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H.R.5350
Legal & Constitutional Grounding
5th Amendment requires due process; IJ found 80%+ of civil forfeitures never led to criminal charges.
U.S. Const. amend. V — no person shall be deprived of property without due process of law
18 U.S.C. § 981 — current civil forfeiture authority
IJ (2020): law enforcement seized $68.8 billion through forfeiture 2000-2019; 80%+ of forfeitures never led to criminal charges
Bill activity
Introduced Sep 15, 2025 by Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA) with 56 original cosponsors. 72 cosponsors as of Sep 28, 2026.
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill.
IntroducedSep 15, 2025 Passed House Passed Senate To President Became Law
Latest action Sep 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsors during the cosponsorship window
119th Congress (Jan 2025 to Jan 2027)
Nov 2025 Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Sep 15, 2025 Oct 16, 2026 (still open) 56 original Adam Smith (D-WA-9). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. André Carson (D-IN-7). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Bill Foster (D-IL-11). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Brad Sherman (D-CA-32). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Derek Tran (D-CA-45). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Greg Casar (D-TX-35). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Joe Neguse (D-CO-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Judy Chu (D-CA-28). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Mark Pocan (D-WI-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Sean Casten (D-IL-6). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ted Lieu (D-CA-36). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Chris Pappas (D-NH-1). Cosponsored Sep 30, 2025, 15 days after introduction. Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1). Cosponsored Sep 30, 2025, 15 days after introduction. Dwight Evans (D-PA-3). Cosponsored Sep 30, 2025, 15 days after introduction. Sarah McBride (D-DE). Cosponsored Sep 30, 2025, 15 days after introduction. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3). Cosponsored Oct 3, 2025, 18 days after introduction. Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6). Cosponsored Dec 9, 2025, 85 days after introduction. Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24). Cosponsored Dec 9, 2025, 85 days after introduction. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30). Cosponsored Jan 22, 2026, 129 days after introduction. Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13). Cosponsored Mar 18, 2026, 184 days after introduction. Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8). Cosponsored Mar 18, 2026, 184 days after introduction. Diana DeGette (D-CO-1). Cosponsored Jul 27, 2026, 315 days after introduction. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3). Cosponsored Jul 27, 2026, 315 days after introduction. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16). Cosponsored Aug 3, 2026, 322 days after introduction. Emily Randall (D-WA-6). Cosponsored Sep 1, 2026, 351 days after introduction. Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5). Cosponsored Sep 28, 2026, 378 days after introduction. Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2). Cosponsored Sep 28, 2026, 378 days after introduction.
Dec 2025 Mar 2026 May Jul Sep Sep 15, 2025 Oct 16, 2026 (still open) 56 original Adam Smith (D-WA-9). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. André Carson (D-IN-7). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Bill Foster (D-IL-11). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Brad Sherman (D-CA-32). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Derek Tran (D-CA-45). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Greg Casar (D-TX-35). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Joe Neguse (D-CO-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Judy Chu (D-CA-28). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Mark Pocan (D-WI-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Sean Casten (D-IL-6). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ted Lieu (D-CA-36). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Chris Pappas (D-NH-1). Cosponsored Sep 30, 2025, 15 days after introduction. Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1). Cosponsored Sep 30, 2025, 15 days after introduction. Dwight Evans (D-PA-3). Cosponsored Sep 30, 2025, 15 days after introduction. Sarah McBride (D-DE). Cosponsored Sep 30, 2025, 15 days after introduction. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3). Cosponsored Oct 3, 2025, 18 days after introduction. Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6). Cosponsored Dec 9, 2025, 85 days after introduction. Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24). Cosponsored Dec 9, 2025, 85 days after introduction. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30). Cosponsored Jan 22, 2026, 129 days after introduction. Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13). Cosponsored Mar 18, 2026, 184 days after introduction. Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8). Cosponsored Mar 18, 2026, 184 days after introduction. Diana DeGette (D-CO-1). Cosponsored Jul 27, 2026, 315 days after introduction. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3). Cosponsored Jul 27, 2026, 315 days after introduction. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16). Cosponsored Aug 3, 2026, 322 days after introduction. Emily Randall (D-WA-6). Cosponsored Sep 1, 2026, 351 days after introduction. Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5). Cosponsored Sep 28, 2026, 378 days after introduction. Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2). Cosponsored Sep 28, 2026, 378 days after introduction.
Democratic 72
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Still open as of Oct 16, 2026 (119th Congress): not yet reported by the House Judiciary Committee.
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Cosponsors
72 cosponsored
Who Lobbied on This Bill
$6.5M
combined quarterly activity
1
lobbying firm
1
client represented
2025-fourth_quarter–2026-second_quarter
filing period
⚠ 6
lobbyists who worked this bill previously held government positions
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ELIZABETH FARRAR — Staff Dir, Dep Staff Dir-Sen Rules Cmte; Dep CoS, Leg Dir-Sen Klobuchar; Chief Counsel, Counsel-Sen Jud Cmte…
ELLI SCHANK — Senator Joe Donnelly, Intern
HEATHER SAGER — Rep. Cheri Bustos - Deputy Chief of Staff
JUSTICE ESTRADA — Senator Charles Schumer, Intern; Senator Dianne Feinstein, Legislative Correspondent
STEPHEN COFFEY — Rep. Gene Green, Legal Intern; Rep. Matt Cartwright, Deputy Chief of Staff and House Appropriations Committee…
THEODORE NASTASE — Senate Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Planning, Senator Gary Peters, Intern
Policy Areas Covered
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Government Entities Lobbied
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Who Hired the Lobbyists
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
Source: Senate LDA filings
· Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.
FAIR Act — civil asset forfeiture reform. Civil asset forfeiture allows law enforcement to seize property without a conviction, with documented due process violations disproportionately affecting low-income communities.
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