To restore the integrity of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7638 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7638 To restore the integrity of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 20, 2026 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Mr. McClintock, and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To restore the integrity of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2026'' or the ``FAIR Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. CIVIL FORFEITURE AND NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE. Section 983 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Claim;''; (B) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in subparagraph (A)-- (I) in clause (i)-- (aa) by striking ``clauses (ii) through (v), in any nonjudicial'' and inserting ``clause (ii), in any''; and (bb) by striking ``60'' and inserting ``7''; (II) by striking clauses (ii) through (v); and (III) by inserting after clause (i) the following: ``(ii) If the identity or interest of a party is not determined until after the seizure or turnover but is determined before a declaration of forfeiture is entered, the Government shall determine the identity and address of the