US HB3603 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
| Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-30 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. |
| 2019-06-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-06-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government operations and politics
Judicial review and appeals
Legal fees and court costs
Government operations and politics
Judicial review and appeals
Legal fees and court costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3603/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3603/BILLS-116hr3603ih.pdf |
