I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5774 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2010 Mr. Moran of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Federal Government to pay the costs incurred by a State or local government in defending a State or local immigration law that survives a constitutional challenge by the Federal Government in Federal court.

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This Act may be cited as the Respect for Local Laws Act.

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Payment of attorneys’ fees and court costs related to Federal Government challenge of State immigration law

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all attorneys’ fees and associated court costs incurred by a State or unit of local government in the course of defending a constitutional challenge to a State law or a municipal ordinance regarding immigration that is brought by the Federal Government in any Federal court shall be paid by the Federal Government if the court upholds, in whole or in part, the challenged State law or municipal ordinance.