H.R. 161 — 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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Directs the United States to pay from current agency appropriations reasonable litigation costs, including attorney fees, to prevailing defendants in civil actions in which the United States is a plaintiff.

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1983-01-03
Introduced in House
1983-01-03
Introduced in House
1983-01-03
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
1983-02-04
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

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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