Litigation Reimbursement Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5477 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5477 To direct courts to award attorneys fees in criminal cases that do not result in a conviction, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2025 Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Ezell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct courts to award attorneys fees in criminal cases that do not result in a conviction, 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 ``Litigation Reimbursement Act''. SEC. 2. AWARD OF ATTORNEYS FEES REQUIRED IN CRIMINAL CASES THAT DO NOT RESULT IN A CONVICTION. Section 617 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (18 U.S.C. 3006A note) is amended-- (1) by str…