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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10335 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10335

   To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify the 
application of attorney's fees in certain civil actions, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2026

 Mr. Grothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify the 
application of attorney's fees in certain civil actions, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Restoring Civil Rights Attorney's 
Fees Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ATTORNEY'S FEES.

    Section 722 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 
1988) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) For purposes of subsection (b), a party is considered 
prevailing if it has obtained relief through--
            ``(1) a judicial order, including any order that 
        conclusively resolves a claim by granting enduring relief on 
        the merits that alters the legal relationship between the 
        parties, or a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining 
        order that materially alters the relationship between the 
        parties and is not reversed and regardless of any subsequent 
        vacatur of the order on mootness grounds;
            ``(2) an enforceable written agreement or consent decree; 
        or
            ``(3) a voluntary or unilateral change in position by the 
        defendant, or government office, agency, or official, that 
        renders the action or proceeding moot, deprives the party of 
        standing, or that substantially grants the relief sought by the 
        party.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to any case that 
is--
            (1) pending on such date of enactment; or
            (2) commenced on or after such date of enactment.
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Restoring Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Act of 2026

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