Raskin, Walberg Lead Bipartisan Effort to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Tim Walberg (R-MI) reintroduced the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act (FAIR Act), a comprehensive reform to our nation's civil asset forfeiture laws. The FAIR Act raises the level of proof necessary for the federal government to seize property, reforms the IRS structuring statute to protect innocent small business owners, and increases t . . .
U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Tim Walberg (R-MI) reintroduced the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act (FAIR Act), a comprehensive reform to our nation's civil asset forfeiture laws. The FAIR Act raises the level of proof necessary for the federal government to seize property, reforms the IRS structuring statute to protect innocent small business owners, and increases t . . .