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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 10, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. POSEY:H.R. 4002.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H7918]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>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.</p>]]></text>
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    <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.</title>
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        <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.</title>
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      <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.</text>
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