H.R. 5523 (114^th): Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act

To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from carrying out seizures relating to a structuring transaction unless the property to be seized derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured for the purpose of concealing the violation of another criminal law or regulation, to require notice and a post-seizure hearing for such seizures, and for other purposes.

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Overview

Introduced:: Jun 16, 2016
114^th Congress, 2015–2017
Status:: Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 22, 2016 but was never passed by the Senate.
Sponsor:: Peter Roskam

Representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district

Republican
Text:: Read Text »
Last Updated: Sep 26, 2016
Length: 5 pages

History

Jun 16, 2016		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
Jul 7, 2016		Ordered Reported A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jul 7, 2016		Considered by House Committee on Ways and Means A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
Sep 9, 2016		Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. Read Report »
Sep 22, 2016		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Mar 30, 2017		Reintroduced Bill — Introduced This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1843.

H.R. 5523 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 114^th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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H.R. 5523 (114th): Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act