United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4002 (115th)
To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that in the case of an agency that appeals the ruling of a court under that chapter, and does not prevail on appeal, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and for other purposes.
Introduced
10 October 2017
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
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Summary
This bill revises requirements governing judicial review of federal agency action. If an agency does not prevail in an appeal of a court ruling, then the court must award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs. The award must be paid out of the administrative budget of the office in the agency that filed the appeal.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 October 2017
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Introduced in House · EN · 10 October 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 October 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4002
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4002