April, May, and June were busy months in state legislatures where many of the bills affecting motorists that were introduced in the first quarter, or carried forward from last year, were resolved. The results were a mixed bag, but the biggest victory was a special one: Governor Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law House […]
A Voice Vote in Congress Moves Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Forward
Thank you to all who took action after receiving our initial alert last week about the Walberg Amendment which is designed to limit run-arounds of state civil asset forfeiture laws by local enforcement agencies. The U.S. House took a voice vote shortly after the NMA alert was sent and, well, we’ll leave it to TheNewspaper.com […]
NMA Report on Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Activity in U.S. Congress
June 19, 2019
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Action Alert, ALERT, CAF, civil asset forfeiture, FAIR ACT, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2019, US Congress
Dear NMA Members, In late April, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg of Michigan introduced the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration (FAIR) Act of 2019. The proposed legislation, which would institute much of the reform for which the NMA has been lobbying, has strong bipartisan support. The FAIR Act will hold the government to a much higher standard of “clear […]
