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.

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Introduced

10 March 1977

Last action

10 March 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Goldwater, Barry, Jr. [R-CA-20], Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9], Rep. Jenrette, John W., Jr. [D-SC-6], Rep. Snyder, M. G. (Gene) [R-KY-4], Rep. Pattison, Edward W. [D-NY-29], Sen. Krueger, Robert C. [D-TX], Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21], Rep. Wilson, Charles H. [D-CA-31], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Rep. Bafalis, L. A. (Skip) [R-FL-10], Rep. Rousselot, John H. [R-CA-26], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17], Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1], Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI], Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1], Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6], Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14]

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Summary

Directs the United States to pay reasonable litigation costs, including attorney fees, to prevailing defendants in civil actions in which the United States is a plaintiff.

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Timeline

10 March 1977
Introduced
Introduced in House
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10 March 1977
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 1977
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/4814
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hr/4814
us · 95-hr-4814 · source updated 1 August 2024