United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8221 (94th)
Federal Court Attorneys' Fees Act
Introduced
25 June 1975
Last action
25 June 1975 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Burke, Yvonne B. [D-CA-28], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Fraser, Donald M. [D-MN-5], Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6], Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18], Rep. Metcalfe, Ralph H. [D-IL-1], Rep. Moorhead, William S. [D-PA-14], Rep. Mosher, Charles A. [R-OH-13], Rep. Moss, John E. [D-CA-3], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Rep. Young, Andrew [D-GA-5]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Federal Court Attorneys' Fees Act - Provides that if in a civil action a Federal court determines the interests of justice so require, such court shall award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party. Makes the United States liable for payment of any such fees under this Act the same as a private party. (Adds 28 U.S.C. 1930)
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Timeline
25 June 1975
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 1975
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 1975
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 June 1975
Sponsors
- Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burke, Yvonne B. [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fraser, Donald M. [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Metcalfe, Ralph H. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moorhead, William S. [D-PA-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mosher, Charles A. [R-OH-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moss, John E. [D-CA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Young, Andrew [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/house-bill/8221
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/94/hr/8221
- us · 94-hr-8221 · source updated 2 September 2025