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S 263 · in committee · major

FAIR Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the federal government to notify property owners within 7 days of seizure and provide them with legal counsel.
  • Property owners affected by civil asset forfeiture will have stronger protections, including a higher legal standard for the government to prove property is connected to a crime.
  • Forfeited assets will go to the Treasury instead of the Justice Department, eliminating sharing with state and local law enforcement.

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  1. 01

    How might redirecting forfeited assets to the Treasury instead of law enforcement agencies affect state and local police funding and their civil forfeiture practices?

  2. 02

    What evidence suggests that a higher legal standard for proving property connection to crimes would reduce wrongful seizures without hindering legitimate criminal investigations?

  3. 03

    How would the 7-day notification requirement and legal counsel provision change outcomes for property owners who lack resources to challenge seizures?

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Sponsor · R-KY

Rand Paul

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Introduced 2025-01-27

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-27 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-01-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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