[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5634 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5634

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide prejudgment interest 
            on certain judgments against the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 2002

Mr. Smith of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide prejudgment interest 
            on certain judgments against the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Private Party Judicial Fairness Act 
of 2002''.

SEC. 2. INTEREST ON JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

      Section 2516(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``only under a contract or Act of Congress expressly providing 
for payment thereof.'' and inserting ``from the date the suit was 
filed.''.
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