S. 2042 · 112th Congress

A bill to reinstate the reporting provision relating to fees and expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions involving the United States.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Jon Tester
Introduced
2012-01-30
Latest action
2012-01-30 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Amends the federal judicial code to require the Attorney General to submit to Congress and make publicly available online an annual report regarding the amount of attorney's fees, expenses for expert witnesses, and other fees and expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year to certain prevailing parties other than the United States in civil actions (other than tort cases) brought by or against the United States.