United States · Bill · S
S. 2042 (112th)
A bill to reinstate the reporting provision relating to fees and expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions involving the United States.
Introduced
30 January 2012
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the federal judicial code to require the Attorney General to submit to Congress and make publicly available online an annual report regarding the amount of attorney's fees, expenses for expert witnesses, and other fees and expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year to certain prevailing parties other than the United States in civil actions (other than tort cases) brought by or against the United States.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 January 2012
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 January 2012
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 January 2012
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2042
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/2042