United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 296 (97th)
A bill to provide that in civil actions where the United States is a plaintiff, a prevailing defendant may recover a reasonable attorney's fee and other reasonable litigation costs.
Introduced
5 January 1981
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
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Summary
Directs the United States to pay from current agency appropriations reasonable litigation costs, including attorney fees, to prevailing defendants in civil actions in which the United States is a plaintiff.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 January 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/296
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/296