H.R.1658: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000

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Bill Cosponsors

60 (28 Democrats, 33 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 - Amends the Federal criminal code (the code) to establish general rules relating to civil forfeiture proceedings.(Sec. 2) Sets forth notification requirements with respect to seized property and civil forfeiture proceedings, including: (1) a requirement that the notice the Government is required to send to interested parties in a nonjudicial civil forfeiture proceeding under a civil forfeiture statute...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 3.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-192.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 110.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 216 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1658 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the bill modified by the amendment recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in H. Rept. 106-193. No further amendment shall be in order except those printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 216.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1658 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the bill modified by the amendment recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in H. Rept. 106-193. No further amendment shall be in order except those printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 216 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Rule H. Res. 216 passed House.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1658.
DEBATE - The Committee has proceeded with debate on the amendment.
DEBATE - Mr. Frank of MA asked unanimous consent that debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Hutchinson and all amendments thereto be concluded by 4:45 p.m. Agreed to without objection.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1658.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 375 - 48 (Roll no. 255).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Hyde moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1658.
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 106-185.
May 4, 1999

Introduced in the House by Henry John Hyde (R-Ill.)

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