FAIR Act of 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 by Sen. Rand Paul
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
This bill establishes more stringent requirements for the federal government with respect to civil asset forfeiture. Civil asset forfeiture generally refers to the seizure and forfeiture of property in connection with federal crimes.
Specifically, the bill makes various changes to the general rules governing civil forfeiture proceedings. Among the changes, the bill
generally requires the government to notify interested parties within 7 days (currently, 60 days) of a seizure,
requires an indigent property owner to be represented by counsel regardless of whether the owner requests counsel,
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No floor votes yet — it hasn't reached the floor of either chamber.