-29 · 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: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

DUE PROCESS Act of 2017

Plain summary

DUE PROCESS Act of 2017 or the Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights O f 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.

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Official text

DUE PROCESS Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · 25 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jim Jordan (R-OH), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1795 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115