legislation: 96-hr-670
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| 96-hr-670 | 96 | hr | 670 | 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 | 1979-01-15 | 1979-01-15 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7] | VA | R | R000337 | 0 | 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. | 2021-06-14T19:19:42Z |