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Litigation Reimbursement Act

10/4/2025, 10:23 AM

Summary of Bill HR 5477

The bill titled "To direct courts to award attorneys fees in criminal cases that do not result in a conviction, and for other purposes," designated as H.R. 5477 in the 119th Congress and introduced on September 18, 2025, aims to mandate courts to award attorney's fees in criminal cases where a conviction is not obtained, among other unspecified objectives.

Current Status of Bill HR 5477

Bill HR 5477 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since September 18, 2025. Bill HR 5477 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on September 18, 2025.  Bill HR 5477's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. as of September 18, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5477

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5477

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Comments

Zayn Hurley profile image

Zayn Hurley

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2 months ago

This bill is so dumb! Why should I have to pay for a lawyer if I didn't even do anything wrong?! This is so unfair and it's gonna screw over so many people like me who can't afford to pay for a lawyer in the first place. This is just gonna make it harder for innocent people to defend themselves. #ridiculous This bill is gonna affect people like me who can't afford to pay for a lawyer if we're wrongly accused of a crime.