legislation: 96-hr-2371
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| 96-hr-2371 | 96 | hr | 2371 | 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. | Law | 1979-02-26 | 1979-02-26 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 28 | 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. | 2021-06-14T19:24:17Z |