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HR 5092 113th Congress House

FAIR Act

Official title: To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to expedite civil actions, claims, and appeals under that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2014 See on congress.gov
Native Americans Civil actions and liabilityFederal-Indian relationsIndian claimsLegal fees and court costs
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Jul 21, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jul 11, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 11, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 21, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair and Accountable IHS Recompense Act of 2014 or the FAIR Act - Requires the annual report on the implementation of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to be made available to the public.

Amends the Act to presume that in any civil action, claim, or related appeal brought under the Act the deficiency amounts reported to Congress accurately reflect the minimum damages due to any Indian tribe or tribal organization upon whose behalf such civil action, claim, or appeal was filed absent fraud or mathematical error.

Bars any of the funds awarded in such a case from being allocated for or used to pay attorney fees until: (1) the fees are documented and charged at reasonable hourly rates, and (2) the required documentation has been made available to specified congressional committees and the public.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5092: FAIR Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5092/
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"H.R. 5092: FAIR Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5092/.
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