,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,/ockman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to aboli% civil  
asset =feiture to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4   
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,fif? ,am5dm5t ,re/oration ,act (    
#bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z     
foll[s3 7#a7 ,civil asset =feiture is ! 
seizure ( private prop]ty by ! gov]nm5t 
)\t due process ( law4 ,law en=cem5t    
(fic]s r\t9ely seize money1 f9ancial    
assets & possessions simply by ass]t+ _!
 intuition or belief t ! assets or      
prop]ty are connect$ to "s 7(t5         
unspecifi$7 illegal activity4  7#b7 ,!  
burd5 ( pro( 9 asset =feiture proce$+s  
is plac$ entirely on ! own] to prove 8  
innoc5ce1 in/ead ( ! gov]nm5t to prove  
guilt4  7#c7 ,seiz$ prop]ty is (t5 n    
return$1 ev5 if ! own] is nev] convict$ 
( a crime4 ,prop]ty is (t5 seiz$ )\t ev5
 *>g+ own]s ) a crime4  7#d7 ,_m p _c   

af=d to fight 9 c\rt to re/ore rightful 
own]%ip ( _! prop]ty4  7#e7 ,in/ead (   
return+ prop]ty to its rightful own]s1  
police & ag5cies (t5 reta9 seiz$ prop]ty
 = _! own use1 or sell seiz$ prop]ty &  
keep ! income1 creat+ a ve/$ inc5tive to
 seize prop]ty = sal>ies1 vehicles1 &   
p]ks1 giv+ rise to ! euphemism1 polic+ =
 pr(it4  7#f7 ,c\rts ( ju/ice are !     
prop] & legal v5ue to det]m9e if prop]ty
 is /ol5 or us$ 9 ! commission ( a      
crime1 n individual police (fic]s or    
public (ficials4 ,/ol5 prop]ty %\ld     
always be return$ to its lawful own]s1 &
 n become ! prop]ty ( police dep>tm5ts4 
7#g7 ,! ,fif? ,am5dm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,con/itution /ates1 ,no p]son %all be  
''' depriv$ ( life1 lib]ty1 or prop]ty1 
)\t due process ( law4  7#h7 ,!         
abolition ( civil asset =feiture re/ores
 ! ,fif? ,am5dm5t "r to n be depriv$ (  
prop]ty )\t due process ( law4  #c4     
,abolition ( civil asset =feiture  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subsection 
7c71 no prop]ty may be =feit$ or seiz$  

"u any civil asset =feiture law4  7b7   
,prohibition on adoptive seizures ,no   
,f$]al ag5cy may p>ticipate 9 or b5efit 
f any multiple-jurisdiction1 equitable  
%>+1 or %>$ civil asset =feiture program
 ) any ,/ate or local gov]nm5t1 nor     
accept or adopt prop]ty seiz$ by a ,/ate
 or local gov]nm5t4  7c7 ,rules (       
con/ruction  7#a7 ,contrab& ,no?+ 9 ?is 
,act %all prohibit ! =feiture or seizure
 ( contrab&1 includ+ any?+ prohibit$ by 
law f be+ import$ or export$1 & no?+ 9  
?is ,act %all prohibit ! =feiture or    
seizure ( any?+ ! possession ( :i* is a 
crime4  7#b7 ,crim9al seizures ,no?+ 9  
?is ,act %all prohibit ! =feiture or    
seizure ( prop]ty if ! own] ( t prop]ty 
has fir/ be5 convict$ ( a crim9al (f5se 
t makes ! prop]ty subject to =feiture or
 seizure4  7d7 ,rem$y = prop]ty n       
lawfully seiz$ ,prop]ty unlawfully seiz$
 9 violation ( ?is ,act %all be re/or$  
to ! own] ( t prop]ty ) all delib]ate   
spe$4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,civil asset =feiture law ,! t]m civil 

asset =feiture law means any provision (
 ,f$]al law provid+ = ! seizure or      
=feiture ( prop]ty o!r ?an z a s5t5ce   
impos$ ^u conviction = a crim9al (f5se4 
7#b7 ,prop]ty ,! t]m prop]ty includes   
any?+ own$ by a p]son or entity includ+ 
real prop]ty & p]sonal prop]ty includ+  
f9ancial assets & commonly held prop]ty 
own$ by m ?an "o p]son4