legislation: 111-hr-6075

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111-hr-6075 111 hr 6075 Ensuring Fairness for Fishermen Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2010-07-30 2010-08-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. House Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] MA D T000266 5 Ensuring Fairness for Fishermen Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the payment of costs, fees, and expenses incurred by certain prevailing parties in proceedings under such Act from sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a process for paying attorneys' fees to defendants who are substantially prevailing parties in criminal actions brought under such Act during the period beginning on November 28, 1990, and ending on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. 2023-01-11T13:21:47Z  

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