3.0.0 3754 2023-01-11T13:29:39Z 2023-01-11T13:29:39Z House HR 2015-10-09 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 149 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:H.R. 3754.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 9: No Money shall be drawn from theTreasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.[Page H6975]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-04T18:14:05Z hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-04T18:13:53Z Referred to 2015-10-09T13:02:40Z 2015-11-04 hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Committee 2015-11-04 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2015-10-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-10-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 N Law Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Government liability Legal fees and court costs Law 00 2015-10-09 Introduced in House 2015-11-23T18:57:23Z Halting Government Overreach Act of 2015

This bill removes exceptions that prohibit a prevailing party other than the United States from being awarded fees and expenses incurred in a civil action (other than a tort action) brought by or against the United States, or in an agency adjudicatory proceeding, if the position of the United States was substantially justified or special circumstances make an award unjust.

The fees and expenses may be awarded if the prevailing party has a direct and personal interest in the action because of an injury that gave rise to the action.

The bill also removes requirements that make parties ineligible for such an award if their net worth exceeds a specified amount at the time the action was filed or the adjudication was initiated. Under the bill, parties may seek an award of fees and expenses regardless of their net worth.

]]> Halting Government Overreach Act of 2015 Display Title Halting Government Overreach Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to facilitate recovering the costs of litigation and agency adjudications for prevailing parties in an action against the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Halting Government Overreach Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3754ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3754ih.xml 2015-11-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.