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.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

4 January 1977

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 January 1977
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/913
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hr/913