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Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act

USA116th CongressHR-1219| House 
| Updated: 2/14/2019
Doug Collins

Doug Collins

Republican Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (5)
Jason Smith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act or the Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act This bill revises the authority and procedures that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses to seize property that has been structured to avoid Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting requirements. The IRS may only seize property it suspects has been structured to avoid BSA reporting requirements if the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured to conceal the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than structuring transactions to evade BSA reporting requirements. Within 30 days of seizing property, the IRS must (1) make a good faith effort to find all owners of the property, and (2) notify the owners of the post-seizure hearing rights established by this bill. The IRS may apply to a court for one 30-day extension of the notice requirement if it can establish probable cause of an imminent threat to national security or personal safety. If the owner requests a court hearing within 30 days after notice is provided, the property must be returned unless the court holds a hearing within 30 days after notice is provided and finds that there is probable cause to believe that the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured to conceal the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than a structuring violation. For tax purposes, the bill excludes from gross income any interest received from the federal government with respect to an action to recover property seized by the IRS pursuant to a claimed violation of the structuring provisions of the BSA.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-1843
Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 9, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1099
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-1843
    Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act


  • February 14, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • February 14, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 9, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1099
    Introduced in Senate

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3151: Taxpayer First Act
  • S 116-928: Taxpayer First Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1957: Great American Outdoors Act
  • S 116-1099: Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityFraud offenses and financial crimesIncome tax exclusionInterest, dividends, interest ratesTax administration and collection, taxpayers

Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act

USA116th CongressHR-1219| House 
| Updated: 2/14/2019
Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act or the Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act This bill revises the authority and procedures that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses to seize property that has been structured to avoid Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting requirements. The IRS may only seize property it suspects has been structured to avoid BSA reporting requirements if the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured to conceal the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than structuring transactions to evade BSA reporting requirements. Within 30 days of seizing property, the IRS must (1) make a good faith effort to find all owners of the property, and (2) notify the owners of the post-seizure hearing rights established by this bill. The IRS may apply to a court for one 30-day extension of the notice requirement if it can establish probable cause of an imminent threat to national security or personal safety. If the owner requests a court hearing within 30 days after notice is provided, the property must be returned unless the court holds a hearing within 30 days after notice is provided and finds that there is probable cause to believe that the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured to conceal the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than a structuring violation. For tax purposes, the bill excludes from gross income any interest received from the federal government with respect to an action to recover property seized by the IRS pursuant to a claimed violation of the structuring provisions of the BSA.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-1843
Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 9, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1099
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-1843
    Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act


  • February 14, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • February 14, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 9, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1099
    Introduced in Senate
Doug Collins

Doug Collins

Republican Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (5)
Jason Smith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Financial Services Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3151: Taxpayer First Act
  • S 116-928: Taxpayer First Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1957: Great American Outdoors Act
  • S 116-1099: Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityFraud offenses and financial crimesIncome tax exclusionInterest, dividends, interest ratesTax administration and collection, taxpayers