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HR 415 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Judicial review and appeals Legal fees and court costs

To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that in the case of an agency that appeals the ruling of a court under that chapter, and does not prevail on appeal, the court shall…

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To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that in the case of an agency that appeals the ruling of a court under that chapter, and does not prevail on appeal, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 21, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jan 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises requirements governing judicial review of federal agency action. If an agency does not prevail in an appeal of a court ruling, then the court must award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs. The award must be paid out of the administrative budget of the office in the agency that filed the appeal.

What's happening now March 5, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Bera, Ami
California · Dec 14, 2021
 R
Pfluger, August
Texas · Dec 7, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 415: To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that in the case of an agency that appeals the ruling of a court under that chapter, and does not prevail on appeal, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-415/
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"H.R. 415: To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that in the case of an agency that appeals the ruling of a court under that chapter, and does not prevail on appeal, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-415/.
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H.R. 415, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-415/.
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[H.R. 415: To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that in the case of an agency that appeals the ruling of a court under that chapter, and does not prevail on appeal, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-415/)
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