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HR 5374 111th Congress House

To provide for the reimbursement of attorney fees incurred by a member of the Armed Forces who retains private counsel in response to certain charges brought against the member under the Uniform Code…

Official title: To provide for the reimbursement of attorney fees incurred by a member of the Armed Forces who retains private counsel in response to certain charges brought a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the reimbursement of attorney fees incurred by a member of the Armed Forces who retains private counsel in response to certain charges brought against the member under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and is acquitted or has the charges dismissed or withdrawn.

Introduced: May 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Lawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsMilitary lawTerrorism
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 25, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 25, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3752-3753)
May 25, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to state that an accused may retain private counsel before a general court-martial or special court-martial and will be reimbursed for such counsel if the accused is acquitted or the charges are dismissed or withdrawn with respect to cases involving the treatment of an insurgent, enemy combatant, detainee, or suspected or known terrorist, including cases in which charges were brought after September 11, 2001.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 1, 2010
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 26, 2010
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 26, 2010
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 25, 2010
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· May 25, 2010
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 25, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5374: To provide for the reimbursement of attorney fees incurred by a member of the Armed Forces who retains private counsel in response to certain charges brought against the member under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and is acquitted or has the charges dismissed or withdrawn.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5374/
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"H.R. 5374: To provide for the reimbursement of attorney fees incurred by a member of the Armed Forces who retains private counsel in response to certain charges brought against the member under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and is acquitted or has the charges dismissed or withdrawn.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5374/.
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H.R. 5374, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5374/.
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[H.R. 5374: To provide for the reimbursement of attorney fees incurred by a member of the Armed Forces who retains private counsel in response to certain charges brought against the member under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and is acquitted or has the charges dismissed or withdrawn.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5374/)
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