H.R. 5477 119th Congress House

Litigation Reimbursement Act

Official title: To direct courts to award attorneys fees in criminal cases that do not result in a conviction, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 18, 2025 Introduced by: Richard McCormick Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sep 18, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Ezell, Mike

Mississippi · Sep 18, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5477: Litigation Reimbursement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5477/

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"H.R. 5477: Litigation Reimbursement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5477/.

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H.R. 5477, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5477/.

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